Sentences with phrase «as the movie unfolds»

This is what often happens in movies, as our emotions are influenced and affected by the characters and the story as the movie unfolds.

Screenwriter David H. Steinberg offers up eye - rollingly over-the-top comedic set - pieces that become more and more desperate as the movie unfolds (ie a character is raped by a moose), yet it's the absence of compelling characters and the almost uniformly hackneyed nature of the various storylines that inevitably cements American Pie Presents The Book of Love's undeniable downfall.

As one might guess from first glance of the plot, this is a bit of a lofty story to tell, and as the movie unfolds, it is occasionally plagued with sizable data - dumps that might leave audiences overwhelmed by the sheer amount of exposition being served rapidly and in high - quantity.

As the movie unfolds from here, this seems altogether appropriate, for the picture is called Jackie, and it is a snapshot of a life that appears majestic and gorgeous at first, only to devolve into a tragic opera of confusion, trauma, and pain.

Ball's remarkably frank approach to a number of decidedly taboo subjects - rape plays an increasingly key role as the movie unfolds - is generally allayed by the undercurrent of darkly comedic elements, though it's ultimately Bishil's exceptionally strong performance that holds the viewer's interest throughout the movie's admittedly uneven running time.

Even before the gang has reached the island, «Kong: Skull Island» is already invoking «Apocalypse Now,» and the Vietnam metaphors grow stronger as the movie unfolds.

As the movie unfolds, uninspired obituary writer Dan (Jude Law) witnesses Alice (Natalie Portman) get hit by a car while crossing the street and quickly escorts her to the hospital.

As the movie unfolds, we learn of Elizabeth's character, not through the actresses» portrayal, but through the other characters» emotional reactions to her death.

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Cmone!!!! I think we should check how much crystal palace has spent or even liverpool.we as fans are not unhappy we just wish what is the best for our club.we've seen this movie unfold so many times and i beleive its due to the fans presure that we are even getting anyone.i know its a exciting time (only jump when confirmed) but lets not forget we hve dropped 5 points which would hve been prevented had we done our deals early.now we hve a huge task ahead of us catching up is no easy feat its easier to just keep going down the table than it is easy to rise

Whether from history books, movies such as Saving Private Ryan or firsthand accounts, most of us can picture how the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy unfolded — on the surface, that is.

EliteSingles Relationship Psychologist Zoe Coetzee explains that just as we get scared watching a horror movie, we also feel the release of serotonin and feel - good love hormones watching a romance unfold on TV.

EliteSingles Relationship Psychologist Zoe Coetzee explains that, just as we get scared watching a horror movie, we also feel the release of serotonin and feel good love hormones watching a romance unfold on TV.

It helps if you think of «Camp X-Ray» and the prison face - off between Stewart and Maadi as a cautionary conversation unfolding more like a theater production than a movie.

As if the crazy credits and shifting needle drops weren't enough to evoke Quentin Tarantino, the movie unfolds its bare - bones narrative in a series of chronological backflips.

It's just as clear, however, that the film's incongruously languid pace stands as an almost insurmountable obstacle virtually from the get - go, as filmmakers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have employed an episodic structure that becomes more and more problematic as the thin narrative unfolds - with the ongoing emphasis on subplots of a decidedly underwhelming nature (eg Jim's continuing efforts at resisting the advances of a sultry neighbor) compounding the movie's increasingly lackluster atmosphere.

It's unlikely anyone who hasn't seen Wiseau's film will feel lost as the players are all well established over the course of the movie (not to mention that intro), and the surprise of how the film's story unfolds is certainly enjoyable the first time you hear it (no matter the medium).

The movie unfolds like a twisted seduction (hence the title, although it might as easily be called Toxic).

It helps make «Coco,» scored by the erstwhile Michael Giacchino, play like a movie about music, rather than a musical, and the distinction is important as the story unfolds.

In this all - star cast holiday movie, four generations of extended family gather for an annual Christmas Eve celebration and as the evening unfolds, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down.

The actor does a superb job of transforming Bush into a fully - realized, unexpectedly compelling figure that never slides into parody or caricature, to such an extent that one is hard - pressed to recall the real deal's features as the movie continues to unfold.

The ongoing absence of momentum within the narrative ensures that Agora becomes more and more tedious as it unfolds, with the tragic conclusion subsequently unable to pack the emotional punch that Amenábar is clearly striving for - thus cementing the movie's place as a misguided and utterly forgettable piece of work.

It's the mesmerizing moment - by - moment sensory power of this funny yet piercingly sad movie that resonates on the deepest level, the long unfolding takes — Doc and Wilson's Coy Harlingen on the fogbound pier at San Pedro, the shattering reunion with Waterston's Shasta — that soak up light, atmosphere, and behavioral beauty and accumulate a tremendous poignancy as they go.

Mainly, the movie unfolds as one big, long, and very dull chase, with the beautiful princess on the run from stepmom's minions, aided and abetted by the titular Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth of Thor fame), a not - too - bright bounty hunter who becomes a chain - mail Clyde to her enchanted Bonnie.

The movie that unfolds from this premise is at least as funny as the original Deadpool, and better in virtually every other respect: better plot, better villains, a few unexpected narrative swerves, and, yes, at least one genuinely moving sequence.

Add to that the fact that Katniss is uncharacteristically passive throughout the movie, sitting in the back bleachers while the plot unfolds around her and at her, and often seems as disinterested as we are.

Not only do they talk about the filming of the movie, but Knightley really gets into the story of the film and she cheers for the characters as the scenes unfold.

There's little doubt that Stir of Echoes» effectiveness is somewhat diminished by the familiarity of its plot, as the movie - viewed in the wake of The Ring and its myriad of copycats - unfolds in a less - than - surprising manner that ultimately wreaks havoc on its overall impact.

As the movie begins, Oculus feels like a battle of wits between the mirror and her character, making the events that unfold much more exciting.

Not a terrible idea (i.e., making the boring, button - down dork the centre of a satirical romance) for a movie as self - serving, self - pitying, neo-Woody Allen ideas go, but as The Baxter unfolds with a suspiciously - familiar series of contrived situations, gentle misunderstandings involving homosexuality and a strange woman in your bed, and a parade of women so far out of Elliot's league as to render his eventual abandonment as inevitable as his ultimate match (with Cecil (Michelle Williams), likewise far out of his league) is unlikely, it becomes clear that the flick is just as stupid as that which it purports to lampoon.

«I'm haunted by that movie Birdman,» Sebastian Stan tells me as we sit in a hotel room at the Los Angeles Four Seasons while the press day for Captain America: Civil War unfolds around us.

The main achievement of this gimmicky horror is that it manages to hit all of the essential scary movie beats as the story unfolds in real time on a computer screen.

How you see the rightness or wrongness of what unfolds depends so much on what you, as a viewer, bring belief-wise to the movie.

With the exception of a prison - set flashback, the movie unfolds over the course of a single day, as Grant (Chronicle's Michael B. Jordan) runs errands, visits his mother (Octavia Spencer), and hangs with his girlfriend (Melonie Diaz) and 4 - year - old daughter (Ariana Neal).

Here's a synopsis of the movie: What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told.

«The Gift» is one of those movies where paying attention early helps in figuring out the causes of events as they unfold.

Found - footage works best when you feel like you're an active witness in the events unfolding on - screen, but playing up the «documentary» aspect removes audience involvement because it naturally creates a disconnect (Europa Report handled this effectively by having talking - head interviews in the first act, only to end up using them as sparingly as possible throughout the rest of the movie).

Stories We Tell, a doc from Toronto, unfolds as a procedural home movie, investigating the filmmaker's family secrets; and Goon, shot largely in Winnipeg and set across the country, is a viciously funny comedy about hockey violence.»

From his attention - grabbing debut with «Reservoir Dogs» (1992), a deviously clever heist film where the heist is never seen and the drama is all in the conversation and the ingenious structure, to his acclaimed «Inglourious Basterds» (2009), his thrilling rewrite of World War II history as a magnificent movie fantasy, Tarantino has gone his own way, snatching up ideas strewn through decades of film history and hundreds of genre movies like a magpie, rethinking them completely, and weaving them into entirely new stories that unfold at a leisurely pace so he can enjoy every word and gesture along the journey.

The movie doesn't always work — in fact, it's sometimes as messy as the characters that inhabit it — but it's also the type of magical cinematic experience that, just like fellow countryman Cuarón's «Gravity,» you can only gaze in childlike wonder as it unfolds before you.

I was so invested in this movie that I questioned some of its story turns and internal logic as the film unfolded — I so wanted to accept every detail — but in the end, I surrendered to Nichols» mastery as a storyteller.

They Came Together structures itself as Joel and Molly telling the story of how they met to a pair of friends (played with great reactionary humor from Bill Hader and Ellie Kemper spattered throughout the movie) over dinner and as their story unfolds Wain and company (the film was co-written by Michael Showalter) try to cram in as many daggers to the sides of rom - com cliches as they can in an 80 - minute period.

I think the only thing I can say is the connective tissue that you have seen in this film is just the beginning and as the story unfolds those connective tissue, to the Potter [books and movies], to what we know and have seen and have read in seven books and eight films, will become more explicit.

Playing like a boozy, floozy Antipodean mash - up of TV staple The Wonder Years and Paul Mazursky's middle class mores romp Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Elliott casts the terrific Atticus Robb as his adolescent alter - ego Jeff Marsh, a sensitive teenager whose obsessions know only two forms — movies and girl - next - door Melly (Darcey Wilson), an equally ill - at - ease tweenager barely coping with the madness that unfolds daily in their cul - de-sac existence.

The movie unfolds as Stanley Banks reminisces about the ups and downs of getting a daughter ready for her wedding day.

As you play through the game you will witness the story unfold in front of you eyes with beautiful in game movies that you will have the privilege to watch before every battle.

Writer and director Alex Garland allows for the film's biggers questions to inhabit the space that other genre movies might fill with action sequences, allowing for a slow sinking horror as the film unfolds.

Recommendation: Emotionally engaging but ultimately familiar and never as deeply cutting as it could be, as an epic family tragedy that unfolds piecewise, What Happened to Monday (Seven Sisters) offers enough solid thrills and wicked action sequences to be memorable but as a broader commentary on what's going on in our world today as far as overpopulation, this movie fails to express its concern in a way that's truly noticeable, much less urgent.

As you survey the unfolding landscapes in this 50th Anniversary issue of the James Bond series, you may think, as did I, that the most impressive decision was made not by Sam Mendes, who directs the movie, not by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan who scripted the work, but by a small group of top leaders in the Chinese Communist partAs you survey the unfolding landscapes in this 50th Anniversary issue of the James Bond series, you may think, as did I, that the most impressive decision was made not by Sam Mendes, who directs the movie, not by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan who scripted the work, but by a small group of top leaders in the Chinese Communist partas did I, that the most impressive decision was made not by Sam Mendes, who directs the movie, not by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan who scripted the work, but by a small group of top leaders in the Chinese Communist party.

Shot over the course of 18 days at the Savernam Estate's cavernous Tottenhouse House in the English countryside — a location that effectively doubles as an extra character in the otherwise spare, intimate psychological drama — the movie unfolds in mostly long - take wide shots, though Rumley also isn't afraid to stage a canted angle for art's sake.

As the story unfolds we see cracks in the relationship from the start of the movie and see Jason's insecurities go from a level 5 to 10.