Sentences with phrase «central gimmick»

Their confrontation hints at the film Duck Butter could have been if it weren't so infatuated with its own central gimmick: an exploration of how clashing temperaments shaped by different cultures — think European romanticism versus American pragmatism — affect a budding relationship.

The central gimmick allows the film's modern - day stars to, through clever editing, interact with scenes and characters from actual period thrillers.

It doesn't tell us anything new, and the central gimmick isn't particularly insightful, but the cast keeps the tone sharp and...

Death Race adds a few interesting kinks to its central gimmick, which keeps the endless demolition derbies from becoming repetitive.

It might actually have an effect, too, if these characters were anything more than a means to get to the movie's central gimmick.

If we are going to continue to get movies with this central gimmick, let them at least be the result of someone being smart enough to see opportunities such as this one.

Of course this constant back - and - forth with quests would get boring if getting around wasn't easy, and cleverly Techland have turned this problem into their central gimmick.

The film does take a while to find its footing; the central gimmick takes a while to kick in, and an early - going dance number for Gibson serves as a needless delay.

The Hype: In Fear is one of those horror movies that revolves around a central gimmick, like The Blair Witch Project and La Casa Muda before it.

The central gimmick is daring and thrilling, of course: the sensation that director Alejandro G. Inarritu shot this movie in one long, single take, through narrow corridors and up and down stairways and onto the streets and rooftops of Times Square.

The plot of director Mark Palansky and Mike Vukadinovich's screenplay is little more than a murder mystery, and it's one that doesn't even incorporate the central gimmick into the story enough for the concept of a memory - recording device to really matter.

The only truly positive thing to say about the film is that the central gimmick is milked for all it's worth and proves consistently fun, clever and inventive.

Writer / director Nacho Vigalondo's Colossal surprises — at first, with its central gimmick and, later, with its depiction of trivial and petty vileness transformed into a preternatural, international incident.

The Wii was underpowered from a hardware standpoint and contained a central gimmick that Nintendo may have been unsure would resonate with consumers, so maybe it undercut supply to keep from having to discount product too quickly.

The whole concept of Hybrid revolves around this central gimmick of being constantly stuck to cover.

I don't think that the central gimmick of the Switch is strong enough to justify the sacrifices that Nintendo has had to make, and I'd rather have had a console that wasn't portable, but was either more powerful or less expensive as a result.

Namely, is the central gimmick of the system worth it?

Instead of power - ups, Cappy is the central gimmick of Odyssey.

The central gimmick of the system might not appeal to you — and I'm sure it won't appeal to the majority of gamers once the novelty wears off — but the implications of that gimmick will be what's important.

Devolver's newest release is Minit, a game that goes overboard when it comes to retro visuals but also manages to entertain players due to its gameplay and central gimmick.

But the central gimmick of the system — being able to play all of our games on the go — isn't without issue.

This game is entertaining in great part simply for its central gimmick; you put the remote on a flat surface and then tap that surface with your fingers.

It's not like the central gimmick is even done very well.