Sentences with phrase «adept at drama»

Specializing in playing shambling, cantankerous cynics, Walter Matthau, with his jowly features, slightly stooped posture, and seedy, rumpled demeanor, looked as if he would be more at home as a laborer or small - time insurance salesman than as a popular movie star equally adept at drama and comedy.

Not exact matches

Equally adept at sober drama and over-the-top comedy, Michael Keaton has a knack for giving ordinary guys an unexpected twist.
Equally adept at comedy and drama, this Boston - bred actress honed her skills on the New York stage before seeking screen work in Los Angeles.
Quite the opposite: Jonah Hill is incredibly adept at comedy and drama, the undeniable sweetness of his face never telegraphing emotions too hard, as he brings nuance and charm to something as tone - deaf as War Dogs (Todd Phillips, 2016); Will Ferrell brilliantly modulates the intensity of his delivery and generates fiercely hilarious one - liners to bless the otherwise unfunny Zoolander 2 (2016).
Freed from costume dramas, Keira Knightley proves quite adept at playing a modern character.
I found it to be one of the more adept family - oriented dramas at respecting its audience's agency and intelligence.
Teller's equally adept at comedy and drama, so we're sure this is only the beginning.
With The Night Listener, Robin Williams again proves himself adept at handling drama and the general public again proves itself less than interested.
She is equally adept at comedy and drama.
The two titles mentioned showed he was as adept at writing and directing drama as he was thrillers.
McCarthy remains as adept as ever at combining over the top humor and slapstick with sincere drama, so she's able to carry the movie with some help from the supporting players here.
He's proven adept at directing excellent action films (Smokin Aces, The A-Team) and smaller character - driven dramas (Narc, The Grey).
Between the terrifying Spanish chiller The Orphanage, The Impossible, A Monster Calls and various music videos, Bayona has proven adept at handling a wide range of genres from horror to fantasy drama — making it tough to pin down a specific direction for JW2.
She's equally adept at the show's zany brand of broad comedy as she is in scenes of quieter, character - based drama with Sam Waterston as her ex-husband Sol.
In 2008 she showed that she is equally adept at comedy and drama with significant roles in the dramatic Never Back Down and the comedy hit, Pineapple Express, which widened her audience substantially.
The keen balance of intellect and intuition Jackson has displayed in prior exhibitions was here injected with levity and wisdom, revealing another facet of an artist adept at using fantastic imagery and meticulous processes to probe psychological mysteries and metaphysical dramas.
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