Sentences with phrase «builds tension masterfully»

Loktev builds tension masterfully in the first half, but with small moments of danger and discord that trouble what is otherwise a pleasant outing.

THR finds the film to be «one of the most emotionally realistic disaster movies in recent memory — and certainly one of the most frightening,» and the AV Club's Noel Murray writes, «The Impossible confirms that Bayona is a major talent, with a skill for shooting and constructing sequences that build tension masterfully.»

And like The Orphanage, The Impossible confirms that Bayona is a major talent, with a skill for shooting and constructing sequences that build tension masterfully.

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A feat of atmosphere, very smartly written and quietly observed, the film generates tension early and builds on it masterfully for the full 87 minutes.

All the tales in Carroll's debut graphic novel are fairly standard ghost stories, but it is her eerie illustrations — popping with bold color on black, glossy pages — that masterfully build terrifying tension and a keep - the - lights - on atmosphere.