Sentences with phrase «balances sharp wit»

The visuals are stunning and unnerving in equal measure, the dialogue balances sharp wit with surreally detached reflection; it is overwhelming, tender, funny and, at times, horribly sad.

Not exact matches

Fey writes with her usual sharp wit about many aspects of being a woman and a mother, including how she manages the work / life balance that so many working moms struggle with, and what it's like to be a successful female in an industry dominated by men.

But it's Downey's vibe — the mordant wit, the boyish enthusiasm, the careful balance of self - love and self - loathing — that gives the film its sharp, comic sensibility and elevates it near the top of what was beginning to seem an exhausted genre.

With a finely tuned balance of sharp wit, wry sympathy and sensitive insight, she layers unusual materials into a whole.