Sentences with phrase «buddy flick»

While Melissa McCarthy has undeniably been hilarious in buddy flicks and as part of an ensemble, a la Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013) and Ghostbusters (2016), she remains yet to prove an ability to maintain that level of laughter carrying a star vehicle.

Shane Black has a talent of making great buddy flicks with a perfect mixture of humor, intrigue, and action.

Wildly absurd and entertaining, «The Hangover» may not be the epic comedy that many expected, but it's still a great buddy flick that could be the surprise hit of the summer.

Does this movie do to rom - coms, what Zombieland did for buddy flicks, or is it just a poor «Twilight for zombies» knock off?

The Hangover does come close to some sort of self - awareness, of itself as a trashy buddy flick and of Vegas as simulacrum of excess.

Enough women know this to guarantee that Bridesmaids, a female buddy flick co-written by Saturday Night Live star Kristen Wiig, will be a must - see movie for girlfriends.

Hyphenate David Michael O'Neill's Five Aces is another in that long - standing tradition of pseudo-nostalgic man - sensitive buddy flicks, this one free of the stultifying voice - over narration but not of the contracted timeframe and forced epiphanies.

it isn't the funniest buddy flick you've seen, nor the most stunning in action, but Berg and company mixes the two just right, and the result makes for good, low - brow entertainment.

Film Review by Kam Williams Jackie Chan Teams with Johnny Knoxville for Familiar Unlikely - Buddies Flick Jackie Chan made dozens of martial arts movies in his native Hong Kong prior to finding phenomenal success stateside in 1998 co-starring with Chris Tucker in the buddy - comedy Rush Hour.

A microscopic buddy flick complete with a crusty police captain, a megalomaniacal Mayor Phlegmming (William Shatner) bent on re-election, a sexy single cell (Brandy) who won't give our unfairly - maligned leukocyte the time of day, and a series of breathtaking circulatory car chases (along the Vena Cava Expressway) that take us on a giddy tour through all the major towns of Frank (and a few greasy fly - by - night joints like the club carbuncle), Osmosis Jones is amazingly fun and clever.

A dazzling throwback to»70s sleaze and»80s buddy flicks, Shane Black's detective story scratches an itch you didn't know you had.

It sounds like Marvel is looking to put a final polish on the script for the Thor and Hulk team - up buddy flick, Thor: Ragnarok, currently penned by Christopher Yost and Craig Kyle.

So a light - hearted buddy flick with Vince Vaughn and Kevin James, and directed by Ron Howard, seemed like just the right change of pace.

This action filled buddy flick is hampered by a slow start and cheap jokes but is graced with a brilliant luster that can sometimes sparkle very brightly.

Written and directed by Theodore Melfi, St. Vincent is a bittersweet, unlikely - buddies flick which works more in terms of comedy than drama.

In fact, the way Mikey and Nicky naturally spirals from a goofy buddy flick to a sickening tragedy is one of its most impressive feats.

HOT PURSUIT This grueling buddy flick pairs Reese Witherspoon (better than the material) and Sofia Vergara (terrible) as a klutzy cop and a shrill eyewitness, and the result goes well beyond oil and vinegar — it's more like mustard and Frosted Strawberry Pop - Tarts.

Is it merely an innocent, inspirational buddy flick or is it an Army recruiting tool targeting innocent tykes?

While the running thread of the mismatched black and white partners forced to work together has been a staple since 1958's «The Defiant Ones,» this movie can not seem to decide if it wants to be a cleverly - bantered buddy flick in that vein, a serious crime drama, a fast - paced tale of worldwide illegal drug operations or a violent action adventure (although there is certainly enough of that latter element to go around).

Otherwise, it's just another improbably silly buddy flick.

Was that because of his track record with unlikely - buddy flicks like Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hours?

I was expecting a somber buddy flick, but laughed my butt off half the time.

Benny and Josh Sadfie are riding the wave of success off the back of the Robert Pattinson crime drama Good Time by signing on to remake Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte cop / convict buddy flick 48 Hours.

The film boasts moments of hilarity (especially from Malkovich), but the element of surprise has left this old - guy buddy flick.

This old - school, character driven, private dick buddy flick is a kick in the crotch and I mean that in the best way possible.

John Badham (American Flyers, WarGames) directs to mostly successful results, utilizing a similar formula in his previous equally entertaining buddy flick, Blue Thunder.

If you are a fan of buddy flicks or Shane Black's past films, then you don't want to miss this one.

DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Bittersweet Buddy Flick Starring Adam Sandler as Terminally - Ill Comic Arrives on DVD This bittersweet buddy flick revolves around a terminally - ill, middle - aged, Hollywood icon (Adam Sandler) who decides to give an aspiring, young comic (Seth Rogen) the big break he's been waiting for.

Perhaps it was MTV's way of redeeming themselves for unjustly ignoring the cinematic masterwork that was «Encino Man» back in 1992, but their love for Shore was short - lived; he has since remained nomination - free, despite the brilliant back - to - back - to - back comedic trifecta of «In The Army Now,» «Jury Duty» and, lest we forget, his much beloved buddy flick with Stephen Baldwin, «Bio-Dome.»

In 1987, Quentin Tarantino directed and starred in his first short film, the pop culture - infused buddy flick My Best Friend's Birthday.

The Medallion ends up being another misfire for Jackie in an English language film, proving that people might like him in buddy flicks, but are still not sure they want to see him as the main star.

Black has a penchant for teaming up badly matched heroes for buddy flicks — he is the writer of the Lethal Weapon series (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover), The Long Kiss Goodnight (Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson), and The Last Boy Scout (Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans), all of which feature two leads with different personalities who must team together or fail — but this may well be his most inventive pairing yet.

Through an odd series of events Roger convinces Eddie to help him clear his name; quickly transforming the film into a buddy flick.

Resurrecting the Champ (PG - 13 for violence and brief profanity) Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett co-star in this buddy flick about a struggling sports reporter who befriends a homeless boxing legend and in the process learns an important lesson about life which inspires him to reexamine his relationship with his young son (Dakota Goyo).

Opening - night crowds raved about Blindspotting, starring Hamilton star Daveed Diggs, a buddy flick set in San Francisco - neighbouring Oakland about two moving - van drivers — one white, one black — that teeters into spoken rhymes when arguments get heated.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Malkovich Shines in Character Study of Kreskin - Like Mentalist Even though his name is The Great Buck Howard instead of The Amazing Kreskin, it's pretty apparent who John Malkovich's character is based on in this bittersweet, unlikely - buddy flick.

Unfortunately, just because this buddy flick was a box office bonanza doesn't necessarily mean it's still a worthwhile rental.

Yeah, yeah, it's another movie about the royals, but it's more than that: it's a fish - out - of - water / buddy flick, with Geoffrey Rush's Australian commoner helping Colin Firth's British king overcome his crippling stammer.

The bar has been set with buddy flicks that mix comedy and action... Lethal Weapon and 48 Hours.

Other than that, «Bulletproof» is your standard vulgar, mindless, action - buddy flick, albeit with a love story at its center — something that might have marked the movie as a landmark among the kind of fictional relationships that date back to «Huckleberry Finn,» if it weren't trying so hard to deny its identity.

However, Due Date, a cross-country road trip comedy much in the same vein as John Hughes» 1987 buddy flick, stars Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis.

Unless you enjoy laughing at outdated stereotypes suggesting that blacks are loud, stupid, lazy, smelly, promiscuous and criminal, you might like to pass on this insensitive exercise in bigotry masquerading as a buddy flick.

If there's a genre — sci - fi, western, gangster, thriller, comedy, film noir, buddy flick — that doesn't find its way into Solo, we must have missed it.

In addition, while the Netflix genres go beyond the standard Hollywood categorization (Rom - com, buddy flicks, period - piece, family - friendly), the descriptors are kept to 50 characters or less.