Sentences with phrase «though reviews of the film»

Though reviews of the film haven't been very positive, I'm still curious to see Smith explore a different genre for once, especially with veterans like Michael Parks, Melissa Leo and John Goodman spouting his trademark dialogue.

Not exact matches

Though it's among the best - reviewed movies of the year and is just about guaranteed to be 2011's # 1 film by earnings, don't expect Deathly Hallows Part 2 to score a Best Picture Academy Award win like Lord of the Rings: Return of the King did.

The film did only a fraction of the business of, say, the previous year's Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, but it did earn a few favorable reviews even as it repulsed critics such as Roger Ebert.Thereafter, Fleming's career waxed extremely uneven from a critical standpoint, though his grosses remained generally favorable throughout and the projects kept rolling in.

Relativity raised its average Metascore, reduced its number of poorly reviewed films from five to three, and managed to hold onto its 9th - place ranking in domestic market share (though its grosses fell by over $ 50 million).

But, though we graded Lionsgate a «D» in 2015 — a year in which just three of its films received positive reviews from critics — the quality of the studio's output actually appears to be increasing, albeit slightly.

Even though it is mostly getting positive reviews, Ant - Man still has one very big hurdle to overcome: the lukewarm reception by audiences, and the very real possibility that by breaking from the Marvel mold, the film positions itself to alienate and confuse die hard fans of the MCU formula.

Those of you who've read my review of Waiting will know that I didn't much care for that film, even though it did make me laugh on occasion.

I cant beleive this film hasn't received glowing reviews though I caught sight of it almost by accident on a Virgin Atlantic flight.

Thanks for the thoughtful review, though you somewhat understate the phenomenal performance by Cate Blanchett; it would be a much weaker film without her fearless, raw portrayal of an unraveling mind.

It's done quite well at the box office though, and was one of three films scored by Trevor Rabin which all appear in the Box Office Top Ten in the same week, at the time of writing this review - quite a feat for the composer.

«It flew a bit under the radar since it wasn't in competition, though it was one of the best reviewed films out of Cannes that year.

Reviews praise the film's scope, visuals, and shocks, though some think it feels too much like part one of two films instead of its own thing

by Walter Chaw The only genre that boasts more direct - to - video fare than horror is porn, and since we haven't quite reached the point of quiet desperation needed to begin reviewing porn, find here a smelted cheddar of four dtv horror features (actually, The Boogeyman got a theatrical release in 1980, though I can't understand why): the eighth film in Clive Barker's venerable horror octology, Hellraiser: Hellworld; The Boogeyman and its second sequel, the legitimately straight - to - video Return of the Boogeyman; and Kevin VanHook's The Fallen Ones.

Though he got many fine reviews for his work in such films as «Chasing Amy,» «Dogma» and «Changing Lanes,» he said he often felt critics judged him too harshly because of his gossip value.

He was also unconvincingly cast as an 18th - century New England lawyer in Steven Spielberg's fact - based account of the infamous slave uprising «Amistad» (1997), though the film received mostly positive reviews and brought in strong holiday season box office numbers.

Before I begin my review, I would like to point out that even though I am not a fan of most modern horror films, I do love the horror comedy genre and horror films from the 70s and 80s.

Though its summer release date is pretty ballsy for a movie that would have benefited from an early fall awards push, the studio's confidence in «Me and Earl and the Dying Girl» is not only encouraging, but suggests that the rave reviews coming out of Park City wasn't just the usual film festival hyperbole.

For review we received the widescreen «Unrated Version,» which runs five minutes longer than the theatrical cut, though the disc provides no indication of what's been restored to the film.

A black comedy about a man who dreams of being a reality tv contestant, the French / Italian co-production Reality (directed by Matteo Garrone) has attracted rave reviews at a lot of 2012's film festivals, including a Grand Prix win at Cannes, though it's yet to see a wide release in English - speaking territories.

In addition, Film Festival Today published my review of Dunkirk (I seem to be one of the rare film critics who did not adore the movie, though I liked parts of it).

Now, she told me Wednesday, she just wants people to start judging the film on its own merits — even though various marketing decisions, like only lifting the review embargo at 1 P.M. the day of release, have made that a challenge.

Variety «s Andrew Barker gave the film a strong review: «Slower and more deliberate than some of his recent work, though anchored by a remarkably honest and unrestrained sex scene, «Disobedience» may not catapult Lelio beyond the arthouse world, but it's yet another triumph in what's shaping up to be a major career.»

One of the rare films to break Cannes protocol of screening only premieres, Julieta has already been released in Spain and respectfully reviewed, though not in ways that promise Pedro the Palme d'Or that has thus far eluded him.

Between the Roland Barthes reference, pop culture digs, and its steady parade of players on the stage, it feels as though a single review can hardly do the film justice.

Then, in 2005, he played the role of a young art student in Stay, with Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor, though his reviews for this film were far less favourable than some of his previous performances.

Consider, for instance, that the studio is pumping a lot of money into an Oscar campaign for its Beauty and the Beast live - action remake because it... doesn't have much else (though the strong reviews for the latest Star Wars film may give it another competitor).

Worth seeing, though short of it being a five star film, despite the great performances, I felt a little underwhelmed, perhaps all the critics reviews had raised my expectations.

The film itself has received mixed reviews — though it's not nearly as bad as the haters would lead you to believe — but one of the most widely praised comedic aspects of the film is also one of the most unexpected: Chris Hemsworth.

It's a fantastic film, one of my favorites of this fest, even though I never wrote a review for it.

He starts with «With old - school scares, stellar camerawork and commendable acting, this film — though formulaic — confirms our love of a good horror flick» but he ends his review with «The Conjuring, unfortunately, doesn't carry with it the overwhelming scares, the character development or the ingenuity.»

Word quickly came through, though, starting with Tom Birchenough's review of Episode One here, that there were many sterling features, not least excellent filming in locations focused mostly upon Lithuania - cinematographer George Steel deserves a gong or two - and a brace of excellent performances alongside the not so good.

Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of Quantum of Solace... Though the James Bond series is over 20 films long, it is very rare any of them contain continuity references to the previous films.

(read our review) Though the film shares the same Appalachian setting as The Hunger Games, production has started in Prague, where the below shot of Lawrence and her co-star Bradley Cooper, were taken.