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Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianAdrian HortonThe GuardianAdrian HortonThe Map of Tiny Perfect Things holds a contained, idealized world – a trove of romcom enjoyment and small treasures I had no problem looping through.
- 80Screen RantMae AbdulbakiScreen RantMae AbdulbakiWhile the film could have spent more time specifically exploring Margaret’s life, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is a thoughtful, charming, and heartwarming film that utilizes the time loop aspects to great effect.
- 75Vanity FairRichard LawsonVanity FairRichard LawsonThe Map of Tiny Perfect Things knows its limits. It’s careful about when to be twee, when to strive for profundity, and when to hold back. The film has an agreeably modest scale, despite its lofty considerations of physics and the makeup of existence.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeKyle Allen and Kathryn Newton balance energies well as the boy who thinks he's found his groundhog girlfriend and the girl whose secrets keep romance at bay. Viewers who haven't soured on the format yet could do much worse than this sweet entry.
- 70VarietyCourtney HowardVarietyCourtney HowardThe feature’s genteel, sweet spirit and radiant lead performances rescue it from forgettable mediocrity and genre familiarity.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLos Angeles TimesKimber MyersThe Map of Tiny Perfect Things mingles happiness and sadness as easily as it does genres, ultimately resulting in a film that is its own little joy.
- 70Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonWall Street JournalJohn AndersonMs. Newton is the kind of performer who seizes one’s attention immediately; Mr. Allen is, by nature of the story, relegated to more of a supporting role as the narrative progresses, but he’s an amiable presence.
- 62TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeTweens who are less familiar with temporal-anomaly cinema and TV will no doubt be entranced by this concept and by the talented cast that brings it to fruition. More seasoned viewers who have seen this kind of thing before have seen this kind of thing before, have seen this kind of thing before.
- 58The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe Map Of Tiny Perfect Things wouldn’t fall anywhere near the bottom of a time-loop power ranking—it’s a divertingly fizzy bit of PG-13 puppy love. But its characters are basically stick figures of unblemished youth, pretty virtuous from the very start, and so their astrophysical dilemma never accumulates any dramatic or comedic urgency.
- 50The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergLast year, “Palm Springs” proved that the time-loop conceit from “Groundhog Day” still had some laughs in it. The Map of Tiny Perfect Things shows it’s a perfectly fine pretext for teenage treacle.