Sentences with phrase «by predictable plots»

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.

Unfortunately, this gets overshadowed by the predictable plot and the distractingly shaky camera angles meant to give the film added grit.

The cinematography is spot on, but at times, the approach feels too creaky, a sensation caused by the predictable plot twists and unsubtle dialogue.

Pod review: An interesting premise spoilt by predictable plot points, cheap costumes and an unnecessary ending.

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.