Synopsis
A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.
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Cast
- Matt DamonPaul Safranek
- Christoph WaltzDusan Mirkovic
- Hong ChauNgoc Lan Tran
- Kristen WiigAudrey Safranek
- Rolf LassgårdDr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen
- Ingjerd EgebergAnne-Helene Asbjørnsen
- Udo KierKonrad
- Søren PilmarkDr. Andreas Jacobsen
- Jason SudeikisDave Johnson
- Maribeth MonroeCarol Johnson
Recommendations
- 100
The Guardian
A less polished director might have become lost and confused along the film’s lengthy running-time. But Payne’s handling is perfect. He never puts a foot wrong, rustling up a picture that is as bright as a button and as sharp as a tack. - 100
The Hollywood Reporter
Captivating, funny and possessed of a surprise-filled zig-zag structure that makes it impossible to anticipate where it's headed, this is a deeply humane film that, like the best Hollywood classics, feels both entirely of its moment and timeless. - 90
Variety
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 parable. - 85
TheWrap
Downsizing sees Payne and Taylor working on a larger palette than usual, but like their shrunken characters, the filmmakers’ humor and their sharp observation of the human condition have survived the change in size and scope. - 83
The Playlist
Heady, bold statements about humankind are both the film’s best aspect and its chief flaw: There are just so many of them. - 80
The Telegraph
“A person’s a person, no matter how small,” Dr. Seuss once memorably counselled – and that’s as good a binding philosophy as any for Alexander Payne’s exhilaratingly odd new film. - 80
CineVue
This is Payne's most political film since Election and refreshingly eschews the gentle social realism of Sideways and Nebraska for something much more subversive. The pointillist normalcy of those films is used well as a context in which to embed the craziness of his Kaufmanesque high concept. - 70
Screen Daily
There’s something for everyone in Downsizing - just not a full meal.
