Sentences with phrase «as a comedy alone»

Not exact matches

But whether Bitcoin can actually replace gold (let alone traditional government - backed currency) has been a matter of fervent debate — quite literally, as evidenced by an event last week entitled «Gold Versus Bitcoin,» held at a New York comedy club, in which well - known gold proponent (Jim Rickards debated James Altucher, a self - help author now peddling Bitcoin investment advice under the moniker «crypto - genius.»

Nevertheless, the actress is not alone as a believer with a successful comedy career.

The still strkingly beautiful Julie Christie renders such as glowing performance that she alone justifies viewing this incurable, frivolous romantic serio - comedy in which she plays B - Movie actress!

In 2000 alone, she could be seen in no less than four films, including the action comedy The Crew, Red Planet, and as a bartender with questionable motives in director Christopher Nolan's unconventional breakthrough, Memento.

That sound alone makes Landline skew more toward comedy than drama, but it's also as heart - stoppingly human and sympathetic as any tearjerker.

As someone who prefers her comedy with a side of melancholy, I'd say that the performance from Tom Hanks alone makes this a worthwhile watch.

That fact alone shouldn't necessarily be a selling point — stories need as long as they need — but when superhero movies and comedies regularly extend well past the two - hour mark, it's hard not to appreciate the restraint.

Best described as Home Alone meets Michael Haneke's Funny Games, the sadistic horror comedy [Better Watch Out] is the kind of film that's tough to categorise but easy to enjoy.

After securing the 2013 Sundance Film Festival's Screenwriting award, a slot on the National Board of Review's top ten list of indie films, and the vocal support of critical heavy hitters like A.O. Scott, Lake Bell's pitch - perfectly precise comedy In A World... announced itself as one of the more confident debut features in recent memory, let alone from an actor - turned - director / writer.

Sure, Arnold is likeable and the cast of comedic actors is solid (particularly Phil Hartman as the smarmy neighbor), but the gags aim too low, employing an almost cartoon - ish approach reminiscent of the Home Alone tradition of malicious Christmas comedies.

The roar of applause as the closing credits rolled suggests I am not alone in feeling that Schneider and company have created a must - see for those who like their comedy spiked with a few inverted slasher tropes.

Even if it doesn't balance comedy and touching moments as well as something like Home Alone, The Night Before is a fitting companion to go with a glass of spiked eggnog.

Chris Peckover — who also directed the political horror about border crossing, Undocumented — directs this Christmas - horror - comedy that has been described as both «An R - rated Home Alone» and «A John Hughes movie written by Tarantino».

Now, just three months after teaming up the movie with Dangerfield's 1983 comedy Easy Money as a 2 - DVD Double Feature, MGM and distributor Fox treat School alone to an Extra-Curricular Edition DVD upgrade.

A well - cast comedy which isn't really as funny as it probably should be — but worth seeing for Hank Azaria's performance alone.

Contrivances become necessary to set up alternate conflicts, and in this fashion, Pride & Prejudice loses its way, both as a cheeky update of a classic as well as a stand - alone comedy.

Seeing as Mahindra has its own fair share of troubles, namely its long - delayed entry into the U.S. market, the idea of the automaker purchasing anything — let alone another car company — seems like bad comedy.