Sentences with phrase «campy performance»

Jenkins's real life story was not a comedy, and yet, «Florence Foster Jenkins» attempts to be one — with Streep giving her most campy performance of the past decade.

Viewers, of course, can still enjoy the show — if only to admire Dean Norris» hiss - inducing and campy performance as the town's mayor, Big Jim — by adjusting their expectations.

This time, Gosling is hellbent on revenge amongst the drug - infested Bangkok criminal set, with his mother — Kristin Scott Thomas, in allegedly an awesomely campy performance — urging him on all the way.

Not exact matches

Credit lead Sarah Snook's gentle, sympathetic performance for holding together this atmospheric film, especially during its silly - campy third act.

Through it all, actress Posey strikes attitudes and preens across the glib surface of the film, and though her campy excesses are tolerable for a brief time, the performance becomes an exercise in overkill.

Though it gets listed as a drama, there is a campy, tongue - in - cheek nature to the movie that suggests that we take what we see mostly as a fun genre exercise, and certainly the winking nature of the performances keeps the tone fairly light, despite some rather dark and dreary thematic material.

The only fun to be had was in the campy, flashy performance of Jude Law, as an evil usurper, who combined casual physical elegance with the facial expressions of a man coming apart.

Lively as Almodovar's film is, it also features gags that grow repetitive or go on too long, like the flight attendants» campy lip sync performance to the Pointer Sisters» tune that provides the film's English - language title.

First up is Dr. Baxter Stockman, a mad scientist portrayed to campy perfection by Tyler Perry (continuing to absolutely slay his supporting performances in other people's movies).

This is a classic guilty pleasure, with campy twists and a fabulously diva-esque performance by Stowe.

I was pleasantly surprised, with the campy caper keeping me on the edge of my seat, lots of laughs and some charming performances, especially from Ralph Fiennes.

In addition to the delectable looking food portrayed on screen, this film's most impressive ingredient is a strong performance by Meryl Streep who captures Julia's enthusiasm, unruly hair and campy humor.

by Walter Chaw Plodding, ugly, moribund, Burnt Offerings is bolstered by a few great campy turns from a game cast that includes Oliver Reed, Karen Black, and Bette Davis in a performance that runs counter to the self - loathing roles of her Baby Jane / Sweet Charlotte days.

With original music by her theatrical death rock band «The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black,» Kembra and an all female backup crew will resurrect the defunct mechanics workshop with a campy pin - up car modeling performance.

Because of their contemporary dress, valley girl - style gesticulations and 19th century language mixed with their alternatively rudimentary and campy props, it wasn't clear in what time or place the performance was set.

Admittedly, after seeing her performance on opening night and galleries of documentation, the adjectives campy and didactic still come to mind.