And she's not driven mad with guilt over
her actions over the course of the film.
Not exact matches
With Lawrence (the director) and Lawrence (the actor) so professionally in tune
over the
course of three Hunger Games
films, you might have hoped that the pair would deliver an off - the - rails, more mature
action film with a nuanced female protagonist.
So yeah, we all know that Black Panther, a.k.a. Prince T'Challa, is going to triumph
over adversity in his bid to bring harmony to the kingdom
of Wakanda, that there will be the obligatory
action sequences where actual danger is a distant possibility for both hero and bystander, and that the plot will pivot on a mysterious object
of unknown origin («Vibranium,» in this case — don't worry if it sounds unfamiliar; the
film's characters will mention it at least three - dozen times
over the
course of the movie).
Each
film owes a great deal to its source material: the
action is largely confined to a single setting
over the
course of a few hours, and the narrative is driven almost entirely by dialogue.
This is the fifth feature
film for director Mark Steven Johnson, and he's displayed some genre versatility
over the
course of his career, moving from family drama (Simon Birch) to superhero
action (Daredevil, Ghost Rider) to romantic comedy (When in Rome) and now lean thriller.
The comedy provided by Alan Arkin's veteran producer and John Goodman's makeup artist never undercuts the seriousness
of the
action in Tehran, and yet the strategically placed laughs help break up the tension that mounts
over the
course of the
film.