Sentences with phrase «as a dramatic actor»

I'm excited to embrace his very fine skills as a dramatic actor with this film.»

After Ray, Foxx was viewed seriously as a dramatic actor, but he hasn't been given much of note to do in recent years.

Regardless of industry accolades, Carell has used his sitcom success to spread his wings as a dramatic actor in fare like «Dan In Real Life» and «Crazy Stupid Love,» however, his greatest challenge as an actor will find him paired up with «Capote» and «Moneyball» director Bennett Miller for what is an ambitious project for them both.

On top of trying to be a Big, Important Film, Jones is also meant to be a showcase for McConaughey's post-Oscar relevance as a dramatic actor, and he turns in a solid but unmemorable lead performance.

In my opinion, I felt Steve Carell was snubbed for Little Miss Sunshine, and he has more than proven his capability as a dramatic actor, but if he pulls this off to perfection his career will be on a whole new level.

The script endured a few changes after recasting Thornton and Bullock, but it caters too often to the «Miss Congeniality» stars» physical comedian skills rather than her strengths as a dramatic actor.

It was good to see her in Lost In Translation, and hopefully there will be more roles on the way, as I'm convinced that such a great comedic performer has enormous potential as a dramatic actor.

Nanjiani's biggest strength as a comedian is also his biggest weakness as a dramatic actor: the withering line deliveries that sound like he's struggling to control his sarcasm.

Crowe, despite his considerable talents as a dramatic actor, is plainly incapable of presenting Javert's convictions believably, starting with the embarrassingly obvious fact that acting well while singing is way beyond his reach; his warning to Valjean to heed his words and remember his name is delivered with such flatness and with so little affect that it's difficult to think of anything else.

What made it even more remarkable at the time was that Kline was known almost exclusively as a dramatic actor, in films like Sophie's Choice, The Big Chill, and Cry Freedom — only people who'd seen him onstage or in The Pirates Of Penzance could have anticipated such a broadly comic turn.

We're particularly intrigued to see Pratt's continued growth as a dramatic actor, even if there's some tiny part of our brain that wants to imagine it was Andy Dwyer from Parks & Recreation who helped track down one of the world's most notorious terrorist leaders.

Hill has established his credibility as a dramatic actor by now, but Franco takes on a challenge I've never seen him attempt before.

He has proven himself to be more than adept as a dramatic actor (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Moonrise Kingdom).

KERMIT THE FROG: Well, you may be surprised to hear this, but I'm actually stretching myself quite a lot as a dramatic actor in this thing.

Carrell disappears into the character, continuing his recent blossoming as a dramatic actor.

For all her chops as a dramatic actor, she's our new Judy Holliday and Goldie Hawn, only even sharper.

Jim Carrey has shown ability as a dramatic actor, yet even if he seems a strange fit for this lurid and glacially paced murder mystery, he's not the reason for its failure.

Jamie Foxx is the rare comedian who didn't really hit it big in movies until he began appearing in dramatic roles — like his lead performance in Ray, for which he was awarded the 2004 Best Actor Oscar — and is now better known as a dramatic actor than a comedic one.

And it reinvented Cranston as a dramatic actor.

Now his career as a dramatic actor is little more than a footnote in the narrative of his life.

There's one truly memorable scene in The Skeleton Twins, and it's the one that draws most clearly on the comedic experience of its stars, a pair of former Saturday Night Live castmates moonlighting as dramatic actors.

A film that showcases Tatum and Carell as dramatic actors is bound to draw some eyes to this real life crime story.

The lack of chemistry between the two leads doesn't really allow for this possibility, even with Knightley's considerable skill as a dramatic actor.

Many performers from Saturday Night Live have gone on to have great success beyond the show, but even if they make the transition to the big screen, it's not easy for a comedian to be taken seriously as a dramatic actor.

Why it Could Fail: We've seen Carell's serious side, and while he's proven himself as a dramatic actor this is a huge step.

But from the deftly staged opening onward, Stiller makes the most of his comic timing and, especially his underappreciated skills as a dramatic actor.

As a dramatic actor, Heigl's style does tend to be florid and occasionally operatic — perfect for Izzie Stevens and potentially well - matched to «Charlie» Tucker, too.