Sentences with phrase «acts against the movie»

Coogan is a gifted comic performer, for sure, but oftentimes this actively acts against the movie, since it feels like there aren't individually crafted scenes, or even much in the way of forward narrative momentum.

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If he can convince American voters that what they're beholding has as much to do with the egos of the actors as with the egregiousness of his acts, he has inoculated himself against Robert Mueller, and he shapes the movie that's made of this.

† Just because a Blind Christian has the need to feel as if they posses a traditional family lifestyle, religious holidays where the give their kids chocolate eggs, dvd gifts on christmas of movies full of women acting as the equals of men (Against the bible), a lack of understanding culture, and the feeling of belonging, does not mean all people need / want / or feel that way.

The Kingdom follows a ragtag group of FBI agents - including Jamie Foxx's Ronald Fleury, Chris Cooper's Grant Sykes, and Jason Bateman's Adam Leavitt - as they surreptitiously arrive in Saudi Arabia to solve a terrorist act against American soldiers, with the bulk of the movie essentially playing out like an overlong and overwrought episode of CSI.

A Madea Halloween has all the earmarks of a play and it shows quite often through out its structure, which sadly goes against the three - act narrative that makes movies work when done well.

Here's a supplementary list of ten performances: Betty Buckley, articulate as a psychotherapist, and the protean James McAvoy playing against her in Split; Harris Dickinson, implosive with self - loathing in Beach Rats; two turns by Michael Fassbender, as the smarmy villains of Song to Song and Alien: Covenant; Milla Jovovich's valedictory sprint through Resident Evil: The Final Chapter; Barry Keoghan as a teenage sprite barely veiling his hostility in The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Keanu Reeves, put through his paces again in John Wick: Chapter 2; Lady Bird's callous, precocious, and heartbreaking Saoirse Ronan; newcomer Millicent Simmonds and her silent movie acting in Wonderstruck; octagenarian Lois Smith playing her age as Marjorie of Marjorie Prime; and Adrian Titieni, slouching and gloomy as a bad dad in Graduation.

It's both a «true crime» movie and a poetic account of two young men who, by committing an act of unspeakable brutality, unleash the furies against themselves.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening February 24, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS Act of Valor (R for torture, profanity and graphic violence) Action adventure about an elite team of Navy SEALS who embark on a top secret mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA Agent only to uncover an imminent terrorist plot against America.

But, beyond that, director / co-writer Ryan Coogler («Creed,» «Fruitvale Station») has created a remarkable film that stays within the strictures of the big - budget superhero movie - including a hiss - worthy villain and the dreaded, CGI - saturated third act - but athletically pushes against the boundaries with the grace and skill of a Michael Jordan layup.

And although Farhadi has peppered the proceedings with a handful of striking sequences - eg Emad confronts the man responsible for a transgression against his wife - The Salesman's pervasively erratic, meandering diminishes the potential impact of its third - act revelations and, in the end, confirms the movie's place as just another potentially intriguing premise squandered by Farhadi's less - than - focused modus operandi.

BEST FOREIGN FILM I've Loved You So Long BEST FEMALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE: The Secret Life Of Bees BEST UNRELEASED MOVIE: How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer BEST EQUALITY OF THE SEXES: Nothing But The Truth BEST MUSIC: Cadillac Records BEST ANIMATED FEMALE: Eve: WALL - E BEST FAMILY FILM WALL - E LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Meryl Streep ACTING AND ACTIVISM: Natalie Portman ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD: For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women: Changeling JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARD: For best expressing the woman of color experience in America: Ballast KAREN MORLEY AWARD: For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity: Battle In Seattle COURAGE IN ACTING: Deidra Edwards in DisFigured: For redefining conventional standards of female physical beauty and pride on screen, and promoting positive images of big bodied women.

The movie will follow a young punk rock band who find themselves trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling upon a horrific act of violence, and must fight for their lives against a gang of white power skinheads intent on eliminating all witnesses.

This week Britain's movie academy, industry unions and bodies announced new measures to tackle bullying and harassment, including better procedures for reporting and investigating abuse, a commitment to act against bullies and abusers, and a confidential support line.

Under a 1939 U.S. Supreme Court decision involving movie tickets, now known as the Interstate Circuit Doctrine, collusion can be proven by circumstantial evidence when it's clear that without the agreement of the group, each firm would be acting against its own interest, he said.

It's certainly not a knock against it, but the final movie, done in the style of the in act «ink» cinematics, as well as a blanket statement by Tyrael, leave little doubt as to an eventual second expansion.