Sentences with phrase «actors than the script»

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Some of the actors come through well, which helps even out the less than stellar script.

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Kidman and Penn are good actors but the script is a bit limited, especially in terms of characterization, and it just leaves you thinking that this could've been so much better than what it was.

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber's script depicts Sistero as an actor of marginal talent but conventional handsomeness, another in a long line of would - be stars with a face that makes the occasional casting agent look more than once but rarely three times.

The script, by Robert D. Siegel (The Wrestler) and Hancock, was in pretty high demand as it made the rounds through Hollywood, but it's hard to imagine an actor better suited for this particular role than Keaton, who's going through a delightful resurgence of late between Birdman, Spotlight, and and now possibly Spider - Man: Homecoming.

It just suffers from B - list actors, a less - than - inspired director, an old fashioned script, and a lack of fresh ideas.

Maybe it was the weak script that gave the actors nothing to work with, or maybe the casting director was more worried with getting big names than collecting the right cast.

It's amusing to see the chaos of a wedding weekend in motion, but the script bites off more than it can chew, indulging nearly every actor with some form of subplot that takes attention away from the saga of Jason and Sabrina.

The Artist wins three Golden Globes: actor, score and best motion picture musical or comedy and countless more Oscars, but the absence of a script that does more than sketch faintly Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly's 1952 Singin» in the Rain pushes Jean Dujardin's performance as George Valentin to centre stage to fill the void.

Something better than another damn quote: The line - up scene was scripted as a serious scene, but after a full day of filming takes where the actors couldn't keep a straight face, Singer decided to use the funniest takes.

One of the best things that came from having my script performed before a live audience with professional actors, was that it made me enthusiastic about the work again, and wanting more than ever before to see it manifested as a completed film.

Forest Whitaker is an Oscar winning actor and I wouldn't dare to say a bad word about him, but I'm sure even he knew walking in that this was a weak script and wouldn't amount to more than a two - hour snooze fest that only a rifftrax audio commentary would save.

Paul Thomas Anderson for teaching me that it's ALL about the script and if you have the right actors directors don't have to do anything on set but be a fan, Lumet for his films and his book, a young directors» must read, Coppola for his courage in filmmaking, Steven Soderberg for refusing to ever be put in a box and pushing the form as far as he can, Kathryn Bigelow for giving masterclasses in action, James Cameron for Terminator 2 and prove big budget cinema can still be perfect cinema, Sean Penn for bringing his acting chops to directing, David Mamet for his scripts and his dialogue, Nolan for having more heart than most people seem to give him credit for (Memento, Rises, Inception and Interstellar all made me cry.)

Instead, the script is given better treatment than it deserves, by a director who thinks he can find deeper levels in something inherently shallow and actors who feel similarly.

It's much too formulaic for the former, and the presence of the four actors gives a script far more weight than what Helms, Cooper, Galifianakis and Bartha could ever bring to their own, insane lines.

The Academy obviously loves the quirky nature of McDonagh's writing, and if the actors sell McDonagh's script better than a used car salesman, you can bet this will be a serious contender come Oscar time next year.

If the script falls flat, there's little chance that any actors other than Dench will get recognized and the top category (Best Picture) pretty much goes out the window.

Obviously a better actor than Tommy, Franco nails the scenes in which Greg tries to make sense of a completely nonsensical script.

The strong supporting cast also tries, but even the great John Carradine (easily the best thing about the film) and Anthony Quinn (who seriously out - swaggers Power here) can't change the fact that the bloated script slows the scenes to a trot, and Mamoulian appears far more interested in directing the light of shadow across the faces of his actors than in the actual actors.

The latter doesn't have to be worse than the former, or bad in itself — a talented actor can produce an interesting and intelligent performance, given a well - researched and sensitively written script.

Of the many thrills that come from interviewing creative people — variously, unknown, ascendant and at the top of their game — there's also the under - discussed flipside: talking with, 1) vapid young «actors» (line - reciters is more like it) who have neither a sense of film history nor an appreciation for their occupational good fortune and, 2) perfectly genial writers and directors who are nonetheless so relentlessly on script — occasionally reciting entire career - checking passages verbatim from press notes no doubt spit - polished into significance by some friendly faction in the dark wings — that you realize they actually have less summary insight or thoughts about several months or years of their own work than you do after 90 to 120 minutes with it.

With more scripted television programs in production than ever before, it follows that there are now a wider range of opportunities for television actors.

Noe, whose previous movies «Irreversible» and «Enter the Void» were controversial for one reason (sexual violence) or another (drug use), likes to work with an outline rather than a script and have his actors improvise.

She's a textbook case of an actor who's strength depends on the director and script, not one who transcends less - than - great material.

When they were handed a below par script like the one for Death Race 2 the several «name» actors such as Sean Bean (most of whose dialogue are unintelligible), Ving Rhames and Danny Trejo were probably thinking «holiday in Cape Town» rather than «quality entertainment.»

Included is Sho Kosugi: Martial Arts Legend, a new 21 - minute interview with the actor about him and his career; The Making of Black Eagle, a 36 - minute featurette with Sho Kosugi, director Eric Karson, screenwriter Michael Gonzales, actors Doran Clark, Shane Kosugi, and Dorta Puzio; Tales of Jean - Claude Van Damme, a 19 - minute featurette with many of the same people speaking about their experiences working with Van Damme; The Script and the Screenwriters, a 27 - minute featurette with Michael Gonzales and Eric Karson discussing the film's development; a set of 11 deleted and extended scenes, all of which are in the extended cut and offer up a tiny bit more story and character development more than additional action or carnage; trailers for the film itself, D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, and Savannah Smiles; a fold - out poster; and a DVD copy of the film, which offers up all of the same extras.

While the overall story arch gets muddled with too many ingredients, and sometimes the script and secondary actors prove to be less than impressive, the action is thrilling and the whole thing is rather fun, if you are into this sort of thing.

That's more a fault of the script, and director Menno Meyjes» meandering treatment of it, than it is of the actors, who make the most of the material given them.

I must say that this was one of the worst movies I've ever watched, «Evil Dead» was better than this mound of shit... Gareth Edwards should be banned from directing hence forth, and now I hear he's directing the new Star Wars spin - off... I'm not one to talk down to others but let's be honest, you have to be retarded to like this movie... It made absolutely no sense, the script (the most important piece to any movie) was terrible, the plot was stupid, the acting was horrible and it seemed that the actors who were chosen were acting for a different movie all together... Where was the sense of urgency, I mean there were 300 foot tall behemoths walking through buildings and all you could show us was who was going ride with the little boy on the school bus... Maybe if all the main characters died and they just let Godzilla do his thing from there on out an eyebrow could've been raised but unfortunately, there isn't one good thing to say about this movie... I'm shocked the WB handed over one their biggest names to Legendary Pictures... Let's not forget what they've done with Superman Returns... This is shameful...

The script never had to be an emotional character piece, but the actors deserved more than caricature.

Fans of Redford and Fonda will like this more than most, and those who love the country music flair, but it's hard not to be just a little disappointed that such fine actors, a nice script and a skillful director couldn't quite coalesce into making this anything more than an amiable way to spend two hours.

It's hard to watch this because we as an audience know that the actors involved are capable of so much more than this trite script.

And if the expected pressure to be bigger and better than its predecessors wasn't enough, production on the film also ran into plenty of problems along the way, including numerous directors leaving the project (both David Fincher and Joe Carnahan were previously attached) and several actors (like Carrie - Anne Moss, Scarlett Johansson and Ricky Gervais) either being recast or having their roles cut from the script.

Other than an SME / prof who can riff on about a subject without a script (which, of course, makes course creation / design more difficult for you), the best people to read your script in a conversational way with passion and engagement are voice actors.

This book has done more than just impress the publishing market; it has also popped out curious questions that keep the mind wondering what exactly was the thought - process of script writers, actors and directors behind the iconic movie, Star Trek.

I'm not saying «The Rock» can't play a simple character onscreen, but if Morgan truly believes he is the best actor suited for the role, than the script must be considerably different than the action game.

It only took SOJ less than 4 months to record voice actors for the 3 volume script, and for Hideaki Kobayashi to record the theme music with the Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague, Russia.

«There is no play in NYC that I can recommend more highly than Karen Malpede's Extreme Whether in its final weekend La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club... The script is extraordinary, the direction flawless and the acting is superb... ALL of the actors led by the brilliant George Bartenieff are extraordinary.

'' [T] he statements made on the show have no more probative force than the words of an actor reading from a script in a play,» Rivera wrote.

Yes... some make it in real estate just because of personality which often makes up for knowledge in lieu of razzle - dazzle rapport - establishing psychological performances... but those types are simply actors performing scripts to perfection... because it is easier to quickly learn manipulative scripts than it is to learn the foundational underpinnings of real estate professionalism.