Pod review: An interesting premise spoilt
by predictable plot points, cheap costumes and an unnecessary ending.
The cinematography is spot on, but at times, the approach feels too creaky, a sensation caused
by the predictable plot twists and unsubtle dialogue.
Unfortunately, this gets overshadowed
by the predictable plot and the distractingly shaky camera angles meant to give the film added grit.
BAYWATCH is a largely uninspired cash grab, surrounded
by predictable plots, an overstuffed runtime (the theatrical version is almost two hours and the extended version doesn't help), and paint - by - the - numbers execution, thanks to Director Seth Gordon.
Not exact matches
Features a standout central performance
by newcomer Boyd Holbrook («The Host»), but suffers from
predictable plotting and shallow characterizations that keep the movie from ever transcending the obvious.
Black Panther's third act is less impressive
by comparison, as the movie's action gets bogged down in CGI overload and its
plot beats lack the emotional resonance of earlier moments, either because they are rushed or a bit too conventional (re:
predictable).
Throughout, Strouse's marginal insights are subsumed
by a threadbare narrative and
predictable romantic - comedy
plotting.
There are plenty of
plot - related issues, not the least of which is that the film's «science» is wrongheaded in many ways, but it's hard not to be impressed
by a movie that pushes forward relentlessly without being
predictable.
Despite a
predictable plot, Barbie as Rapunzel is a positive role model exemplifying qualities of friendship, loyalty, and self - esteem, set in a soothing soundtrack
by the London Symphony Orchestra.
When you cut down Cars as to why it worked, it wasn't for the technical stuff, or the
predictable plot, but because we enjoyed the characters the depiction of small town America represented
by Radiator Springs, and some clever sight gags and jokey allusions to the world of automobiles themselves.
«A Wake in Providence,» which could just as well been called «Awake in Providence,» is well directed
by Rosario Roveto Jr., who keeps the
predictable plot humming along and keeps his actors from going over the top.
While the movie relies on somewhat archetypal characters and a
predictable plot, its core message about overcoming fear and loneliness
by seeing the humanity in one another will resonate with anyone who's ever felt unheard.
In addition to its overly familiar
plot, Homefront runs its course in some
predictable ways, and the leaden,
by - the - numbers events of the film are too plodding for this relatively talented and appealing cast to overcome.
A somewhat
by - the - numbers rom - com with
predictable plot points and character arcs, No Reservations nevertheless kept its focus on an upscale New York City restaurant, its kitchen, and a battle of pride therein.
Filled with rollicking songs
by Tim McGraw, Bonnie Raitt and k.d. lang, Home on the Range doesn't stray far from the
predictable plot we've come to expect in the musical Western.
Surrounded
by one - dimensional characters and a
predictable plot, The Way, Way Back can tell a joke, but has difficulty doing anything else.
That being said, Ex Machina is far less
predictable — and much better shot (
by cinematographer Rob Hardy)-- than its threadbare
plot summary might make it sound.
The
plot is gritty and
predictable, but lifting it above the ordinary is a blustering performance
by Ray Winstone as the squad's chief — a man who long ago lost all illusions.
The
plot here is entirely
predictable but as with Ozu's family dramas the real meat is in the film's visual aesthetic and cultural context, at once captured most intensely during a scene where Teresa witnesses a financial crisis - related suicide with all the suddenness of an Alfonso Cuaron action sequence and Chen captures her jaded shock
by shooting her from low angles through light - heavy filters.
This production at least deserves credit for neither recreating its predecessor beat
by beat nor opting for something
predictable like a simple
plot reversal or making characters young.
Full of all those iconic sounds, and a
predictable plodding
plot to go along with them, this movie gets less scary and more tedious as the minutes tick
by.
Feature debut for writer - director Sara Colangelo, expanded from her prize - winning 2010 short, shows an admirable concern for the plight of the American blue - collar worker and features a standout central performance
by newcomer Boyd Holbrook («The Host»), but suffers from
predictable plotting and shallow characterizations that keep the movie from ever transcending the obvious.
As the movie grows more far - fetched it actually gets more
predictable, in both
plot twists and camera setups — you can actually see when Edgerton frames a shot so that a character can get «unexpectedly» slammed
by a car.
Either as scripted or, more likely, as directed
by Paul W.S. Anderson (the Resident Evil movies), Pompeii fails to make us care about any of its stock characters and, therefore, any of its
predictable plot developments.
The script
by Chris Morgan (Wanted, Cellular) features a
plot that is barely cohesive, and merely serves as a springboard to get the protagonists in and out of action sequences at
predictable beats.
An attractive cast led
by a vibrant, all - in Paula Patton and spiffy visuals courtesy of renowned cinematographer Dante Spinotti make the sleaze and
predictable plotting go down a bit easier than they would have otherwise, but there's still no disguising the project's fundamentally lurid underpinnings.
Although the
plot is
predictable, parents may be pleasantly surprised
by the restrained portrayals of sexuality, which only feature some tight costumes, sensual dance moves and brief humor - soliciting innuendo.
DVD Review
by Kam Williams Headline: Drew Barrymore Romantic Comedy Released on DVD Among the fundamental elements critical to the enjoyment of a romantic comedy are an engaging
plot, authentic chemistry between a couple of likable characters, and enough laughs - per - minute to make you forget that it's all leading to a
predictable «happily ever after» resolution.
If you were to remove personal affection for the superstar, you would realize that, if you had never heard of Arnold Schwarzenegger and were viewing this as a standalone film, this is one hell of an unfunny movie, with a tasteless premise,
predictable turns of events, and wholly contrived
plotting meant strictly to show a large, muscular man doing very un-macho things, like crying, dressing up like a woman, and driving himself more
by emotion than logic.