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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 30 Aug 2017

As medium-grade satire (hardly another The Truman Show), Downsizing works fine enough…

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By David Sexton (322) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 30 Aug 2017

A wizard idea, Downsizing is often very funny and deadpan - but it develops its concept lazily, abandoning its initial satire for heartfelt sentiment…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 30 Aug 2017

A razor-sharp sci-fi satire mostly on American materialism, but also on humanity's infinite capacity to warp even the best inventions by using…

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By Raphael Abraham (46) for Financial Times (1,822) on 30 Aug 2017

The message almost swallows the movie but Payne knows when to pull back and undercuts the growing tide of schmaltz with little absurdist touches…

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By Ed Gibbs (248) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 30 Aug 2017

Alexander Payne's gentle satire has a point to make about the state of the union - and the future of planet Earth…

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By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC.com (1,500) on 30 Aug 2017

Everyone will agree that Payne and his co-writer, Jim Taylor, have paid close attention both to the big picture and the tiny details…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 29 Aug 2017

“A person’s a person, no matter how small,” Dr…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 29 Aug 2017

A sci-fi comedy satire that purports to be about environmentalism and the end of the American consumer dream, but is actually about something…

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By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 29 Aug 2017

Heady, bold statements about humankind are both the film’s best aspect and its chief flaw: There are just so many of them…

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By Xan Brooks (287) for Guardian (4,584) on 29 Aug 2017

A less polished director might have become lost and confused along the film’s lengthy running-time. But Payne’s handling is perfect…

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By Brian Formo (125) for Collider (1,032) on 29 Aug 2017

The mish-mash of Downsizing's world with its method of old-fashioned storytelling doesn't work entirely, but there are moments of fabulous satire…

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By Griffin S (70) on 29 Aug 2017

Smart, funny, and original. Matt Damon and Kristen Wig shine through this futuristic satire. The visual effects are superb…

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By Ismael G (15) on 29 Aug 2017

Smart, funny, and original. Matt Damon and Kristen Wig shine through this futuristic satire. The visual effects are superb…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 29 Aug 2017

Captivating, funny and possessed of a surprise-filled zig-zag structure that makes it impossible to anticipate where it's headed, this is a…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 29 Aug 2017

Downsizing is an ingenious comedy of scale, a touching tale of a man whose problems grow bigger as he gets smaller, and an earnest environmental…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 29 Aug 2017

Downsizing sees Payne and Taylor working on a larger palette than usual, but like their shrunken characters, the filmmakers’ humor and their…

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By Lee Marshall (157) for Screen International (2,241) on 29 Aug 2017

There’s something for everyone in Downsizing - just not a full meal…

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By Ben Croll (93) for Indiewire (3,631) on 29 Aug 2017

Downsizing is rife with witty visual touches and inspired comic premises but never quite comes together as fully successful whole…

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By Marlow Stern (69) for The Daily Beast (380) on 29 Aug 2017

What could have been a roguish send-up of marriage, technology, and all that falls in between is reduced to a cloying feel-good fable about…

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By Luis Martínez (274) for El Mundo (Spain) (301) on 29 Aug 2017

A science fiction fable much less naif than it seems. [Full review in Spanish]…

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