Downsizing
It’s hard to know what to make of movie that takes a clever, crazy premise that ought to be a springboard for a parable, and instead seems to treat it seriously. DOWNSIZING shrinks Matt Damon down to Lilliputian proportions as part of a worldwide trend to minimize ecological footprint and maximize the luxe lifestyle. But if you’re expecting a mind-bending funfest along the lines of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, forget it; DOWNSIZING lumbers along as aimlessly as its protagonist, wasting the talents of Kristen Wiig and Christoph Waltz while giving us only one reasonably interesting character (Hong Chau). The enjoyment that results is the smallest thing you’ll find here. —YSM