Sentences with phrase «chews the scenery with»

The actors sleepwalk through their roles (save for Rosemary herself, Mia Farrow, chewing the scenery with termitelike gusto as the boy's satanic protector), while Moore, who previously directed «Behind Enemy Lines» and the «Flight of the Phoenix» remake, seems completely at a loss without any planes to crash.

But while Hathaway avoided food in preparing for this film, she compensated for her dietary restriction by chewing the scenery with uncontrolled gusto.

Chewing scenery with her mouth open, Meryl Streep is Violet, the gargoyle matriarch of an Oklahoma dynasty, hooked on pills because of mouth cancer and, let's face it, in obeisance to a certain theatrical tradition.

Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek), intended to chew some sceneries with intensely brazen sassiness, takes over more than what the movie needs.

Lombard is luminous as usual, and Barrymore can chew scenery with the best of them, which is precisely what his role calls for.

Ed Skrein and Gina Carano get to chew scenery with glowering vigor as the super-powered antagonists (it's the perfect role for Carano — limited dialogue, lots of ass - kicking).

Shannon, who has relished playing leading man in indies with double - digit theater counts, effortlessly acclimates to his biggest movie to date, chewing scenery with vein - popping outbursts while looking even odder than usual in the substantial villain role.

Main villain, Sharon Stone, chews the scenery with the best of them, relishing her now rare chance to appear in a high - profile project.

Not exact matches

Too much scenery chewing with Cumberbatch yet again.

It lazily gives up, which is a shame in its own right but is a downright crime when you consider that there's Cusack out there, putting himself on the line with all of his morose bellowing and other scenery chewing endeavors.

Removing useless Agent Rust and dumping one resurrection, could have given Klaw more time to chew scenery and flirt with Shuri.

He's happy to let Waltz and DiCaprio chew the scenery, comfortable with playing the stoic straight man (albeit with a few amusing quips here and there).

The performance borders on scenery chewing, but its bombast works because it's tinged with Gary's sad desperation.

King John (played with scenery - chewing relish by Paul Giamatti) is royally cranky after being forced to sign the charter at Runnymede, ceding power and independence to the frustrated, overtaxed land - barons who've rebelled against the throne.

Description: Danny Trejo violently kills people with a machete while other actors violently chew scenery.

And sure enough, what begins as a clarion call settles into a somewhat familiar period costume drama spiced up now and again with racy sequences nonetheless sobered by the memory of the delirious hedonism of that opening, wherein we get Dracula's backstory as a hero of a holy war, repulsing Muslim invaders in Romania, turning to blasphemy when the vengeful Turks fool his wife Elisabeta (Winona Ryder) into believing that her beloved has died on the battlefield, and gleefully chewing artificial scenery with toothy relish.

In fact, STRATTON feels like the dull pilot to a TV series, with lots of shaky exposition about his past laid out, from his upbringing by a salty old sea captain (the great Derek Jacobi — livening things up with his scenery chewing) through his status as the SBS's resident alpha.

Del Toro manages to bring the actor's talent to life with a character that chews scenery and isn't afraid to crush anyone that stands in its way.

If you want to see Shakespeare's dialogue delivered as if it were an episode of Buffy with excessively chewed scenery and awful cinematography, this film is for you.

Played extremely straight by Hutton and with a satisfyingly reserved level of camp by Boyle and Oliver Platt (as a corporate dirtbag), The Temp walks the tightrope of pointed satire for a delirious stretch before being swallowed whole by the great beast known as Faye Dunaway (chewing scenery) and the twisty genre formulas of its conclusion.

She currently chews up the scenery with Samantha Morton with the period melodrama «Harlots» on Hulu.

LAURA *** / **** Image B Sound B - Extras B starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson screenplay by Jay Dratler and Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt, based on the novel by Vera Caspary directed by Otto Preminger PINKY * / **** Image C Sound B - Extras A + starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan screenplay by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols, from a novel by Cid Ricketts Sumner directed by Elia Kazan by Walter Chaw A camp classic of a very particular variety, Otto Preminger's stylish, pedigreed Laura might best be read as a satire of Hitchcock's Rebecca, reuniting that film's Judith Anderson with another late, lamented mistress and acres more scenery to chew.

«Gracie,» a flick about a teenaged soccer player, looks interestly enough, but «D.O.A.: Dead or Alive» looks like «Charlie's Angels» meets «Mortal Kombat,» and sounds completely awful... and, with the exception of Jaime Pressley looking hot and Eric Roberts chewing scenery, it probably will be.

Paul Thomas Anderson's «Inherent Vice» is, as usual, stuffed with great supporting performances, from Josh Brolin's showy, hilarious, scenery - chewing to quieter, subtler work from Owen Wilson, of all people.

With Hayek chewing the sceneries, the character is a fantastic highlight of the movie.

He plays the lead role with an understated quality, often speaking in quiet, lyrical tones instead of the more scenery - chewing moments glimpsed in the trailer.

Top - notch performances throughout, especially the reliable (Christoph Waltz) who chews up the scenery with aplomb.

While Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Walton Goggins all deliver excellent work, Samuel L. Jackson's show - stopping turn is the real standout, chewing up scenery with every juicy monologue and sly look.

To be fair, they're trying to keep up with everyone else, and Rockwell's gluttonous scenery chewing is insufferable.

Stripper - with - a-heart-of-gold Scarlet (Patricia Arquette), the unbilled transsexual's grieving wife, appears on the scene to weep and almost get naked, and William Devane chews scenery as a wizened judge with an agenda longer than a possum's tail.

Killer Joe is a straightforward, even slightly uninspired, noir picture with an excellent cast — all chewing scenery in their own ways — that gets a shot in the arm with its nutty third act.

A return to form for Nicholas Cage, showing his early promise with a thoughtful and well - rounded performance, moving away from his tendency to chew up the scenery.

And although Serkis is clearly having a blast chewing the scenery, as is so often the case with Marvel films, the threat presented by Killmonger and Klaue is moderate.

«The Boss» provides the talented Melissa McCarthy with plenty of scenery to comically chew on — she is very funny at times — but the story is paper - thin, and the script gives much of the supporting cast the proverbial pink slip.

Thor comes to this place after an unfortunate run in with the Goddess of Death Hela (Cate Blanchett, «Cinderella,» chewing the scenery like it's her divine duty), who is determined to take control of Asgard.

There's something about Thornton, with his sleepy drawl and sly charm, that makes him almost incapable of overdoing it — a virtue in a role that could easily slide into scenery - chewing or dour wallowing.

Best - case scenario: Dumb fun, with a wild - eyed Brody chewing sand - covered scenery as the bad guy.

Racing to the front desk, she is met with even more hostility at the hands of Keanu Reeves, who's chewing the scenery so hard you can see bits of it dangling from his fangs.

Ritesh Batra «s romantically melancholy «The Lunchbox» is a lovely diversion with a nice turn from Irrfan Khan; Ron Howard «s «Rush» is jolt of new energy from a director that's a pretty terrific piece of entertainment; Jude Law chews the scenery like you've never seen him before in «Dom Hemingway «-- it's his Tom Hardy /» Bronson» moment; Mike Myers «directorial debut with the documentary «SuperMensch» is surprisingly affecting while «Dallas Buyer's Club» will rightfully earn attention thanks to two excellent turns by Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto.

Josh Hartnett's understated naturalism, Harry Treadaway's peevishly arrogant BBC angst, Timothy Dalton's scenery - chewing, and Danny Sapani's gravitas all operate together, an easy mishmash that works with horrified stares and grim humor like any good pulp novel should.

Yet, even with the storyline lulls, the fact that it jumps from story to story every few minutes keeps you from falling asleep, as your interest will pick right back up again once you see Hugh Grant (Two Weeks Notice, About a Boy) as the Prime Minister, Colin Firth (What a Girl Wants, Hope Springs) attempting to break through a language barrier, Liam Neeson (Gangs of New York, K - 19) encouraging his young son to be a fool for love, or Bill Nighy (I Capture the Castle, Underworld) chew up scenery with an outlandishly fiendish burnt - out rock star performance.

He chewed the scenery in a great way with Hesher before being a part of Christopher Nolan's trippy Inception as well as the cancer dramedy 50/50 for Jonathan Levine, which also should have gotten him nominated.

A scenery - chewing James McAvoy is at least ideal casting to play Victor Frankenstein, sporting a gleefully unhinged twinkle in his eye and providing the film with much - needed gusto.

In essence, the makers of this film don't concern themselves so much with the characters or plot, except to provide ample time for its superstar, Jim Carrey, to chew up as much scenery as possible.

Plummer chews up scenery with his impression of a seen - it - all manager who has had enough of the nubile young nudity flaunted at Danny's parties.

Major Marquis Warren is right up there with Jules Winnfield and Ordell Robbie as some of Tarantino's most memorable characters, and Jackson doesn't waste a single second, chewing up scenery with every juicy monologue and sly look.

Hot on his heels is Michael Shannon as a cop with a violent temper — seeing Shannon chew some scenery is probably the best reason to check out the film.

Timely and environmentally apt, the rich creativity that is evident in the imagining of Pandora, the planet that is Earth's last, best hope for survival, is juxtaposed with stock characters from Cameron's playbook, including the corporate bean counter (Giovanni Ribisi) and the military commander (Stephen Lang) who is the acme of imperialism and scenery - chewing annoyance when crossed.

But the spectacular cast is more than up to the task, with Hanks clearly relishing his meaty lead role without chewing the scenery.

I haven't even touched on the fantastic supporting cast, including a scenery chewing turn from James McAvoy, or the soundtrack that on its own is a masterpiece of 80s nostalgia with each and every song choice elevating the film.