Sentences with phrase «best dramatic performances»

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Arguably Adam Sandler's best dramatic performance (though «Punch - Drunk Love» may have the advantage), this look at a well - off family's life through the eyes of the daughter of the Mexican housekeeper who works for them is one of the unrecognized great movies of the 2000s.

Josh Gad delivers his best dramatic performance to date as the belittled Jew who has to do all of the talking when the stage lights of the courtroom are on.

She is undeniably a seasoned actress but her performance in this film is possibly the best dramatic performance I've seen from her because of the delivery of her character's torment and fearfulness.

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The two most enjoyable performances are Jon Anderson (the YES man)-- O HOLY NIGHT, quite the dramatic display of one of the very best Christmas carols.

«But we have to not panic as well, just today was a dramatic performance.

determination as a footballer yet he's constantly caught up more in being dramatic on the pitch than acutally putting a good performance in.

Aaron Ramsey admitted himself after Arsenal's dramatic win over Crystal Palace that he wasn't at his best — but the Welsh is underplaying his performance somewhat and deserves plaudits for his perseverance alone.

You can enjoy a better body, an increase in athletic performance and other positive effects such as clear skin, a stronger immune system and a dramatic increase in energy and endurance.

Interestingly, this stage is sometimes accompanied by a sudden or dramatic improvement in competitive performance that may convince the athlete that training is progressing well.

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General feeling quite okay otherwise, feeling better after a sluggish first week, but the decline in performance is dramatic to say the least.

But it wasn't until I learned how to tap into the power of superfoods that I began to see dramatic improvements in my mood, energy levels, as well as overall health and performance.

Much of what makes the movie work so well are the moving performances from Molly Shannon and Jesse Plemons in roles that allow them both to stretch in unprecedented dramatic ways.

When the dance is finally beat, Robert Baker... or Alabama, there's something endearing enough about the pretty points in cinematography and score work, touching occasions in entertainingly well - paced direction, interesting spots in a colorful story, and across - the - board decent performances - especially the one by Evan Rachel Wood - for the final product to border on decent, ultimately falling under the overwhelming weight of the glaring tonal and narrative incoherencies, flat humor, dramatic contrivances, problematic themes, even more problematic leads, ridiculous story and onslaught of clichés which render Andrew Fleming's «Barefoot» an occasionally charming, but mostly mediocrely misguided romantic dramedy.

There is a certain intimacy to Hibbs» efforts, though not as much as there is to the efforts of a cast full of dated performances, some of which are dated to the point of mediocrity, while other hold up well enough to be rich with charisma, if not a little dramatic weight, with Audie Murphy himself, as himself, all but carrying the film with his particularly grounded charisma, and charming chemistry with his peers.

His dramatic performance here is one of the best in his career, showing that he can do more than neurotic comedy.

The idea is that, should the mood strike, a performer may add a beat mid-bar as though choked - up with emotion, their dramatic license with the material thus extended liberally and their performance, we are told, made immeasurably better and more real.

We are instead given a number of impressive, but token flashy performances by veteran actors in tough guy bit parts (Pete Postlethwaite and Chris Cooper as irredeemable lifelong criminals) and newcomers in «dramatic stretches» (The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner who is good (again) but not as great as the star - makers would have you believe, and most notably, Blake Lively, excellent as a drug - addled neighborhood floozy).

Harding is played in «I, Tonya» by Margot Robbie in a performance that garnered her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress and proved to everyone that she has the chops to do some very heavy dramatic lifting.

Affleck also pulls his dramatic weight as Michael's best friend, and Eric Christian Olson gets most of the laughs, but it's Barrett's performance in the final act that steals the show.

Julianne Moore's recent Oscar win could find her comedic performance in Maggie's Plan a refreshing balance to her dramatic roles and nominations and find a spot for her as well.

Mendelsohn's performance is both comedic as well as dramatic.

It packs the biggest wallop, and it features what is surely the strongest of all Frank Sinatra's dramatic performances, as well as the most affecting and glowing of Kim Novak's.

It marries ferocious, unnerving violence and waves of profanity to powerful, psychologically acute performances in a way that is intensely dramatic as well as almost unbearable to...

First, the dramatic elements are well made, with some very good performances (particularly by Luke and a very menacing portrayal of a meddling father by country star, Tim McGraw), but all too often things veer into schmaltzy melodrama.

Pacino does a good job, as usual, but Robin Williams (A.I., One Hour Photo) is the one who impresses, with a performance that helps us remember that he is actually a very good dramatic actor.

Gene Kelly is known best for his musicals but this film is one of his dramatic performances.

Powerful and dramatic, Flight is a nice return for Robert Zemeckis, as well as a showcase of a knockout performance by Denzel Washington, a well - executed story, and the most intense airplane crash sequence you might ever see.

She's easily the favourite in the dramatic category for her performance as a neuroscience professor with Alzheimer's in Still Alice, and a strong bet in the comedy equivalent for Maps to the Stars, David Cronenberg's acid Hollywood satire, for which she won best actress at Cannes.

Katniss Everdeen, «The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2» (2015) After four movies, it was time to say goodbye to this cinematic saga, and Lawrence went - out on top with her best, most effective dramatic performance in the series.

Jennifer Aniston has been doin» quite well as a movie star in major comedies; she's had flops, but also a number of hits and even picked up a Golden Globe nomination for her dramatic performance in Cake.

That's where you'll find curiosities such as best supporting performance votes for Ray Romano, who takes a surprisingly dramatic turn in «The Big Sick» as the father of a coma - stricken woman (Zoe Kazan), and support for Salma Hayek's turn in Miguel Arteta's politically - tinged chamber drama «Beatriz at Dinner.»

His film is a twisting, turning delight, with great performances illuminating a deceptively complex and well - structured narrative that crackles with erotic tension, dramatic weight and thrilling unpredictability.

At least the film has a number of surprisingly inspired comic performances by actors best known for their dramatic work.

The best comedic actors are often relegated to a very particular box, one that pushes us to act totally dumbfounded when they happen to deliver a great dramatic performance.

The move surprised a lot of people, considering there was already plenty of buzz about funnyman Steve Carell, who went through a drastic physical transformation to play multimillionaire John du Pont, delivering a career - defining dramatic performance worthy of a Best Actor nomination and possibly a win.

Stallone has aged well and he gives a touching performance in Creed, the seventh Rocky installment, a boxing movie that has surprising dramatic heft and a lot of heart.

Sarandon shows here how hilarious she can be while still giving a committed and full - out performance, which works really well in the more dramatic moments of the film.

He was nominated for the Prime - time Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special; the Royal Television Society Award for Breakout Performance Behind the Scenes; and, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for his work on Bleak House, which was the Best Drama Serial winner at the British Academy Television Awards 2006.

Gary Oldman was picked best dramatic actor for his performance as Winston Churchill in «Darkest Hour.»

All of that being said, there is still some fun to be had here, as the performances from Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, and (especially) Jim Carrey are all extremely fun to watch, the action scenes are exciting and bad - ass, some of the humor really works, and a good amount of the dramatic material is effective.

It's when the film reaches Candie's plantation that it drops off considerably, largely due to less dramatic tension as well as an unconvincing performance by Samuel L. Jackson as Candie's trusted house slave (while the other actors at least make some attempt at period verisimilitude, Jackson sounds as contempo as he did in Jackie Brown and Pulp Fiction).

While Davis primarily shined as a dramatic actress, she was also capable of delivering strong comic performances and her turn in the screwball comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner ranks as her best.

She's able to convey bubble - brained zaniness about as well as anyone in the movies right now, and then she can switch gears and give you a scary dramatic performance in something like «Vanilla Sky.»

He has an eye for young talent, but is even better with seasoned pros; as the grief - stricken father, Carell gives the finest dramatic performance of his career.

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.

Whether it be the superpowers of Coogler's direction or just the rare blooming of Sly's dramatic acting chops, Stallone brings his A-game in what might be his best performance as a pure actor since 1976.