It’s a movie that's constantly on the verge of developing into something as intense and haunting as writer/director John Lee Hancock wants it to be, but it never achieves its goals, especially in its final half-hour. That’s part of what makes “The Little Things” feel dated, although the way it recalls better films with similar themes, particularly David Fincher’s “ Seven,” does it no favors too. In recent years, this genre has largely become the product of television, as shows like “True Detective” and “Mindhunter” have taken on stories of men haunted by the crimes they investigate. In the wake of the success of “ The Silence of the Lambs,” there seemed to be a dark, brooding thriller adaptation every week with titles like “ Kiss the Girls” and “ The Bone Collector,” and it felt like half of them starred Denzel Washington. Movies like “The Little Things” feel like a vanishing breed.
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