Sentences with phrase «bulk of the movie»

71's uninvolving atmosphere only grows more pronounced as it saunters into its meandering midsection, as the bulk of the movie is either incoherent or just unreasonably spare (ie in terms of the latter, there are too many scenes of Gary wandering around his dimly - lit environs.)

Tracking a very limited set of clues, they spend the bulk of the movie and generate the biggest portion of The Hangover's laughs piecing together the events of the prior night and wondering how they came to lose Doug.

The vibrant colours and scenic gorgeousness that make up the bulk of the movie alone is worth the watch.

The affable vibe subsequently persists for the bulk of the movie's 95 minute running time, to be sure, and yet it's increasingly clear that Peter Rabbit has, for the most part, been designed to appeal primarily to small children - with this vibe never more obvious than in its larger - than - life, physical - comedy - heavy midsection.

I'm told that Alex Garland's film, out February 23, veers considerably from the plot of Jeff VanderMeer's hit 2014 novel; those going in expecting a faithful adaptation will be disappointed, and may spend the bulk of the movie frustrated about what's not there instead of appreciating what is.

After that, things get frustrating for the bulk of the movie's middle section, with plenty of wheel - spinning and pointless banter to kill the time between a couple of so - so action sequences, one of which kills off an intriguing supporting character five minutes after he's introduced.

The bulk of the movie's emotional heft revolves around these key players, with various supporting roles showing up in the latter half of the film to offer support and their condolences to the shattered man.

The comedy and bulk of the movie is built on the idea that Alice and Tatiana will be conning Mike and Dave the entire trip, with everything going wrong.

While actors like Irfan Khan (playing an older version of Pi), Gerard Depardieu and Rafe Spall were cast in supporting roles, it was left up to a 17 - year - old neophyte - one of more than 3,000 who auditioned - to command the screen and enthrall an audience for the bulk of the movie.

From what I know, the bulk of the movie is set in the past when the original cast is still in Starfleet Academy (school basically).

The bulk of the movie is about Anton hiding out in Tatiana's garage, bonding with her and her mother (Katie Holmes), and going on the Internet to find ways to take power back in his country.

For the bulk of the movie, all four men exist within the confines of Brad's mind, as he imagines their trouble - free lives in idyllic contrast to his own drab routine.

The bulk of the movie centers around the less - than - extraordinary events in the life of Melvin, which really isn't that remarkable in terms of building a movie around.

Chiwetel Ejiofor is at Michael Fassbender's and my plantation for the bulk of the movie.

Needless to say, if you don't find Brooks to be funny, this will probably be an excruciating experience to sit through, as he mopes and whines endlessly about his love life for the bulk of the movie.

Instead, it feels like it serves to remind viewers that there's a world outside of these four and their kidnapped Marques — a bulk of the movie takes place in the loft where they're holding him.

The bulk of the movie is set in Japan, which neither helps nor hurts the story, but does allow Twentieth Century Fox to court the lucrative Asian market.

As the brothers chase their sister through a trippy interdimensional void, they're tossed into the wasteland of the Planet Sakaar, where the bulk of the movie takes place.

Certainly, as writer and director, he has brought all these elements together with great skill — but like the Political Hot Potato Movie Award, the bulk of this movie is passionate fiction and not political history.

As Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman wrote when Pulp archaeology was reaching a fever pitch, «In the two and a half hours of Pulp Fiction there are plenty of scenes that recall other movies, but the bulk of the movie does not.

Those are the parts that are true — the bulk of the movie, like many with the «based on a real story» intro, is embellished with heaps of dramatic license.

It doesn't help, either, that scripters Carter and Frank Spotnitz have augmented the proceedings with a Scully - based subplot that's both dull and needless, and it's impossible not to scratch one's head at the decision to keep Mulder and Scully separated for the bulk of the movie's overlong running time.

The bulk of the movie pays tribute to his stoic determination, not his trust in the divine; always a competitor, he simply refuses to break down and let his captors win.

The bulk of the movie is set with «Karen» as an adult, played by Noomi Rapace, but we get plenty of flashbacks to Dafoe raising the girls and teaching them how to elide capture by the Child Allocation Bureau.

There's something surprising about «The Wall,» a stripped - down war drama featuring, for much of its brisk, 1 1/2 - hour running time, exactly two on - screen characters, one of whom is lying face down in the dirt, unconscious, for the bulk of the movie.

Off Goodman heads to interview the three subjects, triggering three bite - sized flashbacks that make up the bulk of the movie.

Happily, we're privy to a lot of great stories... in fact, a bulk of this movie is Mr. Rogers» storytelling land.

It's also the reason Gleeson's character is emphasized over Michael Fassbender «s titular character who dons the paper mache head for the bulk of the movie.

Those two storylines make up the bulk of the movie and Johnson hits the ground running with both.

The story that comprises the bulk of the movie involves Lou Canova (Nick Apollo Forte), a Louis Prima-esque lounge singer whose success came a quarter - century earlier.

The bulk of the movie, then, is comprised of Gavin's story to Hollis, though complicated by the fact that the latter has just found out that he is sterile, and therefore not the biological father of the two children he shares with his wife.

Surprisingly enough, the movie wasn't a nonstop stream of video game cameos and references — the bulk of the movie's focus was on the original arcade games they designed just for this movie and most of the really funny video game cameos you've already seen if you've watched the trailers.

While there were a few moments that wafted of sentimentality (there were two uproarious games of charades), the bulk of the movie presented an interesting commentary about the challenges of transitioning to a lifestyle that is consistent with your ecological values.

Given that most of us assess the bulk of movies as being of an average quality, we should see the same pattern when we analyze movie ratings.