Sentences with phrase «as romantic»

His primary interest as an Romantic painter artist was contemplation of Nature and the Sublime, what places him in art history.

His adoration centres her as a romantic heroine, with a little help from Alexandre Desplat's euphoric score.

«Zoolander» was funny as hell but Stiller has no appeal or charisma as a romantic lead.

For a movie billed and marketed as a romantic comedy, you'd have to be pretty deranged to find a trace of either.

In the end, Danny Collins works best as a romantic comedy, written by Fogelman with cheeky irreverence and delivered with offhanded charm by two seasoned actors who clearly relish their improbable chemistry.

Through sex, fiery concert sequences, even a cameo from Superstar - style Barbie dolls, Haynes charts the rise and fall of a love affair (first glimpsed as a romantic car ride where Slade and Wilde cruise through a laser light show, to the tune of Lou Reed's aching «Satellite of Love») against the backdrop of the times.

Think Like a Man - As good as a romantic comedy based on a Steve Harvey self - help relationship book can be.

He also overshadows some of the film's finer and more surprising features, namely the terrific debut performance by «Talk Soup»'s Greg Kinnear as a romantic lead and Ormond in another fine role, although the last commercial one in her career.

«I'd like to make a contemporary musical about L.A., starting with the L.A. we know but slowly building to a vision of the city as romantic metropolis — one that is actually worthy of the dreams it inspires.

Cruz is fine even though her intended role as the romantic vixen to spark fireworks between the leads never pans out sufficiently to merit her inclusion.

Based purely on colour connotation, we can read heroine Suzy (Kara Hayward) as a romantic always dressed in pink, apart from when Sam (Jared Gilman) first meets her as a raven in the town play (mystery, magic).

One of my favorite romantic comedies, though I still can't accept Billy Crystal as a romantic lead (which was probably Sally's real problem anyway).

Leslye, what was it that appealed to you about casting Jason as your romantic lead, especially as his character is a dicier version of the male love interest?

Funnier scenes like the one in which the guys try to pee after taking Viagra are scarce and treating women like objects (even if they don't seem to mind) can never be construed as romantic.

Vanessa and Wade's bond is built up from their similarities found in screwed - up childhood, followed by unstable adolescence, and of course, there exists a 275 - dollar - gift - from - the - game - booth scene that is as romantic as it is sensible.

The elegantly composed script even begins to mirror the film within the film as the romantic tension grows between Catrin and Tom.

Clearly she was put into the film as a romantic interest, but aside from a boatload of sexual tension and a forced kiss, there was nothing.

Malick is currently in post-production on his upcoming untitled film starring Ben Affleck, set for a 2012 release with Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz also starring which is described as a romantic drama.

«Zhivago» was a hit, and Sharif's career as a romantic lead continued for a few years.

by Walter Chaw Shaun of the Dead isn't a spoof, it's a traditional zombie film introduced as a romantic - comedy and infected with a sly British - cum - «The Simpsons» intelligence and sensibility.

Wong Kar - Wai's «My Blueberry Nights» isn't the first movie to use food, or even dessert, as a romantic metaphor, but this one is unquestionably the creation of a filmmaker with the sensibility of a woozy, love - stricken pastry chef.

Billed as a romantic comedy, «The Story of Us» falls more into that netherworld of a genre called the dramedy.

As a romantic lead, Abrams has fewer dimples and more edge than the standard Hollywood romantic hero, but shares other familiar elements.

Idris Elba doesn't think of himself as a romantic leading man.

An impenetrable folly of gaudy excess and crass emoting, the film's only achievement beyond the technical prowess of its staging is in highlighting the shortcomings of F. Scott Fitzgerald's tome: as an allegory, it is masterful, but as a romantic narrative, it is a meagre work.

Ocean's Eleven could be seen as a romantic heist movie centering on the tug - of - war between Danny Ocean and Terry Benedict for the heart of Tess (Julia Roberts, Closer), but with Danny and Tess now married, that angle is out.

Nia Long, love jones (1997)-- Heaven is Nia Long as a romantic lead.

The film's marketing team tagged «The Martian Child» as a romantic drama, but don't fall for that bit of manipulation.

The film boasts a fine script that mixes various comedy styles as well as romantic and dramatic moments seamlessly.

Woody Allen no longer casts himself as the romantic lead in his films, but it's still pretty obvious when the director's own viewpoints, neuroses, and inclinations are coming out of his male leads» mouths.

They flail towards a dance contest and the film, from the mid-point on, is as predictable as any romantic comedy you've ever seen.

Her hair has been cut short in order to identify her as the romantic associate of a Nazi collaborator.

Sarah Paulson is a revelation as a romantic lead.

David has more on Rickman's remarkable life and career here, and Megan looks at his roles as a romantic lead here.

Andrew's got a surprise lined up for Melanie, and it's about as romantic as handing her a blank check.

More like tired, as Ben Stiller plays what he always seems to play as the romantic lead, except in this case, without any sympathy whatsoever.

While he doesn't surprise here, he's more tolerable than expected as a romantic lead cast for his looks and physique.

DeWitt, though, is the best of the three, turning her vegan lesbian into more than what could have been a gaggle of tropes and cliches, making it clear that her sisterly relationship is just as important as any romantic entanglement.

In Los Angeles, Jason (Brian Tee) experiences a familial love that is just as complicated as the romantic kind.

Less solemn than «Void,» Burshtein's first film to be shown beyond her ultra-Orthodox community, «The Wedding Plan» has even been described as a romantic comedy.

Nothing new to see here, but as romantic comedies go, it's not that bad, and Amy Adams is always worth watching.

The movie wants desperately to function as a romantic tragedy, with passions glancing off the thoughtless pursuit of satisfaction.

Depending on performance and visual approach, screen sex can demonstrate frustration and restlessness as easily as romantic contentment; an actor can convey self - loathing instead of, or in addition to, satisfaction.

It certainly has the novelty value of seeing a pre-James Bond Sean Connery (he also sings) as the romantic lead.

Although Bill Pullman seems an unlikely choice to play as a romantic lead, somehow he manages to fit into the part just fine.

The female relationships in this movie are as important as the romantic ones: Judy Greer gives the often thankless bitchy best friend role humor and humanity; and we both love and hate Malin Akerman as the sister bridezilla just looking for approval, which feels true to life.

As her romantic interest, Harrison Ford is fantastic.

The first and most obvious reason why Love Stinks doesn't work comes from the casting of French Stewart as the romantic lead.

Staunton and Spall are both unlikely leads, and their emergence as romantic heroes is as much of a surprise to their characters as it is to audiences.

It is listed as a romantic comedy, but plays more like a dramedy, and has a premise that feels better suited for a psychological thriller.