Sentences with phrase «almost unbearable tension»

James» understated narration allows the power of Wright's tale of murder, hate, fear, and guilt to build to an almost unbearable tension.

Our reviewer found that the film avoids the wish - fulfillment of much of its genre, and as a consequence it's a movie «of almost unbearable tension, a no - frills pressure cooker that rattles the senses not just for what occurs, but for what's waiting just off screen at every turn.»

The film begins as a friendly weekend outing to the shore involving several married couples and kids sharing a bungalow, then escalates to almost unbearable tension when one of them — a kindergarten teacher, disappears.

With very little action, this film builds almost unbearable tension by carefully examining some moral...

Saulnier has made a film of almost unbearable tension, a no - frills pressure cooker that rattles the senses not just for what occurs (the brief moments of violence are convincingly staggered and upsettingly abrupt), but for what's waiting just off screen at every turn.

For his sophomore effort Don't Breathe, director Fede Alvarez dials down the blood and gore in favor of almost unbearable tension generated through masterful deployment of set design, sound design, cinematography and one sparse but effective premise.

Although there are moments of extremely dark comedy early on, after a certain point, the humor stops and with it any form of release from the almost unbearable tension of the film's third act.

With very little action, this film builds almost unbearable tension by carefully examining some moral questions in a precarious situation that's based on true events.

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Atmospheric and never flashy, and yet capable of moments of unbearable tension and an almost overpowering sense of paranoia.

In the 20th game, with tension becoming almost unbearable and the spectators groaning in suppressed but polite excitement, MacKay broke Llamas» serve with a brilliant cross-court placement.

On Sunday the melodrama finally ended in laughter and champagne, but for six long days the tension had been almost unbearable

Annihilation has its share of action — including one horrifying encounter that ratchets up the tension to an almost - unbearable level — but this movie, unlike something produced for mass audiences, is about what happens in the calm moments between the loud, splashy sequences.

For almost two hours the tension is nearly unbearable.

The tension rises and the shouting match becomes almost unbearable, but all the while Coach Snyder stares straight at Jesse, ordering him to ignore the ranting crowd that's growing more agitated by the second.

Taking a measured, understated docu - drama approach was clearly the right one (particularly when placed against Oliver Stone's ill - judged «World Trade Center»)-- it paid true tribute to the heroes of United 93, while still enabling Greengrass to heighten the tension to almost unbearable levels (we vividly remember several people fleeing our screening while hyperventilating during its final sections).

The tension just gets worse and worse until it's almost unbearable.

Written and directed with almost unbearable dramatic tension (Chicago Sun - Times), The Last House on the Left will make you deadbolt your doors and frantically mutter: It's only a movie it's only a movie it's only a movie!

The tension and hostile working conditions at Cora Kelly are almost unbearable.

The tension is so tight it is almost unbearable.

A truly meditative setting in which the spectator can get a sense of the almost unbearable physical tension the actors are caught in.