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Little
2019 108 min United States of America PG-13 16+
★5.7
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Tina Gordon
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Description
Jordan Sanders, a take-no-prisoners tech mogul, wakes up one morning in the body of her 13-year-old self right before a do-or-die presentation. Her beleaguered assistant April is the only one in on the secret that her daily tormentor is now trapped in an awkward tween body, just as everything is on the line.
Budget:
$20M
US Gross:
$40.86M
Worldwide:
$17.4M
Starring
Regina Hall
Actor
Issa Rae
Actor
Marsai Martin
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2019
— Best Comedy Performance
Key opinion
Little is a polarizing body-swap comedy that relies on familiar genre tropes to tell its story of personal transformation. While some viewers find charm in its simplicity and comedic performances, others criticize the film for its lack of originality, uneven character likability, and failure to land its intended humor.
| Originality | The film leans heavily on well-worn body-swap genre tropes, offering little innovation or narrative novelty to distinguish itself from its predecessors. | |
| Acting | Marsai Martin’s performance stands out for her committed physical comedy, providing an anchor for the film's lighter moments. | |
| Humor | Opinions on the film's humor are starkly divided, with some finding it laugh-out-loud funny and resonant, while others dismiss the slapstick as clumsy and the overall tone as cringeworthy. | |
| Theme | The characters, particularly the protagonist and her assistant, fail to earn the audience's sympathy, making their personal arcs and 're-education' feel arbitrary and unengaging. |