Sentences with phrase «becomes melodramatic»

The narrative becomes melodramatic and even more synthetic as Punit tries to inject emotion and a sense of nobility that hasn't been earned.

The man who co-founded the naturalism - loving Dogme 95 manifesto with Lars von Trier is at his best when putting ordinary people into low - key situations that slowly become melodramatic.

At an instant, I became melodramatic.

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With Friedrich, whom Gorringe allies with the liberal German theologian Schleiermacher, landscape had become «melodramatic and solipsistic.»

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has become known for his melodramatic celebrations and diving throughout his career — as well as his gobsmacking ability, of course.

I agree that Raiden and Rose weren't exactly the most interesting bunch to listen to, but in the end of the game this terrible weakness becomes a shocking strength: Rose's inane, melodramatic banter has all been a petty construction - or has it?

It actually becomes an interesting movie, even though it does get a bit melodramatic at points.

Dull, tiresome and melodramatic, the movie fails to become anything even vaguely stimulating.

All of this is in service of an unfortunately melodramatic tale of a husband who must become a widower in order to discover the truth about his marriage.

The romantic angst between Katniss and her two suitors Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and Gale (Liam Hemsworth) is by far the least compelling aspect of the series, and last year's Catching Fire became hopelessly bogged down in melodramatic exchanges that did Lawrence a disservice.

If the series never quite transcended its melodramatic young adult roots or heavy - handed socio - political commentary, this third sequel nevertheless moves along with grim, propulsive confidence, once again leaning on Jennifer Lawrence «s steel - jawed performance as a young woman who becomes the unlikely leader of a rebellion over which she has less and less control.»

The subject matter certainly carries the danger of becoming too melodramatic, but between the interesting premise and excellent cast, «Flight» is exactly the kind of riveting character drama that should help remind audiences just how good Zemeckis» movies used to be.

When a story line threatens to become powerful, such as the ones involving Taslima or Claire, Kramer invariably cuts away to more mundane melodramatics, especially those involving a Korean teenager (Justin Chon) pressured into joining a gang.

The romance works rather better than the thriller element, as the plot becomes so convoluted and melodramatic it gets rather silly and never seems to be sure whether to takes itself seriously or not.

Ucitelka (The Teacher, Jan Hrebejk, 2016) Marvellously melodramatic, with a superbly manipulative protagonist, it becomes more than just a story from Czechoslovakia's Communist era.

There inevitably does reach a point, however, at which the movie becomes bogged down with oppressively familiar elements, with the egregiously melodramatic bent of the third act - ie multiple fake break - ups - obliterating the mildly positive impact of everything that preceded it.

Labor Day may share some chromosomes (the new girl in town who becomes a third - act proto - girlfriend for young Henry could be another Diablo Cody avatar), but it is a far more sombre affair, with melodramatic tendencies.

Haynes took an enormous risk here, but thanks to his thoughtful script and an utterly sincere performance from Moore, what could have easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking.

No one was more surprised than I to discover that a guy like me — a 40 - year - old Canadian dad — was able to become so enthralled with a game about melodramatic, adult - loathing Japanese teens that I would willingly and eagerly invest more than 100 hours in their story.

Once the gears of Potter's melodramatic plot start into motion, though, it becomes little more than an over-the-top soap opera, in which current affairs and past sexual trysts are revealed, relationships falls apart, a terminal diagnosis comes to light, and the gun goes through a series of motions to wind up in the hands that held it at the movie's start.

The script also loses its edge near the end, when the film loses its sharp - tongued humor and becomes maudlin and overly melodramatic.

«Room» is a better, more engaging aftermath film than it is an incarceration one (even if the second half can become rather melodramatic) and the movie starts to really take off once Ma and Jake are freed.

Based on the best - selling novel by Nicola Yoon, Everything, Everything is that rare teen romantic melodrama that rises above its disease - of - the - week melodramatic shortcomings to become something pleasantly diverting for the majority of its brief 96 - minute running time.

The story becomes overly melodramatic, and there's not a single solid performance to be found.

Bright's light, droll tone ably skips over melodramatic pitfalls (and glosses over a few plot elements that strain belief), but when Nick and Adelaide's secrets come out, her sparkling prose becomes unrelentingly sharp.

My only quibble with the novel is that occasionally the love story becomes a little melodramatic.

While there's a seriousness surrounding the proceedings, the tone avoids becoming too melodramatic, making the forty - hour adventure feel thoroughly enjoyable.

Opening with a brilliantly melodramatic cut scene («Is this really what has become of my brother?»)

Thus while his early landscapes, mostly completed in the 1820s, reflected his genuine appreciation for the beauty and naturalism of the American wilderness, his later paintings, completed during the 1830s and early 1840s (and strongly influenced by JMW Turner), reflected his fear that American materialism would destroy the scenery he loved, and so became more allegorical and unnecessarily melodramatic.