2023-08-30 15:31:26
A project that has been maturing since the nineties and that maintains its spirit
It was a unilateral decision and it gave the impression of impromptu: Warner Bros. following a year of pandemic decided that all the films that it was going to release in 2021 were going to do so simultaneously in theaters and streaming. It was striking because of the various blockbusters they had in hand, although probably no one was surprised that minor and adult films were included in the strategy, and they would even argue that they should have been streaming products in the first place because it is the trend. But Denzel Washington I was not regarding to be considered a minor.
That is why the actor at the time joined the wave of claims once morest Warner for a decision that affected the financial prospects of his films, and therefore the bonuses they were going to receive (something that has also been a token of dominated in the escalation to the strike that we are now experiencing). In his case, he went for the movie ‘Small details’, a discreet but effective thriller that now you can watch streaming via Netflixas well as on HBO Max, the source of contention.
The details that matter
Washington plays a deputy sheriff in a California county who goes from collecting evidence for a recent murder to being the top associate of a homicide detective (Rami Malek) who is on the hunt for a possible serial killer. Among the prime suspects is a man with a limp (Jared Leto) who works at a repair shop and exhibits disturbing behavior, but it’s hard to connect beyond geographic proximity.
The director and screenwriter John Lee Hancock has been trying to lift this project since 1993, where it seemed easy to sell a thriller with serial killers and detectives on the hunt following the successes of ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ and ‘Seven’. Its invoice is close to them more than that of a modern thriller, but emphasizing even more in a disturbing and disturbing atmosphere.
It is obviously less brilliant and sophisticated than those two jewels. But classic adult entertainment paid off precisely because it had a sophisticated facade, not necessarily because it is real. ‘Small Details’ falls into that category, wading into tricky moral territory through a group of standout actors, even if two of them fall into slightly irritating tendencies.
‘Small details’: slow fire
Not so Denzel Washington, who can be said to have a “bad ass” in this kind of productions and knows how to sustain them beyond what they themselves are capable of. His presence is always fascinatinghis meticulous and elegant interpretation, building the character in the best way so that there is more interest outside of a labyrinthine intrigue.
The slow fire that Lee Hancock applies when telling the story does not exactly make the whole more suggestive, and that is why it will be less exciting for certain viewers. but it’s a movie able to meet the minimum requirements for an entertaining adult thriller, with human concerns and a desire to pose dilemmas with its ending. These kinds of movies are not too many on the scene, and even less in theaters.
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