Sentences with phrase «by a fine cast»

It's amazing how many jokes and goofy moments the writers can fit into each scene — expertly played by the fine cast — but keep the characters grounded in the show's decidedly absurd reality.

Barbershop is greatly aided by a fine cast of very different actors, all likable and perfectly cast in their respective roles.

She's helped considerably by a fine cast (including the too seldom seen Marie Riviere and Andre Wilms), but in the end it's Bruni Tedeschi's sure grasp of the milieu — and in particular her acute understanding of the specific foibles of a rich, arty but out - of - touch class nostalgic for an earlier era — that makes the film a modest but surprisingly substantial delight.

The repetitive use of music and montages in Wagner are tempered by a fine cast, exquisite use of palatial locations, and many fascinating nuances that make Richard Wagner, as a nineteenth century pop star, quite contemporary.

Outside of the impressive performances by the fine cast, Whale Rider benefits from the fact that it is about a people and traditions mostly unknown to those not in the area.

Some of the developments feel a bit predictable — shot in the dull hues of gray that match Maud's life, Suffragette occasionally turns hard truths into platitudes — but the story is inspiring, buoyed by a fine cast, a pointed, important examination of the price paid for a shot at equality.

Luckily Brando and Harris — the film's weakest characters — are supported by a fine cast of British actors, and the decision to film their scenes on an fully functional reconstruction of the Bounty pays off much in the way directors Peter Weir and Fraser Hestion were able to extract rich atmosphere through the use of real ships in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and Treasure Island [M](1988), respectively.

Geremy Jasper's writing and directing debut has some of the flaws you'd expect from a first - timer but his raw talent supported by a fine cast shows a lot of promise.

While a Walken rant would have been welcomed, the strong script, quick pace and the good - to - excellent performances by a fine cast make «Wedding Crashers» the year's best comedy thus far and one of this summer's must - see events.

Veterans Staunton, Nighy and Considine are ably supported by a fine cast, particularly Schnetzer (the button - eyed co-star of «The Book Thief» serves up revolutionary fervor and a Morrissey pompadour with equal conviction) and Jessica Gunning as a miner's wife who finds her voice fighting not just for the strike but also for LGSM's right to visibly rally for the workers» cause.

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So too the principal bad guy is given a motivation that is as heartbreaking as it futile, and a sense of place is nicely evoked (more on that illusion later) through letter - perfect Serbo - Croatian and Russian spoken by a fine, unknown supporting cast that brings dramatic weight to their anonymity.

Until a devastatingly effective finale, Monsieur Lazhar is an exercise in delicacy, carried by Fallag's gentle performance and a fine cast of kid actors.

A brilliant film that is aided by a great cast, this is one of the finest French comedies ever made.

You should see The Post because it's an engrossing and rewarding drama told exceptionally well by a fine ensemble cast and one of the great filmmakers putting out his best work in ages.

Besides the gorgeous, burnished look supplied by cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi, Cooper gets a range of fine performances from a topnotch cast.

It certainly helps that he has one of the finest casts I've seen so far this year, headlined by three tremendous performances from the leading triumvirate.

The Cast are made up of fine actors from around the world and headed by sympathetic and unshowy performances from Anthony Hopkins, Rachel Weisz and Jude Law.

This is due not only to the fine work by Chilean director - cowriter Sebastián Lelio, working in English for the first time, but also to unusually delicate acting by a superior cast.

Emperor of the North features superb location photography by Joseph F. Biroc and a fine supporting cast, including Charles Tyner, Simon Oakland, Elisha Cook Jr., and Sid Haig.

Energetically performed by a uniformly fine cast, «Satan's Slaves» benefits from a top - notch technical presentation, including a splendid score by Aghi Narottama, Bemby Gusti and Tony Merle.

Mann telegraphs his own respect for Winstead as against Purvis by casting the fine character actor Stephen Lang in the role.

The film assembled one of the studio's finest voice casts, led by Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres, gave them a ton of great gags and memorable characters (the surfer dude turtle and the «One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest» homage in the dentist's office first among them), and then grounded it in with a deep bass line of thoroughly relatable pathos.

But while director Oliver Hirschbiegel («DasExperiment») very effectively takes youdeep inside Nazi Germany's crumbling heart and brings many infamous momentsacutely to life, his film doesn't offer much in the way of new insight.The script is more of a textbook play - by - play than an examination of impulsesand psyches, and while the Hirschbiegel and his cast add those dimensionsthrough their fine work, it seems the only way he could invest the audiencein these events was by seeking out a sympathetic minor character — inthe person of Hitler's young secretary, Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara)-- and beef up her significance.

The rest of the cast does mostly fine work with Ewan McGregor a relatively weak point and Abigail Breslin, younger than nearly everyone in the cast by about twenty years (or much more in many cases), simply unable to hold her own against such towering thespians.

Shooter was an adaptation of a Stephen Hunter novel, one from the general Lee Child school of books, a film with an interesting cast, but that was followed by a return to Training Day tropes in Brooklyn's Finest.

The officers of the Parisian Child Protection Unit are portrayed by a fine ensemble cast in Maiwenn's powerful if uneven drama Polisse.

The characters around him are similarly stoic and one - note, but nicely played by a fine supporting cast.

The leads are too contemporary in their attitudes but there is a solid supporting cast lead by the always fine Diana Rigg and Paul Freeman.

Full Throttle and its remaster — polished to a fine sheen by Double Fine Productions courtesy of Tim Schafer, the game's director back at Lucas — casts you as Ben, the leader of a biker gang who's framed for the murder of Malcom Corley, head of the Corley Motors motorcycle compfine sheen by Double Fine Productions courtesy of Tim Schafer, the game's director back at Lucas — casts you as Ben, the leader of a biker gang who's framed for the murder of Malcom Corley, head of the Corley Motors motorcycle compFine Productions courtesy of Tim Schafer, the game's director back at Lucas — casts you as Ben, the leader of a biker gang who's framed for the murder of Malcom Corley, head of the Corley Motors motorcycle company.

Critic's Score: A Directed by Travis Fine Casting by Anya Colloff Starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva

A delightful film about the gossip - filled lives of a group of women in Louisiana (ostensibly set in the year of its release, 1989, though often it seems to be several decades earlier), Steel Magnolias is lovely, with a very fine cast led by Sally Field and featuring Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts and Daryl Hannah.

In a fine cast that fast - talks their way through the script by director Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton make the most of their parts as, respectively, dogged workaholic Mike Rezendes and sceptical editor Water «Robby» Robinson.

As card - carrying members of the Cuarón fan club («Y Tu Mama Tambien» was a blistering revitalization of his career; «Prisoner of Azkaban «was the best Harry Potter film by a country mile; and «Children of Men» is one of the finest films of its decade), we've been following the tortuous progress of «Gravity» for what feels like forever, as Cuarón had a bitch of a time financing this 3D - shot, effects - driven film, and suffered several casting knock backs as A-listers signed on and then off the project (Robert Downey Jr., Angelina Jolie, among others).

A very sweet romantic comedy, «All I Wish» is helped by it's fine casting.

The hardboiled romance of good journalism and clamminess of bad politics is otherwise often enthralling, helped by a fine supporting cast, especially Bob Odenkirk as a cigarette - croaky, ur - reporter.

Implausible and ridiculous, yet grounded by an excellent script, and fine performances from its cast.

A gritty, intelligent, complex and well - acted series that fired on all cylinders throughout most of its five seasons, «The Wire» represents TV drama at its finest, anchored by a fantastic ensemble cast that rivals «Game of Thrones» in its sheer size and ability to squeeze great performances out of even the smallest roles.

Led by Michael Shannon, who has appeared in all of Nichols» films, the large cast is fantastic; although Joel Edgerton has received acclaim for his role in Nichols» Loving (also released this year), his laconic supporting performance here is arguably his finest work.

She is assisted, with aplomb, by fine supporting performances from Wilkinson and Watson, as well as from Sarah Gadon, who plays her cousin, and Sam Reid, who plays her love interest, to name just some of the steady work from the rest of the cast.

Perhaps as a made - for TV movie, Home of the Brave would have been considered solid fare, maybe even supporting enough fine performances by the cast to earn a few choice Emmy nominations.

With the breathing room afforded by a substantial but not excessive 155 - minute pre-credits runtime, this outing has time to give good material to all of the large cast, from the returning fixtures like Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) to the new roles filled by three Inception cast members (including a fine Joseph Gordon - Levitt, whose prominence raises some well - founded suspicions).

Synopsis: Screen legends Gregory Peck (On the Beach) and Richard Widmark (Road House) co-star in this brilliantly cast western epic featuring an unusually fine story and magnificent direction by the great William Wellman (The Ox - Bow Incident)-- unleashing dramatic power seldom found in this type of film.

A terrific supporting cast rounds out the quality acting ensemble, with a particularly fine performance by Peter Sarsgaard (Empire, The Salton Sea) as the unpopular editor trying to keep his magazine from falling apart at the seams.

The film is aided considerably by the fine performances given by the large cast.

A universally fine cast fills out the tale, led by Josh Gad, as the exasperated, frightened and ultimately heroic co-counsel.

That's OK by me, as this is one of his films where the story takes the center stage, while his direction and a fine cast provide the fuel for the mystery to run.

And it wasn't quite a decade ago that Julie Christie found herself at the Oscars for playing an Alzheimer's patient in Away From Her (in the end losing the prize to Marion Cotillard's Edith Piaf), though Moore's struggle here feels more fearsome moment - by - moment, not least because the Still Alice filmmakers keep their focus on their leading lady, in effect sidelining Baldwin, Stewart, and some fine actors elsewhere in the cast.

Hot Fuzz benefits by having a very nice comedic cast of character actors, with Simon Pegg in fine form in both the comedy and action department.

Niceley directed by Scott Hicks (SHINE), and with a very effective cast of character actors, the film moves along a bit slowly but ultimately pays off with a very fine last 20 minutes of emotional resolutions.