Sentences with phrase «excellent acting by»

Excellent acting by a terrific Tommy Lee Jones and a strong supporting cast coupled with sharp writing and sensible direction from Haggis bring to life a fine, moving, and timely story.

You'll certainly appreciate the excellent acting by all here with the addition of a shrewd, sharp, witty script.

Excellent acting by Jack Lemmon.

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Managed by Yaletown Partners, Accelerate Fund II will continue to haven The A100 act as the operators of its industry committee.The investment focus for Accelerate Fund II will be on Alberta based companies and will look to invest in the growing emerging pool of excellent early - stage tech companies here.

The acting by the entire ensemble is excellent.

The NY Post says an «excellent place» for the commission to start would be the package of reforms contained in the Public Officers Accountability Act — proposed by the Assembly GOP.

It is clear from the foregoing that this Government and the Attorney - General were clearly acting mischievously to politicize the excellent work of the Sole Judgment Debt Commissioner by connecting the NPP's Attorney - General who merely paid upon the consent judgment the Supreme Court had refused to quash by certiorari during the NDC 2 Government as a means of aborting the further investigations ordered by the Commissioner.

Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu in his recent epistle said it is clear that the NDC government is «acting mischievously to politicize the excellent work of the Sole Judgment Debt Commissioner by connecting the NPP's Attorney - General who merely paid upon the consent judgment the Supreme Court had refused to quash by certiorari during the NDC 2 Government as a means of aborting the further investigations ordered by the Commissioner.»

«I am worried by the idea that by the mid part of this century, asking people to retire at 70 — incidentally, the age intended by Lloyd George in his great Act of 1908 — will be seen as the way to fix this problem, because we may not correct everything that we hope to correct just by increasing the state pension age and doing everything contained in this excellent Bill.

The move by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the animal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act includes scenarios for establishing wolverines in their former range, with Colorado taking the lead; the male stranded in Colorado, M56, had chosen an excellent spot in the southern Rockies and was already fitted with a transmitter.

There are some excellent works that act sort of like a materia medica, Pole, Caldecott, or for more traditional or historical, the works by C.P. Khare.

I am a nurse and have also known a number of people who greatly improved avoiding these, and some report feeling much better by avoiding other foods as well (Dr. Mercola has an excellent article about five foods that act like gluten: dairy, corn, soy, coffee, and chocolate).

Typically the teeth are stained by everyday stains like coffee, red wine, tea, curry, blackcurrant and gravy to name a few but the excellent news is that many people act in response very definitely to the treatment and the staining can be removed and whiten your teeth by as much as 6 - 8 shades.

Critics Consensus: It's sentimental, and some viewers may feel manipulated by the melodramatic final act, but The Man in the Moon offers a finely drawn coming - of - age story with an excellent cast — including Reese Witherspoon in her film debut.

Critic Consensus: It's sentimental, and some viewers may feel manipulated by the melodramatic final act, but The Man in the Moon offers a finely drawn coming - of - age story with an excellent cast — including Reese Witherspoon in her film debut.

Although the film is a little off - beat (it is definitely not what you would expect), the story will hook and reel you in, supported by excellent acting from the exceptional cast including Doug Jones as The Creature.

It's a nice bit of nostalgia back up by excellent voice acting from Ed Helms and Kevin Hart, as well as some top - notch animation.

excellent acting especaily by Tony Leung Ka Fai and Bingbing.

The storyline is excellent, and the voice - acting spot - on, but Tales of Phantasia is unbelievably let down by its free - to - play model and terrible controls.

Anyway, the acting was excellent by Jude Law, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig and the rest of them.

While not offering much in terms of player influence, the story of Sleeping Dogs is strong, supported by excellent voice acting and brutal plot twists.

Thankfully, the initial act of swinging a sword is bolstered by the aforementioned upgrade potential and the excellent Bonding System.

This is then backed up by some quality voice acting, with the entire cast putting in an excellent shift that combines David's high - brow English vocabulary with Scottish dialect.

How this all happens is absolutely fascinating, beginning with the arrival of the FBI and Special Agent Richard DesLauriers (Kevin Bacon), who uses a warehouse to re-create entire city streets and the crime scene; Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman), who runs the show with nerves of steel; Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese (JK Simmons), the Watertown cop who finds himself in the middle of a shootout with the culprits; Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (Michael Beach); Dun Meng (an excellent and scene - stealing Jimmy O. Yang), the young Chinese man who was carjacked and kidnapped by the pair, only to turn the tables on them; and of course the Tsarnaev brothers, Tamerlan (Themo Meilikidze) and the younger Dzhokhar (Alex Wolff), who both look and act so eerily like the real thing it is positively chilling to watch them.

It's an interesting device, but not a terribly successful one and it distracts from the excellent acting done by Knightley, Jude Law, and particularly Matthew Macfadyen.

On this level it succeeds as a result of excellent acting particularly by Koldas and Karabayir.

He doesn't have the starpower or acting talent of Tom Hanks, and yet with only the mystical Arctic scenery, he does an excellent job at carrying a compelling story mostly by himself.

• François Truffaut's La Chambre verte — the blackest of Truffaut's films, but a very distinguished one, stunningly well acted by the director himself and by Nathalie Baye, moving into big roles after excellent supporting work in La Nuit américaineand L'Homme qui aimait les femmes.

When he settles in a town next to a horse racing track, his passion for the sport and the animals is reignited, leading him to join forces with trainer Del, played by an excellent Steve Buscemi, and jockey Bonnie, played by Kids» star Chloe Sevigny, to look after Lean on Pete: an equine stooge whose ailing track record could lead to his slaughter if he doesn't get his act together.

Supported by clever writing and excellent voice acting, Cid is a charming protagonist.

Besides the top - notch acting by the stars, Catherine Keener also does excellent work as Tobin's partner in this crisp, taut drama.

This 97 minutes Unrated little indie will attract same - sex couples that face adoption issues, as well as general audiences that will be fascinated by an excellent ansamble acting as well as a tour - de-force performance by Alan Cumming.

The flip side of the coin is that these kinds of films usually feature excellent acting and dialogue, and that's because the characters and dialogue were written by actual writers and not Hollywood hacks.

The entire ensemble cast is excellent throughout the first act, with standout performances by Sutherland and Skarsgard.

strange very talky thriller... very good acting by all... a film of style over substance I think... good soundtrack and an excellent slow - motion action sequence when someone gets shot in a car but has a very ABRUBT ending that confuses!

*** / **** Image C - Sound C + starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Rubin, Alan Boyce, Pamela Gidley screenplay by Jarre Fees and Alice Liddle and Larry Ketron directed by Marisa Silver by Walter Chaw Before Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure trapped Keanu Reeves in an amber of his own inexplicable sun - baked imbecility, he appeared in a couple of genuinely good films, nursing the mistaken impression that he was actually acting.

While it is undeniably not a masterpiece like so many of his previous films, Torn Curtain still offers some excellent Hitchcock touches and set pieces, some very fine acting by leads and supporting actors, and a catchy score.

The acting — led by Krasinski himself and Blunt — is excellent, the pared - down story - telling really impressive, and, as for the brilliantly built and excruciatingly maintained levels of suspense and threat... well, all I can say is that Sigourney Weaver and her tension - ratcheting alien would feel thoroughly at home here.

There was some situation about the review with Double Fine saying no early reviews during the backer release period, but later changed their minds after quite a lot of disagreement with that stance.We reviewed Broken Age Act 1 two weeks ago and awarded it an 8/10, stating that the game contained an excellent pair of narratives, but was a bit let down by how simple many of the puzzles where.

Still, he has a great eye for storytelling and an excellent understanding of the area, and though the story begins to unravel in the second act (a fact made only more obvious by the film's strong opening), Affleck pulls things back together for a humdinger of a finale.

The characters are extremely well written (kudos to writer Welsh) and acted by an ensemble of excellent actors.

Following the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the PED launched NMRISING, a statewide initiative to inform the development of New Mexico's state plan7 and build upon the momentum of recent student success.8 The plan reinforces the PED's commitment to robust CCR standards and assessments, meaningful school accountability, a commitment to ensure that all students are served by excellent educators, and dynamic strategies for turning around the state's struggling schools.

«Our current system, in many respects, rewards mediocrity, punishes excellence by granting unlimited job security to all who teach a few years,» Berger said last March at a news conference to unveil his Excellent Public Schools Act of 2013 — which contained language that ended career status and was ultimately inserted into the budget bill passed last summer.

Read to Achieve: The Read to Achieve law, enacted in 2012 as part of Senate leader Phil Berger's Excellent Public Schools Act, was designed to ensure that all students are reading at or above grade level by the end of the third grade.

$ 12 million to fully fund the Excellent Public Schools Act, which includes tutoring funds for Read to Achieve so that students can become reading proficient by the fourth grade.

As state, district, and school leaders begin work under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to identify and intervene in low - performing schools and among under - achieving groups of students, a new report by the Alliance for Excellent Education offers action steps and research - backed solutions to guide their work.

The Read to Achieve law, enacted in 2012 as part of Sen. Phil Berger's Excellent Public Schools Act, was designed to ensure that all students are reading at or above grade level by the end of the third grade.

What «consent is and is not» is explored in this excellent program, which consists of unrehearsed, improvised, well - acted scenarios introduced by a host who explains the young actors» verbal and physical cues and offers information and advice.

The market of any industry acts like a murmuration of starlings; when any small group of consumers, or a largely respected market leader (such as a book reviewer), posts an excellent review of your work, the entire flock, or herd, of consumers that are connected to them are directly affected by that opinion.

Between each layer there is a film of trapped air which, when heated by your body, acts as an excellent insulator.