The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Fantasy · Romance · 2021
Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.
Movie details
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
“One day. Infinite possibilities.”
2021 Fantasy · Romance 1h 39m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Map of Tiny Perfect Things?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Ian Samuels
Written by
Lev Grossman
Kyle Allen
Mark
Kathryn Newton
Margaret
Jermaine Harris
Henry
Anna Mikami
Phoebe
Josh Hamilton
Daniel
Cleo Fraser
Emma
Al Madrigal
Mr. Pepper
Court is in session
Put The Map of Tiny Perfect Things on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.