The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
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| Directed by | Ian Samuels |
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| Screenplay by | Lev Grossman |
| Based on | "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things" by Lev Grossman |
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| Music by | Tom Bromley |
| Cinematography | Andrew Wehde |
| Edited by | Andrea Bottigliero |
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| Distributed by | Amazon Studios |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is a 2021 American science fiction romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ian Samuels, from a screenplay by Lev Grossman, based upon his short story of the same name.
It stars Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen as Margaret and Mark, two teenagers stuck in a time loop where they are forced to repeat the same day.
The film was released through Prime Video on February 12, 2021.[1]
Plot[edit]
Mark, a teenage boy, has been stuck in a time loop, repeating the same day over and over again. After having been stuck in the loop for thousands of days Mark has perfected several routines and is able to harmlessly aid other people by anticipating their movements. Developing a crush on a girl he gives directions to, Mark goes to the community pool to meet her again, saving the girl from being knocked into the pool by a beach ball. However his efforts to spend more time with her are constantly frustrated. One day, while waiting to save the girl from being hit with a beach ball another girl named Margaret unexpectedly intervenes. Mark tracks her down and discovers that she is also living in the same time loop.
Mark and Margaret spend time together. Mark tells her about his dad quitting his job to write a book on the Civil War. She talks about her dream of working as a mission specialist for NASA, and how she has been looking for a missing dog. They become close, although Mark is more free spirited than Margaret who is incredibly risk averse. Every night she hurries off after receiving a text from a medical student named Jared.
Mark and Margaret decide to look for moments they consider perfect in their city, thinking they might escape the time loop after finding all of them. Mark creates a mock-up of the moon landing in the gym for Margaret. Later, they go to his room, where she sees his map of the perfect moments. Mark leans in to kiss her, but she pushes him away.
The next day, when his dad comes to talk to him about his future, Mark yells at him about being hypocritical for chasing his own dreams while thwarting Mark's. After talking to his sister Emma, Mark learns their dad didn't quit, but was fired and too proud to admit it. Mark suggests they might be able to break the loop if they go far away. They buy tickets to Tokyo, but Margaret leaves the plane before takeoff and tells him by text that she can't do it. When the plane hits the International Date Line, Mark wakes up in his bedroom, realizing the plan didn't work.
Mark decides to focus on others in the next loops. He runs to his mom's car to hug her before she leaves and attends Emma's soccer game, where she scores a goal, diverging from the normal loop, where her team repeatedly loses 3-0. While performing a skateboarding trick, Mark injures himself and gets a cast on his arm. At the hospital, he sees Margaret and learns that her mother is dying of cancer. Mark realizes that he isn't the center of this story, but rather Margaret is.
Margaret wakes up and manages to find Chewbarka, the lost dog she has been searching for. She then has a conversation with Mark's friend Henry, whom Mark has repeatedly confided in about the time loop. When she sees Mark's map of the tiny perfect things, she is hit with an epiphany. She creates a three dimensional model of the times and places of these events using string. The shadow cast by the model creates an image of a 4-dimensional cube, with a single piece missing. She determines that the final event will occur at 7pm at the pool.
Margaret finds Mark sitting alone at the pool and explains that she is responsible for the time loop. This was the last day her mother is alive, and she did not want it to move past it. Somehow, she found herself waking up in the same day over and over again. But she now believes that Mark was caught up in the loop too in order to allow her someone to move on with. The two of them kiss.
Margaret goes to the hospital and says goodbye to her mother for a final time. She and Mark go outside. At midnight it begins to rain, signalling that the loop has been broken. The next morning they finally return the missing dog.
Cast[edit]
- Kathryn Newton as Margaret
- Kyle Allen as Mark
- Jermaine Harris as Henry
- Anna Mikami as Phoebe
- Josh Hamilton as Daniel
- Cleo Fraser as Emma
- Jorja Fox as Greta
- Al Madrigal as Mr. Pepper
Production[edit]
In September 2019, it was announced Ian Samuels would direct the film, from a screenplay by Lev Grossman based upon his short story of the same name, with Akiva Goldsman producing the film under his Weed Road Pictures banner, alongside FilmNation Entertainment.[2] In February 2020, Kathryn Newton, Kyle Allen, Jermaine Harris, Anna Mikami, Josh Hamilton and Cleo Fraser joined the cast of the film, with Amazon Studios distributing.[3]
Principal photography began in February 2020.[4] Filming took place in Fairhope and Mobile, Alabama.[5][6]
Reception[edit]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 77% based on 66 critic reviews, with an average of 6.4/10. The website's critics consensus states, "Its characters' time-loop journey is a little bumpy and fairly familiar, but heartfelt charm and likeable leads make A Map of Tiny Perfect Things worth following."[7] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 16 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kathryn Newton's 'The Map of Tiny Perfect Things' Sets February Release". Jan 14, 2021. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved Feb 8, 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (September 26, 2020). "Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road Teams With FilmNation On YA Movie 'The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things', Ian Samuels To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (February 13, 2020). "Amazon Studios Boards 'Map of Tiny Perfect Things' From Akiva Goldsman and FilmNation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ Newton, Kathryn (February 13, 2020). "✨ THE MAP OF TINY PERFECT THINGS ✨ @amazonstudios @filmnationent". Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via Instagram.
- ^ Brown, Blake (February 12, 2020). "Film crews arrive in Fairhope Wednesday morning". WKRG-TV. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Underwood, Jerry (February 19, 2020). "Alabama film industry set for blockbuster year after record 2019". Made in Alabama. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
External links[edit]
- 2021 films
- English-language films
- 2021 comedy-drama films
- 2021 romantic comedy films
- 2021 romantic drama films
- 2021 science fiction films
- 2020s romantic comedy-drama films
- 2020s science fiction comedy-drama films
- 2020s teen comedy-drama films
- 2020s teen romance films
- Amazon Studios films
- American films
- American romantic comedy-drama films
- American science fiction comedy-drama films
- American teen comedy-drama films
- American teen romance films
- FilmNation Entertainment films
- Films based on short fiction
- Films produced by Akiva Goldsman
- Films shot in Alabama
- Films shot in Mobile, Alabama
- Time loop films
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