Sentences with phrase «leia romantic subplot»

So while the story involves the odd romantic subplot, there's no doubt that it's about themes of friendship, family, bravery and redemption.

A captivating, well - acted, intense and suspenseful thriller that suffers from excessive flashbacks and a contrived romantic subplot.

There's a romantic subplot that carries alot of dramatic weight.

This is further epitomized through the romantic subplot with Lindsay Mills (Shailene Woodley), a liberal firebrand, photographer, and exotic exercise instructor.

The same can be said for a minor romantic subplot involving Greg and his girlfriend Amber (Alison Brie), which is very much underdeveloped and doesn't add much to the final product other than a somewhat clichéd angle where Tommy becomes jealous of Greg's new relationship.

The romantic subplot can get corny at times.

Thankfully, this does NOT involve a romantic subplot between the two of them.

The film is definitely over-plotted, and there are several creeping Hollywoodisms, such as the introduction of an implausible romantic subplot.

Previous film versions of Moby Dick insisted upon including such imbecilities as romantic subplots and happy endings.

The romantic subplot is hobbled by the fact that Hall is much more appealing as the «dowdy» Rebecca than Eve is as the «beautiful» nit Alice, and her character seems too no - nonsense to put up with Brian's nonsense.

The movie, which marks the feature debut of writer - director Kate Barker - Froyland, has the low - key appeal of «Once,» with its extended scenes of music and drama - free romantic subplot.

The romantic subplot is screenwriting 101 and, thankfully, not dwelled upon too much.

Of course, a romantic subplot starts between Mike and Brooke but it never really takes off.

I was also a big fan of a romantic subplot (a complete invention of the filmmakers) between an elf and a dwarf.

Meanwhile, if you think a movie about an ugly blue alien can't have a romantic subplot then you're wrong!

This is especially true with the romantic subplot created between Kjell Bjarne and Reidun which never reaches any emotional relevance to the audience.

Despite being a regurgitated romantic subplot, Kwanten and punky Pinto look playfully steamy on screen together.

Part of the movie focuses on abuse and the cycles of violence it can create, but it's treated with the same clunkiness as the supposedly - comic romantic subplot that sees sidekick characters, played by Whannell and Angus Sampson, hitting on a couple of much younger women.

Thankfully, screenwriters Matt Lopez and Mark Bomback don't trip over themselves trying to awkwardly add in a romantic subplot with Jack and Alex.

It even slipped in the suggestion that Clark and Darden were romantically involved — because what's a TV show without a romantic subplot, whether it's an FX drama or a nationally televised murder trial?

Together, their romantic subplot is what anchors the movie into something far more human that civilians and moviegoers alike will relate to.

While Ferrell is excellent once again as the mustachioed anchorman, Paul Rudd and David Koechner are pushed to the sidelines for much of the film, while Steve Carell's simple - minded weatherman is given a romantic subplot with Kristen Wiig's similarly awkward secretary that isn't as funny as intended.

There's enough talent on display, from a promising filmmaker to a breakout cast, to make Little Accidents a modest watch, but its paper - thin characters, awkward romantic subplot, and predictable conclusion reduce the overall effectiveness of the film — a shame, because it's the type of small independent film you want to root for.

But it's also sincere and good - hearted, with well - staged action scenes and a refreshingly strong romantic subplot that offers a nice alternative to Twilight's moping angst.

She kicks ass and a romantic subplot is only hinted at, rather than becoming a distraction.

It's also a testament to Sheridan's writing that there's no romantic subplot squeezed in, bringing a dynamic you don't normally see in bigger budget films.

Without all those moronic flashbacks, an obnoxious teenage girl, a passionless romantic subplot and all those half - witted villains, Elektra could have been a terrific lone, stoic assassin, quietly searching — like Alain Delon — for meaning in an empty universe.

Adonis» romantic subplot with the self - styled FKA twigs - lite chanteuse downstairs (Tessa Thompson), such a frequent stumbling block with sports movies, unfolds believably without eating up too much of the film's somewhat unwieldy two - plus hours.

More effective is a long scene in which the guys make a group of well - to - do women feel better about their lives, while a romantic subplot involving Mike and a rebellious photographer (Amber Heard) is slight.

The romantic subplot, which has a lot of prominence in the movie, feels forced and unnecessary at times, which is a shame since Gordon - Levitt and Woodley have great chemistry together.

Unlike The Thing From Another World, there is no romantic subplot to lighten things up or inject a little estrogen into the mix.

She might be good - looking, but her role as a strong female figure is never weakened by it, even when romantic subplots begin rising from the woodwork.

And soon enough we're back to the explosions, chases, battle sequences, kickin» - ass montages, and pointless romantic subplots that we've come to expect from these movies, the latter of which comes in the form of Phillips's right - hand woman, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell).

I mean, for all the lip service the picture plays to a more liberal worldview, what with its woman doctors, massaging of the nobility of the «Third World,» and punishing jerks with fifteen - hundred dollar raincoats, there's a disturbing moment where, preparing to run from a tidal wave, the main white hero Sam grabs his white love interest (Emmy Rossum), the white hero's romantic subplot's white rival grabs a black peer, and the black homeless comic relief grabs his dog.

For production duties — and obligatory romantic subplot — the movie looks to a lanky, taciturn loner (Mamoudou Athie) who performs spastic «political» noise - rap tantrums under the moniker Basterd The Antichrist.

-- There's a minor romantic subplot between Star - Lord and Gamora following the seeds planted in the first movie

Don't be surprised that they get hot and heavy beginning another romantic subplot to this film.

If a few tonal lurches make BlacKkKlansman a touch uneven, and a romantic subplot with Laura Harrier's student radical doesn't quite land, its comic beats give a flavor of what a Spike Lee Naked Gun might look like (awesome, by the way) and that welcome impassioned, earnest side of the director is never far from the surface.

(There's also a romantic subplot involving Max, but aside from some beautiful shots of the two doing yoga in front of a wheat field, it feels nonessential.)

The romantic subplot between Gamora and Star - Lord is somewhat undercooked, but all of the above made me root for it in spite of myself, if only because it would be legitimately interesting - and for this genre, (nearly) ground - breaking - to see them pair off, procreate, and be faced with a half - pink / half - green baby of their own, with whom to (hopefully) do slightly better than Ego and Thanos did with them.

There's a contrived romantic subplot between Timberlake and Arterton's characters.

Softley returns in optional commentary for a 22 - minute block of deleted scenes, which rather fascinatingly reveals that test - screening audiences rejected a romantic subplot between Kate Hudson and Peter Sarsgaard.

Refn can't keep from romanticizing his hero's descent — especially in a poorly conceived romantic subplot involving a prostitute — but he has a sophisticated understanding of how the profession rewards luck more than honor.

The twins also become a threat in their own sense, once their romantic subplot peters out.

The romantic subplot grates, but hey, every superhero needs a love interest (with the possible exception of Castratoman) and the film could have done with being a bit more compact.

Hook and Tiger Lily have a romantic subplot that no one cares about and Peter spends a lot of time being a really awful brat — which jives with what a selfish asshole Peter Pan is in literature, so at least they got that right — and there's a giant blind crocodile but Hook never loses his hand because Warner Brothers thought they were launching a franchise and could do that in another movie.

The only time the film fumbles is the unnecessary romance with Shane and head cheerleader Annabelle Farrell (Brooke Langton), which feels cheaply tacked on just for the sake of having a romantic subplot.

Macbeth's dramatic action is also unusually streamlined, with no romantic subplots or lesser court intrigues to detract from the central story.

The romantic subplot, involving Richard and Ledoyen's Françoise, never really catches fire.

In a sweetly romantic subplot, Sammo walks all over the island looking for a birthday cake for Cheng Pei - pei, a fellow teacher he's sweet on.