Sentences with phrase «care about characters who»

But by that point, the film has earned its laughs by making the audience care about characters who begin the film as broad comic types, but end it as sympathetic, fully formed, multidimensional human beings.

Then, towards the end of the film, the tone switches and suddenly we're supposed to care about these characters who were insufferable for an hour of the movie and hadn't seemed to learn from any of their mistakes.

It's easy to care about characters who appear to have a deeper connection / history beyond what we're shown onscreen.

Like many films that focus on drug addiction, it's often difficult for a general audience to care about a character who exhibits zero redeeming moral value and spins farther into decline with every running minute.

Not exact matches

A good example: I've been playing a videogame of late with a combination Greek / fantasy pantheon in which the player - character is a very faithful servant of a particular goddess, knows other gods exist (because killing them / beating them up is the main plot of the game), and winds up with an ally who can clearly see that the gods exist but only cares about following himself — so there's a mix there of misotheism with a few of the gods (they are there, but they're evil), faithful worship (serving a good goddess), and nay theism («You gods are selfish jerks, I'm going my own way!»).

Still, anyone who cares about preserving the Catholic identity of Notre Dame can recognize that if the greatest threat to the Catholic character of the University were Protestantism, the situation would be a far happier one for Catholics than is the present situation.

but, im ok with this vardy transfer... it shows us many things: 1) wenger is changing, something some of us have been demanding for a long time; 2) it shows that wenger is taking risks: think about it, he is buying a men for a not cheap price, knowing he could not getting anything after, with a future sell i mean... this is an act that shows wengers intentions to win something, the buy is not motivated by any financial or economic reason but only for a «get the f epl once again» reason... this is an act that shows us hungry, even if we fail, we could said we try... first ever, we really try; 3) finally but very important... vardy is the kind of player we need... he is a warrior, a fighter... he has character... look at how he celebrate his goals... full of energy... he, like alexis, can motivate the team when the things are not going in our way (something wenger cant do because of his age and because he has never been an active coach on the pitch)... the vardy transfer, if it finish well, is a demostration of a change, and a good one... lets take care of winning things and do nt look the economic side for once... vardy is a bit old, but we can give a chance to welbeck after maybe, or akpom... u are not thinking about the future when we talk about ibra... guys: u complain when wenger do nt spend or because he is always looking for the bargain when u are the guys who has to pay the very expensive tickets... u complain when wenger buy the always for the future guy... like morata... stop to complain for everything and be consequent with yourself... i would love auba, but it is not going to happen... lukaku is awesome but the asking price is stupid... lets try with vardy, give us the throphy..

When you have a combination of self regarding players, who play only for themselves and patently care nothing at all about the club that pays their grotesque wages, along with a totally weak and «avoid conflict with powerful characters at all cost» manager, the lack of will to do what needs doing is frightening.

I can't offer a bias - free opinion on Klein's fate, but anyone who actually cares about sexual harassment should be concerned with establishing a fair policy and process for investigation that doesn't rely on character attacks.

There was a way in which bridal culture was so over the top, so stacked with glittering objects that it felt like a kind of hysterical drag, the relief of stepping out of myself and into a character who only had to care about being pretty.

It just all feels so minor, and even Slate's appeal can't make you care about her flighty character, who becomes obsessed with the notion that her father (John Turturro) is cheating on her mom (Edie Falco).

He's surrounded by stereotypical, yet colorful characters played by recognizable character actors like Paul Rodriguez, Louis Anderson, Jamie Gertz, and pre-Matrix Laurence Fishburne as Voodoo, a messenger who doesn't care about what he delivers, even if it is for the local drug runner, known as The Gypsy.

I suppose the big draw for me is that you actually care about these characters (other than the character of Paul, who is but window dressing in AW) and what they are going through.

Having all just finished college, each is deciding on what path to take in life, and its Jim who has chosen the most shocking path for the group of friends as he has chosen to ask his girlfriend Michelle, the infamous flutist of the first two films (the wonderful Alyson Hannigan, which, ya know, she is so good in it, we did nt need the other girl characters, which is sad to say, but eh, this was always about the guys so who cares?).

There are a few beguiling moments in Holy Motors, particularly a martial - arts sequence and an erotic dance while Mr. Oscar is dressed in a motion - capture body suit, but the road between those moments is so strewn with stalled ideas that audiences who care about character and plot are liable to take the exit to a movie that makes sense.

For someone who plays video games just to play and doesn't care about story lines and character development, this is a great feature.

If irresponsibility and a lack of trust or deep caring between anyone is the grounds for good humor, then Bojack Horseman does it infinitely better (The difference is that in a cartoon show about vacuous Hollywood types there are characters who feel like subjects who can care rather than just targets for cynical jokes).

There are also too many supporting characters who get too little screen time on their own making it hard to care about any of the protagonists.

While the Walking Dead is a bunch of characters (who nobody cares whether they live or die) sitting around talking about their feelings and who should be in charge for 8 episodes (with an occasional zombie forced in, for no apparent reason), Z Nation actually shows a full world view (with more than Walking Dead ’s

It's a moral conflict expertly conveyed by Ejiofor, who, whether delivering stern lessons to his police officer student and friend Joe (Max Martini) or dealing with a host of shady businessmen (including Mamet regulars Rickey Jay and Joe Mantegna), smartly expresses his character's staunch conviction with hints of sorrow born from the recognition that devotion to his «code of the warrior» and its rituals inevitably means pain for himself and those he cares about.

These are actors who care about their characters, and crucially, care about the people who care about them.

Though subsequent efforts have shown great care to stay both true to the original script and culturally accessible to American viewers, this one makes the poor choice of casting 21 - year - old Van Der Beek (just beginning his «Dawson's Creek» run) as a character who sounds about 11 in the original Japanese presentation.

None of these monsters — and I've cited only a fraction of the full repertory — ever comes within hailing distance of a recognizable human; this caricaturing gives John Turturro an enjoyable turn as a vain Mexican bowler (who has practically nothing to do with the plot), but it shortchanges Steve Buscemi, who plays another bowling buddy of the Dude's, a relatively important character we're supposed to care about but mainly don't.

American Pie 2 is recommended only for those who liked the first film for the moments of crass humor and could care less about the characters or their romantic interests.

She ends up coming across a gruff marine general (Billy Bob Thornton) who secretly respects her, a rival reporter (Margot Robbie) who shows her the ropes in Kabul, a Scud - stud - like Scottish correspondent (Martin Freeman) with whom she shares a nose for danger and a bed, an Afghan official (Alfred Molina) who might be the most ill - conceived character I have seen in a film in a long, long time, and, most memorably, an Afghan concierge (Christopher Abbott) who, in his understated and devout way, may care more about her than any of them.

He's a character who puts in a lot of effort to make it appear that he doesn't care about anything.

But screenwriter David Berenbaum (who also wrote Elf; go figure) doesn't bother to give us a single character worth caring about.

But for those of us who only care about boxing when there's a compelling character with a story to be told in a motion picture, we have a new TV spot for Antoine Fuqua's forthcoming boxing drama Southpaw starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

The only character who truly cares about the play (and art more generally) is mobster Cheech (Chazz Palminteri).

As for Day, who worked with first - time feature director Richie Keen on the TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, it's not that his performance was weak, but rather that I just didn't care about his character at all (despite the fact that he was given an overdue pregnant wife and young daughter as justification for why it was critical that he keep his job over others who had been let go in a massive, nonsensical layoff).

He's obsessive - compulsive and has a thing for horses, and the more you learn about who he is and why he does what he does, the more you get the impression that the index card for his character simply read «SERIAL KILLER WITH GIMMICK,» and that no particular care was given to tie his behavior into the protagonist's journey.

They care greatly about these characters and in pleasing viewers who feel the same.

Next is Kurt Buckman (Jason Sudeikis), who's happy at his job because his own boss (Donald Sutherland as the wise mentor — one guess what happens to his character) cares about his workers and properly disposing of hazardous materials.

It is hard to care that much about a character who puts a camera on a roller coaster in the pursuit of a larger audience share.

This is not a man who suffers; this is a man about whom many tragic things are said, but for whose integrity of character no one on the production team seems to have cared.

One of the most intelligent films made about a writer who is also a chauvinist pig, an unsympathetic character — as well as, surprisingly, someone we care about.

The film tosses in a late - developing twist, which may genuinely pique the interest of those who haven't given up on caring about these characters, but it's merely there in order to try to have some sort of ironic ending to what amounts to a nearly two - hour long episode of a TV horror anthology.

Despite very solid work by Wolfe to capture the fear of a girl who has no idea what's going on (as well as to be truly scary when she needs to be), the characters in «The Conjuring 2» don't resonate, so we don't care as much about what happens to them.

Here, he gets to take on a character who doesn't seem to care about anyone except for himself.

So it is great for my daughter, since she doesn't care about new stories and just loves seeing pictures of her favorite characters and hearing fun stories but not really super exciting for daddy, who is looking for something new and original.

It's very seldom you find a horror film with actual scares, human characters you can care for and an idea to get excited about, but filmmaker David F. Sandberg (who's also behind the upcoming ANNABELLE 2) finds a way to do so.

I have nothing against the character, but when Sherlock Holmes is so fascinating to watch, who cares about the sidekick?

This may be inevitable in the case of Clooney's character — it is, after all, difficult to care too deeply about the isolation of a man who does not care too deeply about it himself — but it extends to the rest of the film as well: the girl who has her heart broken, the workers whose lives are abruptly shattered.

I get the feeling that most people who do not like the twist dislike it because it turns the characters into something they don't really care about anymore.

For some reason, Deadpool, who has never really cared about anybody but his girlfriend (Morena Baccarin), takes a sympathetic interest in the young man, despite the kid's being a pretty nasty character.

Diaz» character is a burned out schoolteacher who could care as much about her pupils» performances as she could about her own fiance's health (in case that reference is confusing, that's not a whole lot).

There's a certain paint - by - numbers approach that makes «Infinity War» feel like the latest model off the assembly line, especially for casual moviegoers who don't really know or care about the characters in the first place.

Eddie Redmayne and a slightly underused Maisie Williams hit every necessary beat as the principal characters, although it's the likes of Timothy Spall in the supporting cast who you'll really care about.

Through half the movie, we have no good reason to care for him, but buried inside McDonagh's caustic comedy is a character study about someone who might just possibly take a turn for the better.

Despite the generally solid performances — that is, aside from an awkward turn from director Arthur Hiller and his infamous pompadour, who are inexplicably cast as Edwards's deaf father)-- Murphy fails to give us a compelling reason to care about these rather sketchily characters or their equally hazy epiphanies.