Sentences with phrase «crooked arrows»

I made a useless bow and crooked arrows out of sticks and synthetic line taken from my Dad's weed - whacker, climbed an olive tree that managed to survive Wisconsin winters, and struck a pose from TV.

Of the nearly 40 movies Mr. Harris has produced, highlights include Golden Globe - winning and Academy Award - nominated The Kids Are All Right, Bottle Shock, Crooked Arrows, and Piranha 3D.

Wouldn't it be great if «Crooked Arrows,» a new movie about a Native American lacrosse team that takes on the prep school snobs, upended sports movie convention?

Splitting the difference between heritage film and sports flick, «Crooked Arrows» gets neither right, whiffing at an open net.

And there's this chestnut about this gang of «crooked arrows» — Each one is different.

Set in the reservation world of upstate New York — «Frozen River» country — «Crooked Arrows» packs platititudes about heritage, pride and stewardship of the land into a standard - issue underdogs - rally - their - way - into - the - big - game tale.

The graceful - brutal Native American sport of lacrosse earns a generic but winning sports drama treatment in «Crooked Arrows,» a film about a tribal team that rediscovers «The Creator's Game» while battling New York prep schools on the field.

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In another era, «Crooked Arrows» might have been an after - school special, perfect to have on the TV while cleaning the house; miss a scene while you're dusting under the couch, and you'll still know exactly what's happening later.

If you can't guess where these «Crooked Arrows» are going, you aren't getting out enough.

«Crooked Arrows» might involve two lesser - seen screen subjects - Native Americans and lacrosse - but it still can't break free of the usual underdog sports picture tropes.

The lacrosse angle aside, «Crooked Arrows» seems less interested in breaking ground than in following a path that has been trod a thousand times before.

While «Crooked Arrows» certainly isn't a good film by any objective standard, it has a good heart, and proves far more tolerable than many blockbuster sports movies.

«Crooked Arrows» gets points for its glimpses of Native American culture and history - the film's backers include the Onondaga Nation - but too many of these scenes are disappointingly static.

Although it adheres to the tried - and - true sports - movie formula of an underdog team striving to overcome their limitations to become winners, Crooked Arrows lacks captivating emotional momentum.

Not exact matches

The bitter arrow bites through his armor, piercing the heart he neglected to guard from crooked counsel and evil impulse.