Movie; The Little Things (2021) Caution; Spoiler Alert

 

The Little Things

Came out; 2021

Time; 2 hour 8 minutes

Watched on; On Demand

Rating; R for violent/disturbing images, language and full nudity

IMDB Rating; 6.3/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Staring;

Denzel Washington as Joe “Deke” Deacon

Rami Malek as Jim Baxter

Jared Leto as Albert Sparma

Chris Bauer as Detective Sal Rizoli

Michael Hyatt as Flo Dunigan

Terry Kinney as LASD Captain Carl Farris

Natalie Morales as Detective Jamie Estrada

Isabel Arraiza as Ana Baxter

Joris Jarsky as Detective Sergeant Rogers

Glenn Morshower as Captain Henry Davis

Sofia Vassilieva as Tina Salvatore

Jason James Richter as Detective Williams

Jaoh Harlan Kim as Officer Henderson

Frederick Koehler as Stan Peters

Storyline;

Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city

Thoughts;

I paid $7 for this movie and it super sucks when the previews make it look so good and the movie actually sucks. This movie was actually really boring and you literally have to wait almost 3 hours for the actual twist.

The main players are Denzil Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto, I mean come on! And this sucked!!! The story line was there and it starts off hot, but then it gets really cold for a long time until it gets hot, then it's over. If you want to be bored for a few hours then I recommend this movie, otherwise don't bother

Plot Summary; CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

One night in 1990, a girl drives on a highway, stalked by a motorist. She pulls over at a gas station, where the motorist follows her. The gas station is closed and she is forced to run through the desert. She catches the attention of a passing truck driver, escaping from the pursuit.

Some time later in Bakersfield, Kern County deputy sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon is called to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to collect evidence pertaining to a recent murder. Deacon, a former L.A. Sheriff's detective, accompanies recently appointed lead detective Jimmy Baxter to the scene of a new murder in L.A. Deacon notices similarities between the M.O. of the killing and the M.O. of an old serial murder case he was unable to solve.

That night, a woman, named Ronda Rathbun, is followed by a car while jogging and is reported missing the following morning. Baxter learns from the precinct's captain, Farris, that Deacon got divorced and suffered a heart attack due to his obsession with the unsolved case. He's advised not to involve him any further but Deacon takes vacation leave to assist in solving Baxter's case.

The next night, the police discover the body of another victim washed up beneath a bridge. Baxter learns the M.O. is consistent with the earlier murder and earlier killings: the victims were all prostitutes stabbed to death. Deacon begins investigating Albert Sparma, a suspect working at a repair store in proximity to the murders. Deacon tails Sparma, but is thwarted, so he brings Sparma in for questioning. Sparma taunts the detectives while under interrogation, and is released after provoking Deacon into an angry outburst.

The FBI is called in to take charge of the investigation within the week, giving Deacon and Baxter less time. Farris informs Baxter that eight years prior, Sparma confessed to a murder which he couldn't have committed since he was ten miles away from it at the time. Also that he's obsessed with crime and is thus an unreliable suspect. Baxter and Deacon go to Sparma's apartment and conduct an illegal search. As Deacon searches the apartment, a police radio goes off and he escapes from Sparma's home after Sparma called in an "officer down". Police arrive and Deacon escapes while Baxter sees Sparma watching the ordeal. After an unsuccessful search of Sparma's apartment the two detectives tail Sparma to a strip club the following night. Baxter corners Sparma alone and demands to know Rathbun's location. Sparma offers to drive him to where he supposedly hid Rathbun's body, and Baxter cautiously agrees while Deacon follows.

Sparma takes Baxter to a remote area in the desert and has him dig several holes before admitting that he never killed anyone. Baxter is skeptical, and continues digging. Sparma begins to taunt him, until Baxter snaps and strikes him in the face with a shovel, killing him. As Deacon arrives, a flashback reveals that he accidentally shot one of the survivors of his last murder case, and that Farris and Dunigan, the coroner, helped cover it up. Deacon instructs Baxter to bury Sparma in the desert. Deacon spends the night collecting everything in Sparma's apartment and returns to the desert the following morning to find that Baxter has not buried Sparma and is still searching for the victim. Baxter is desperate to believe Sparma is the killer, hoping it will clear his conscience and close the case. Deacon advises him to forget about the case or it will haunt him for life.

Later, at his home, Baxter receives an envelope sent by Deacon, containing a red barrette like the one Ronda Rathbun was wearing when she was abducted. Back in Kern County, Deacon burns everything he collected in the apartment, along with a brand new four-pack of barrettes that's missing a red barrette.