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Ian Samuels adapts Lev Grossman s time-loop teen romance in an Amazon film starring Kyle Allen and Kathryn Newton.
The time-loop genre is old and diverse enough now I ve reviewed around a dozen, and I m sure I ve missed several that there s no need to describe each new entrant as like
Groundhog Day. There s the
Edge of Tomorrow-like sci-fi action loop; the
Happy Death Day mystery; the teen romp; allegorical horror film; and so on. Given the format s friendliness to low budgets, many of these pictures premiere at fests and disappear; but last year s delightful
Palm Springs demonstrated the commercial viability of one variant: the we re in this together rom-com, in which two people relive a looping day instead of one, facing the prospect of a will-they/won t-they love story that might actually go on forever.
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Review: A Couple s Never-Ending Reality Re-spawns Beautiful Breakthroughs The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Review: A Couple s Never-Ending Reality Re-spawns Beautiful Breakthroughs
Two young lovers find joy in life s magical minutiae as they repeat the same day over and over in this familiar but appealing romantic comedy.
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Running time: Running time: 99 MIN.
Before we’re even out of the opening credits of “The Map of Tiny Perfect Things,” director Ian Samuels and screenwriter Lev Grossman waste no time clueing us into its premise revolving around a time loop that will teach its teen protagonists to accept life’s little gifts and major detours. This John Green-lite fantasy for the young-adult crowd holds many sequences that sparkle and shine, but a few that stumble and sag as well. Yet the feature’s genteel, sweet spirit and radiant lead performances rescue it from forgettable mediocrity
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‘The Map of Tiny Perfect Things’ Film Review: Stuck-in-Time Teen Romance Is Déjà Vu All Over Again
The leads are charismatic, but after “Groundhog Day,” “Palm Springs,” “Russian Doll,” there’s nothing new hereAlonso Duralde | February 9, 2021 @ 12:00 PM Last Updated: February 9, 2021 @ 1:02 PM
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There’s a grammar-school-friendly version of the Sondheim musical called “Into the Woods, Jr.,” which erases all of Act Two (except “Children Will Listen”) so you can have the storybook charm without the sex or death. Amazon’s “A Map of Tiny Perfect Things” is essentially “Groundhog Day Jr.,” turning the idea of being stuck on the same day into a YA romance.