Sentences with phrase «budget action fare»
Greengrass, of course, is the acclaimed British director who has moved between big - budget action fare such as «The Bourne Ultimatum» and gritty lower - budget titles such as «United 93.»
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Neither Charlize Theron nor Nicholas Hoult are stranger to big budget action fare after films like «Prometheus», «Hancock» and the «X-Men» series.
The end result is a well - intentioned yet hopelessly ineffective thriller that would've been better off with a more talented filmmaker at the helm, as it's becoming all - too - obvious that Berg simply doesn't have the chops to handle big - budget action fare.
Not exact matches
«Without dramatic action, middle and working class New Yorkers will continue to suffer the consequences of the MTA's budget crisis, with ongoing fare hikes and diminished services.»
It opened on Memorial Day weekend as counterprogramming to X-Men: Days of Future Past and other big summer season action fare, but even on a budget significantly scaled back from Sandler's usual standards, it fell short of expectations, opening in third place and ultimately finishing with $ 46 million and change domestically.
This high - budget (supposedly $ 135 million) summer - blockbuster escapist film is dull formulaic fare that has a questionable history premise, a star who does not light up the screen with charisma (Matthew McConaughey), a foreign - born female lead (Penélope Cruz) as eye candy who struggles with the English language to a point where it's an unwelcome distraction, and a tiresome and silly plot line to fill in the gaps while the adventurers are involved in their all too familiar set action pieces.
A perfect vehicle for Jason Statham or Luke Goss, Green Beret would make the perfect jumping - off point for a straight - to - DVD action flick in the mould of low - budget fare like Red Scorpion.