Review of Downsizing (2017) by Awesom-0 — 08 Mar 2020

I don’t get it, the negative reviews puzzle me.

This review of Downsizing (2017) was written by Awesom-0 on 08 Mar 2020.

Downsizing has generally received mixed reviews.

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Downsizing is a film with a very intriguing idea with promising world building, but ultimately fails to capitalize on its own concept and instead…

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Itï¿ 1/2(TM)s not very good…

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