Sentences with phrase «charismatic lead»

But what if the characters aren't charismatic leading men?

As a result, what one is left with is a fascinating story and two charismatic lead turns that should be in a movie as good as they are.

This was mainly due to the game's bugs, glitches, and its less charismatic lead.

It is the sort of epic science fiction story that it should be, even if it takes its time getting there and does not have the most charismatic lead performance on which to lean.

The subversive, sun - kissed «Hot Summer Nights,» from debuting writer - director Elijah Bynum, is anchored by charismatic lead turns from Timothée Chalamet (who also commanded attention in the Sundance hit «Call Me By Your Name»), Alex Roe, and Maika Monroe.

The casting of charismatic leads Tony Leung and Andy Lau energizes the movie even more.

Despite its overly complex plot, Sobol manages to keep the runtime short and snappy, and he's assembled an immensely likeable cast, headlined by Kurt Russell, who for my money is still one of the most charismatic leading men working today.

«Mr. Right» hires two charismatic lead actors, Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell, then expects them to carry a movie with almost no compelling reason to exist.

Neither character nor performance are enough to elevate this year's two weakest Official Competition entries: Grigris and Monsoon Shootout, which feature insufficiently charismatic leads in insufficiently edifying genre knock - offs.

With Radcliffe's charismatic lead supported by an incredibly atmospheric set, the result is a haunted house ride full of cheap jumps, pulled off with old - school flair.

A film that could have been as good as The Third Man — if Welles had had a bit more money and a more charismatic leading man.

Think «Chronicle» meets «Dope,» with a hugely charismatic lead performance from rising star Jacob Latimore.

Yes, you've seen this origin story and world - saving saga a million times, but the quintet of charismatic leads gives life to this franchise cash - grab

Director Ryan Coogler's fresh approach to the Marvel universe builds a beautifully compelling world around Chadwick Boseman's charismatic lead performance while giving a strong supporting cast plenty of time to shine.

Ethereum is led by the charismatic

MIB3 is exactly what you'd expect: action, comedy and a couple of charismatic leads.

It can rely on its two charismatic leading men and it's interesting how the movie refuses to reveal who the villain is, or if there even is one, for the longest time.

Indeed, every aspect of the feature is crafted to mirror the cool, calm and collected façade of its quiet yet charismatic lead character, with Refn carefully cultivating an aesthetic that matches the calculating protagonist.

Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection brings together all the games that starred one of Assassin's Creed's most charismatic leads, the Italian assassin... [Read full story]

Morbid Racism: Active racism combined with psychopathic tendencies (usually possessed by a charismatic lead figure) lead to unspeakable evil that have occurred in history and which I am not very comfortable talking about.

A fantastic piece of historical satire with a charismatic lead - à votre service!

It's a premise that stands or falls on the tense fate of a charismatic lead and dialogue that does not clang right off the screen; a woeful lack of both ensures Paranoia more than falls — it collapses.

Director Lewis Teague lets off the requisite number of explosions, but the script is riddled with clichés and Sheen is hardly a charismatic lead.

Elgort and James are engaging, charismatic leads with fantastic chemistry.

It's a true - life delve into the darker side of US Cold War foreign policy, involves drugs and weapons smuggling, and has a charismatic lead who lands himself in colossal amounts of bother.

According to The Wrap, there's no word on whether the part will have Wilson on the good team or the bad, but they do note that Marvel has been on the hunt for «another charismatic leading man» and Wilson fits the description of that role.

THE VERDICT: A solid espionage thriller that's lifted by its charismatic leads, Red Sparrow commits to the brutality of its subject matter, meaning it's never easy viewing.

It has everything you need in a Hollywood blockbuster - creepy bad guy (Jemaine Clement was awesomely creepy), a funny and charismatic lead and an entertaining, but ultimately predictable story.

When You're Strange (R for sexuality, nudity, profanity and drug references) Johnny Depp narrates this rockumentary recounting the meteoric rise and just as fast fall of The Doors, a talented quartet whose premature demise was hastened by the untimely death of its charismatic lead singer, Jim Morrison.

Jean Dujardin, who picked up an Oscar as the charismatic lead in that other period piece, «The Artist,» is Pierre Michel, a police magistrate and possible former gambling addict, devoted to the junkies he leans on for information on the juvenile squad.

Matthias Schweighöfer is a charismatic lead, as he tries to investigate the threat against him by any means necessary.

He once more makes for a charismatic lead, and you can fully believe why his fellow Gladers and resistance fighters are more than willing to rally around him.

Here The Avengers can be magical; its cast of assertive, snarky, charismatic leading men and women lending personality in spades to their well - worn characters.

Still, competent direction by Max Winkler (Ceremony), a revised script by Winkler and Matt Spicer (Ingrid Goes West), and a charismatic lead performance by Zoey Deutch combine to make the obscene somewhat palatable.

It's positioned in a picturesque seaside setting, based on Booker - nominated source material, helmed by a decorated theatre director (Dominic Cooke), and fronted by talented, charismatic leads.

This is an action / comedy which succeeds only when it focuses on its charismatic lead actors, who trade verbal barbs like punches.

Despite John Boyega's charismatic lead performance, Steven S. DeKnight's sequel lacks the flavor of the original.

The new sequel, directed by Steven S. DeKnight, has no problem putting a charismatic lead front - and - center, but all the energy and design has been excised from the picture.

It's not hilarious, but it's sharp and sharpened by the charismatic leads, who display nice friend chemistry.

If American comedy lurks behind the film's deceptive style, another relevant, even more unexpected reference might be Taxi Driver — a Taxi Driver without the stylistic lushness of Martin Scorsese's imagery, Bernard Herrmann's romantic and portentous score, or Robert De Niro's charismatic lead performance.

That's the setup for Paul Morrissey's «Spike of Bensonhurst,» which is not the best comedy ever made but has energy and local color and a charismatic lead performance by Sasha Mitchell as Spike.

I was lukewarm on ID4 (it earned a fairly charitable on my scale — which elicited a rather snottily sarcastic e-mail from Devlin himself), which had top - flight effects, a charismatic lead (the incomparable Will Smith), but a sloppy script populated by poorly drawn characters with vapid individual storylines.

Practical Magic is a perfectly fine late»90s rom - com, with two charismatic leads (Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman), strong supporting turns by Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest, and the added fun of witchcraft against the backdrop of a lovely seaside town.

In bringing to life the story of infamous South Boston gangster James «Whitey» Bulger, Cooper falls into the same traps he had previously, allowing his charismatic lead (Johnny Depp) to run roughshod all over the film while nothing around him matters or resonates.

Prince and Vinaite make charismatic leads, with seasoned support from Willem Dafoe, as the motel's put - upon caretaker, and indie stalwarts Caleb Landry - Jones and Macon Blair.

No longer a supporting character as he was in his debut in «Captain America: Civil War,» he is instead a charismatic leading man who clenches his fist when he must and inspires always.

As for the puzzle platformer that is Unravel, it's a beautiful game with a charismatic lead made from wool.

Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection brings together all the games that starred one of Assassin's Creed's most charismatic leads, the Italian assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze.

If the Ministry of Environment and Forests in India was an international touring rock band, Ramesh would be the charismatic lead singer with a stage presence that mirrors that of Mick Jagger, and Chatterjee would be the brilliant low - key Jimmy Page equivalent guitarist.