Sentences with phrase «against the movie trope»
Domhnall Gleeson shows up as Seal's shadowy handler Schafer, a middle man who can crank up the intimidation when he wants, brown - nosing his way to a promotion by pushing his asset beyond his comfort zone; Sarah Wright fails to make a splash as Lucy Seal, Barry's wife whose only real memorable moments are going against the movie trope grain (when asked, «Do you trust me?»
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The story is female - centric, ripped from the headlines, and pits a fiercely loving mother and her vulnerable child against a predatory older man, all tropes of the type of TV movie that makes middle - aged moms cry into their chardonnay.
Why it was left in the dust is something of a mystery, even with the critical backlash against its neon noir stylings and romanticized gangster movie tropes.