Sentences with phrase «budget action drama»

Surprisingly well put together and high budget action drama with an

Surprisingly well put together and high budget action drama with an extended mag of guns, explosions, adult language and a sidearm of sauce.

Not exact matches

With this true crime drama set in late 1940s Los Angeles, director Ruben Fleischer looks to make the jump from modestly budgeted action - comedy (Zombieland 73, 30 Minutes or Less 49) to serious dramatic filmmaking.

And you're choosing to ignore all the female - centered dramas and comedies that have been SUCCESSFUL compared to budget: Lady Bird, Winter's Bone, Wild, Girls Trip, Trainwreck, Bridesmaids, Mean Girls, Clueless, Pitch Perfect, and on and on (not including the huge box office of the female - led action / sci - fi / Disney films like Frozen, Hunger Games, Gravity, Wonder Woman, etc).

This globe - trotting sci - fi - action - drama lacks the budget and superhero star power to deliver the entertaining thrills of the big screen counterparts, but it's passable for a television approximation.

The script is bad, the plot is ridiculous, the drama is flat and even the big - budget action sequences that take us snowboarding on vertiginous slopes, rock climbing up steep granite faces and big wave riding in the middle of the ocean fail to quicken the heart beat.

When the action does hit it is as clean and fun as any film with a $ 175 million budget and the Marvel brand slapped on it can expect to be, and is all the more impressive coming from a director who had only made small indie dramas (see Wattsâ $ ™ Cop Car if you havenâ $ ™ t).

What really stands out about «Maggie» is its cast, as the ex-governor continues his return to acting with something different for him: a low - budget horror drama that's more of a character study than an action picture.

Director: Jeff Wadlow Writers: Chris Hauty Nationality: US Genres: Action, Drama, Sport Release year: 2008 Running time: 110 min Budget: $ 20,000,000 (estimated) Character: Amber Heard is Baja Miller Release Date: March 4th 2008 Rated: PG - 13

At its core, the JJ - verse is still a dumb, loud vehicle for big - budget action set pieces and nonstop explosions, so it's unlikely we'll ever get a tense sci - fi drama with more talking than punching.

The film is an incredible tightrope walk between comedy and action and drama, and while there are some significant pacing issues, Black pulls it off beautifully, deftly summoning the best traits of big budget filmmaking.

The coming weekend sees another balanced offering, with high - concept, low - budget horror The Devil Inside (a US box - office smash, on opening weekend at least), action comedy 21 Jump Street, heist thriller Contraband and family drama We Bought a Zoo.

Bana performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low - budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science fiction and action thrillers.