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.
