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During these troubling times, the world is obviously starved for quality entertainment but 'The Little Things' is certainly not that. I am an HBO subscriber, so I totally could have watched this on HBO Max for no additional charge at home, but I really wanted to support my local theater and go see something new yesterday. Glad I only ended up wasting $8.

This movie is so heavily flawed and full of lackluster performances I don't know where to begin, but let's start with flavor of the month, Rami Malek. This guy is overrated like a mutha. Every time he's on the screen, it's so obvious that there's a man trying to convince the world that he deserved that Oscar. Truly great actors effortlessly disappear into a role, but not Malek. Every bug-eyed decision he made was questionable and transparent. It was actually painful to watch and I'm now bummed out that he's the next Bond villain. And poor Denzel who has been phoning it in lately, most likely due to a lack of quality roles being offered. He looks just as bored as the audience is while sleep walking through this snoozefest. And then there's Leto, who is also struggling to convince us that he's an award-worthy actor. Granted, he was great in 'Dallas Buyer's Club', but ever since then his choices have been suspect. Just because you attach a nose prosthetic and change the way you walk slightly, doesn't mean you're method. I guess that's the curse of being told you're the best at what you do any given year. Think Halle Berry's choices post 'Monster's Ball'.

The story is totally paint by numbers and so heavily flawed, while it tries to summon that impending doom so masterfully created in thrillers like 'Seven' or 'The Pledge', but never succeeds. No wonder it took the writer/director a couple decades to get this film made and it's not a surprise that folks like Spielberg and Eastwood backed out from making this movie. 'The Little Things' offers nothing new or clever to the genre and it actually made me laugh aloud a couple times, while sitting in the theater at how ridiculous it was.

Oh well, I've wasted enough time griping about this poorly written, poorly acted and poorly directed thriller. Like I said, I was happy to support my local theater but I honestly have nothing positive to say about this movie. It's a stinker and a reminder that boasting how many Oscar winners are in your film doesn't mean jack do-doo these days. That's my word!

I agree with a lot of other reviewers here that this show has absolutely zero laughs. I'm not sure why, but I actually watched all seven episodes too because I do like some of the cast members and thought it might get better, but this show was an epic fail. I'd be really surprised if they brought this stinker back for another season, but then again TBS has very little to offer, so they just might.

For a much better show, go watch the creator's other series Man Seeking Woman, which is way funnier and far more clever.

I really want to like this forward-thinking show from legendary TV creator Normal Lear, but the more episodes I've consumed in syndication lately, the more irritated I am getting. There's so much bickering and yelling over one another on this show that it's giving me mad anxiety.

I've barely made it through the 4th season and I am just about ready to tap out. Their British maid Mrs. Naugatuck is especially unbearable and quite possibly one of the worst casting decisions in all of television. Most shows tend to get better in their 3rd and 4th seasons as they continue to hone their craft, but this show appears to have gotten worse as it goes on. At least Adrienne Barbeau's career was launched with this series, but even here she's given little to do and reduced to jokes about her ample bosoms. Mind you, they are real and they are spectacular, but I doubt that's enough to keep me watching.

Maybe if I keep the headache medicine handy I can hang in there and finish the series, but it seems unlikely. There's plenty of other programming out there that won't drive me batty from marital bickering.