Sechzehn Stunden Ewigkeit

Initially when I sat down to watch this 2021 movie, I was sort of thinking that it would be just another one of those run-of-the-mill movies with the theme of the same day playing out over and over, which has been seen in other movies several times already. But still, I opted to give director Ian Samuels' 2021 movie a chance, since I hadn't already seen it.

And essentially this was a rather generic storyline about the same day repeating over and over for Mark (played by Kyle Allen), but it was spruced up with putting Margaret (played by Kathryn Newton) into the play. So at least writer Lev Grossman managed to differentiate "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things" from many other movies about the same concept. However, I will say that towards the ending and when it is revealed why the same day keeps repeating, there was a hint of something more profound and beautiful added to the storyline.

However, while "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things" certainly is watchable, this is hardly a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time. Yeah, kind of paradoxid isn't it, that the movie doesn't have repeatability to its contents? Once you've seen the movie and sat through the storyline, then director Ian Samuels' movie just doesn't have more to offer. So this is pretty much a watch once, then bag and tag kind of deal.

The acting performances in the movie were good. I will say that, and I wasn't familiar with the majority of the cast in the movie, aside from Josh Hamilton.

All in all, then "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things" made for a fair enough viewing that one and single time it can and will be viewed. As such, my rating of "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things" lands on a six out of ten stars.

This is going to become a cult teen classic in the not too distant future. It's about living in the present, not being a passenger or just an observer in our world.

Good lessons for living as part of our shared future.

What a lovely film. If you have a heart this film is for you. Get lost in the story.

This little movie ticks all the checkboxes for me. Beautiful picture, good actors, likeable characters, indie music, great score, interesting long takes. You'll have good time if you just want to relax and watch something sweet and inoffensive.

As a cinephile, most pictures such as these are too formulaic and way too overdone (at this point) for me. Not to mention that almost each one involves some sort of superhero or villain nowadays, and although I very much enjoy that genre also, I can't tell you enough how pleased I was to find the treasure which is The Map of Tiny Perfect Things. To find, and share with you, that it does so much more, and more powerfully, than what bigger, flashier films try, with such a small footprint, is been beyond delightful.

Kyle Allen steals the show as Mark. His easy chemistry with the screen is magic. Kathryn Newton is a little less fluid in her role as Margaret, especially at the beginning. The small, seldom-seen, supporting cast is tremendous.

As for the tiny perfect things, some indeed are tiny, or perhaps not on the level you or I would consider to be perfect. In fact, a better definition might be: things that makes us smile and think. In any case, the film uses them effectively in that they do indeed bring a smile, and we think; and in fact, we may miss some if we blink. More so, however, they are effective in that we cannot help, at least for a brief time after watching the film, to look for our own.

In closing, this is a rich, yet simple film with deeper undercurrents of love and loss, yes, but more so, beyond being tender and uplifting, it is generous in its message that there are miracles around us every single day, if we just look a little.