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By Calvin Wilson (480) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 21 Dec 2017

Working from a screenplay that he co-wrote with Jim Taylor, Payne delivers what must be his least funny film — if, indeed, his intention…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 21 Dec 2017

The strength of [director Alexander Payne's] movies has always lain in his ability to compress big themes into intimate stories, lit with sharp…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 21 Dec 2017

It's as if Payne and Taylor were blinded by their original concept and ignored the rest of the script…

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By Travis Hopson (923) for Punch Drunk Critics (518) on 21 Dec 2017

Whenever Downsizing starts to get too big for its britches, the thoughtful, warm-hearted normalcy of Damon and Chau's characters shines through…

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By Don Kaye (124) for Den of Geek (424) on 21 Dec 2017

Downsizing offers Payne his biggest conceptual canvas yet, but ironically feels like his smallest movie to date…

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By Ken Eisner (445) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 21 Dec 2017

Alexander Payne, director and cowriter of Downsizing, will never be accused of thinking too small…

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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 21 Dec 2017

The premise is absurd to the max, but Payne delivers a comedy for those who enjoy contemplating bigger themes behind the laughs along with…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 21 Dec 2017

Dense with captivating ideas and visual feats, Downsizing is a packed offering whose oversized ambitions may outstrip its accomplishments…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Dec 2017

As the movie grinds on, Payne tries to steer it into a parable about climate change and the refugee crisis, issues that sit heavily on its…

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By Jocelyn Noveck (253) for Associated Press (1,685) on 21 Dec 2017

There's no doubt about one thing: the director's considerable talent is on full display here. Let him keep shifting; we'll keep watching…

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By Christopher Lawrence (234) for Las Vegas Review-Journal (433) on 21 Dec 2017

It's hard not to at least appreciate the effort of a movie that wears its environmental message, along with its enormous heart, on its little,…

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By Vincent Mancini (369) for Uproxx (697) on 21 Dec 2017

Like life, Downsizing drags a bit in the last third and it isn't nearly as fun at the end as it is at the beginning, but there are some incredible…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 21 Dec 2017

The movie is a surprise, the good kind, an instance of a filmmaker zigging just when you’re expecting him to zag…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 21 Dec 2017

It's hard not to appreciate the visual and thematic scope of Downsizing's reach…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 21 Dec 2017

Downsizing is an ambitious movie about the value of modesty, and its faults are proportionate to its insights…

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By Ethan Sacks (28) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 21 Dec 2017

In a multiplex full of sequels and retreads Downsizing does stand out. Much of Payne's political satire does hit the mark and hit it well…

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By David Medsker (361) for Bullz-Eye.com (1,091) on 21 Dec 2017

Alexander Payne is 'credited' with directing the film, but it's clear that he was bound, gagged, thrown in a locker and left for dead the moment…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 21 Dec 2017

Although Downsizing is often thoughtful, funny and poignant, ultimately it really is just another movie about a middle-aged white dude pondering…

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By Gregory Wakeman (182) for Metro (930) on 21 Dec 2017

Ultimately, it all feels like a wasted opportunity, as we've seen much better from Payne, Damon, Wiig, Waltz, and Sudeikis…

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By Mara Reinstein (308) for Us Weekly (308) on 21 Dec 2017

Co-writer and director Alexander Payne takes an intriguing premise and inexplicably flushes it down the toilet…

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