Sentences with phrase «characters in desperation»

Certain abilities and equipment give additional bonuses to characters in desperation mode (generally more damage).

Not exact matches

This «twist» bespoke desperation on the part of the writers — who, having failed to make her character interesting in the present tense, sought to do it retrospectively.

It is a perplexing fact, and perhaps an indication of some desperation on Whitehead's part, that he fell into the trap of describing personal identity in terms that refer to a common character.

To make sure we're tuned in to the hopeless desperation of his characters, he fills most every scene with howling, fighting and screaming, usually with the music pumped up to the harshest levels.

With director Mark Waters at the helm (no stranger to these high concept «comedies», with the actually - pretty - decent «Freaky Friday» remake and «The Spiderwick Chronicles», as well as crowning achievement «Mean Girls» under his belt), «Penguins» barrels down to one of most asinine climaxes in recent memory, culminating with a press announcement that unites all the major and minor characters, and involves plot twists that ring of desperation to wrap up on a self - congratulatory note.

And while this could've been akin to HOSTEL in Las Vegas, director Todd Phillips drenches his characters in this sort of, dark desperation which works well to create a seriously funny movie.

«Game Night» seems eager to reproduce some of that movie's rug - pulling appeal in a more humorous context, but its eagerness to outwit its characters and the audience soon curdles into can - we - just - end - this - already desperation.

In establishing McCandless as a character, the film describes his industriousness and good nature; later, his desperation becomes unveiled, and it is this desperation that determines his final actions.

In a flawless performance, Bacri lets us glimpse the tender desperation beneath his character's harsh, curmudgeonly exterior.

The gimmicky references to real - life figures like David Bowie, Elvis Presley and Andy Warhol, all of whom appear in cameos, reeks of look - at - me desperation, while the fictional characters are so unlikeable — each one equally self - destructive and mired in some kind of hilariously manufactured conflict — that it's hard to know who you're supposed to be rooting for.

In its desperation to trick its audience, however, The Girl on the Train becomes laughably insipid, degrading the intelligence of its audience and any kind of authenticity for its characters.

His desperation to smooth the choppiness of the story and format is palpable in the short - selling of the Wormtongue (Brad Dourif) character (and Aragorn's horse who, without much in - text warning, becomes a key character) and the desire to infuse heterosexual romance (with both Arwen and Miranda Otto's Eowyn) into Tolkien's sexually sterile universe.

«Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way,» as Pink Floyd sang and that is exactly what the characters in Never Let Me Go do...

Beyond that, Connie crosses paths with an array of other fully - formed and utterly believable characters, all in varying degrees of desperation - Jennifer Jason Leigh's hopelessly naïve Corey who will seemingly do anything to try and please Connie, Barkhad Abdi's deeply unfortunate security guard and Duress» rough, ragged, tortured Ray, who ends up playing a big role in Connie's attempts to free his brother.

Hearkening back to the creative wild days of 1970s American cinema, Mackenzie's direction strikes a perfect balance between the relaxed atmosphere and eccentricity of the West Texas setting and the tension and desperation of the characters; his long takes put viewers in the moment and never feel ostentatious.

In fact, its character and rich emotional layers are what elevates the film from a precisely - told absorbing thriller into something much more potent and powerful: a breathtakingly harrowing tale of survival and grueling desperation that redefines the term «nailbiter.»

In the opening minutes, the physical chaos and shouts of desperation from Auschwitz - Birkenau surround Saul in soft focus, hinting at a terrifying bigger picture while keeping the action rooted in its main character's personal conundruIn the opening minutes, the physical chaos and shouts of desperation from Auschwitz - Birkenau surround Saul in soft focus, hinting at a terrifying bigger picture while keeping the action rooted in its main character's personal conundruin soft focus, hinting at a terrifying bigger picture while keeping the action rooted in its main character's personal conundruin its main character's personal conundrum.

Desperation and exhaustion make it difficult for the trekkers to work up much in the way of characters or conflicts, and while that no doubt spares us many cliches, we are left during their long walk with too much of a muchness.

She plays a smart character who you really feel sympathetic towards, considering she's not in this situation because she's stupid, but because she's there out of desperation.

The cast, some re-creating their roles from the first film (Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Jamie King), and some new characters (played by Ray Liotta, Lady GaGa, Christopher Meloni, Christopher Lloyd, Joseph Gordon - Levitt and more), are all great, exhaling the hopelessness and desperation of living in a city overtaken by sin.

Yes, desperation is a trait shared by most every character in the movie... even the detective played by the always reliable Gena Gershon.

Sure, there's an abrasive desperation that permeates the film, collating in its characters minds, seeping into their very fabric like the cigarette smoke that Halley insists on huffing indoors with her child present, but there is hope laden in Baker's empathic approach.

William Shatner's accent tends to drift as the con man with honeyed southern tones but his smarmy grins and cool confidence (which gives in to nervous desperation as their capers get more dangerous) is perfect for the character, and Tom Skerritt is the rock on which the gang is built, loyal to the end to Wilma and her girls.

Her weary Marlo is a sympathetic character whose desperation is written in the circles under her eyes, her grim mouth and her often - clever lines: «My body looks like a relief map for a war - torn country.»

Brian Dennehy brings a moving world - weariness to the aged, infirm Sorin, while Mare Winningham's Polina, yet another character in love with someone she can not have, crafts a poignant portrait of quiet desperation.

The character of Ray Moody in «Take Me,» played by character actor Pat Healy (in his directorial debut) is made up of equal parts blankness, desperation and fragility.

It's obvious that when a film begins with a pilot in training that this very same character will be called upon in a time of desperation.

Through Moore we get a vivid sense of housewife Laura Brown's desperation, but the character remains a cipher beyond her need to escape and interest in the book Mrs. Dalloway.

Even the reliably captivating Shawkat — whose performance in Season 2 of TBS» Search Party is a master class in sweaty desperation and barely repressed guilt — struggles to piece together a coherent character out of Naima's commitment issues, changing moods and bursts of passive - aggressiveness.

When I think back to, say, Boogie Nights (1997), the details of why its de facto family of porn stars disperses halfway through the film seem less vivid and important than the falling - through - the - floor desperation that the characters — and audience — collectively experience in that devastating 1980s downfall montage.

«In three thirds of the film, she is going through anxiety, depression, desperation, anger, rage,» says Cruz about her character.

We know Layla's desire — desperation, really — to fit in with the Brixton crowd is going to end badly, but Jessica Sula's portrayal makes the character's seemingly simple - minded moves feel completely relatable.

You know, the first time I saw Liberal Arts I thought it was middling at best, but I think I was blinded by my desperation to see Elizabeth Olsen be in something good for once after a prolonged post-Marta Marcy May Marlene drought (that drought has continued, by the way, as she is consistently saddled with boring, do - nothing characters even when the movie is decent like Kill Your Darlings or Godzilla).

If local four - way co-op multiplayer, persistent character profiles, and loads and loads and loads of collectibles including a veritable host of miniature floating pets that do cool stuff don't have you howling in desperation, perhaps a Weapon Frog will.

These include his 2001 «Shopkeeper Series,» simulacra of small business signs spelling out messages of quiet desperation in short word limits (like «SUE, I AM SORRY / PLEASE COME BACK» beneath a sign for «Jim & Susan's Motel»); several photographic portraits of real and fictional characters from the «Historical, Youth and Attribute Portraits» series from the early 1990s; as well as the now - iconic furniture sculpture Lum has been making since the late 1970s.