Sentences with phrase «clever twisting plot»

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The writing is exceptional; the plot constantly twists; the dialog is crisp and clever and never fails to drive the story forward; Damian Lewis is, as always, great; Paul Giamatti is, well, he's Paul Giamatti; the moment Wags, played by David Costabile (the ill - fated Gale Boetticher on Breaking Bad), appears in a scene, you instantly smile with anticipation.

The clever plot twists and unique setting were all but drowned out by errant jokes about office politics.

Anyone seeking a fresh characterization of clever plot twist ought not to buy a ride of this Murphy vehicle.

All of these fake endings are clever, with the best twist coming on the final one — but between the multiple fake endings and the gloriously clever opening sequences, there are just too many instances of idiot plotting to make Game Night worth spending your eight - to - ten dollars, plus treats, babysitters, parking or whatever.

A delicious plot twist is ginned up to serve as the film's clever climax, but I was more interested in the relationship drama.

In aiming for stylish gore and a clever plot twist, it writes cheques its clumsy storytelling skills can't cash.

Thanks to a script full of clever comebacks and put - downs, the Four Horsemen themselves (Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson, and Dave Franco) have just enough spark and personality to keep «Now You See Me» afloat through its more ridiculous plot twists.

Unfortunately, the rest of the cast is not quite as good, and some plot twists the writer and director may have thought were clever were ham - handedly very obvious.

It boasts both great plot twists and clever dialogue.

The plot also offers up a few clever twists and turns at the end that provide some excitement.

In Three Billboards, plot twists are equated with the mysteries of human impulse, accounting for the fact that a person's life can change in an instant and it doesn't have to feel like a clever - clever writer casually nudging chess pieces around a board.

This is not a good film, or even an especially scary film, but the characters are not entirely clichéd and the plot twist is somewhat clever.

Every single plot twist can be seen from a mile away, and though there are a few laughs to be had, it's never as clever or as funny as it pretends to be.

Anyone who walks into a Quentin Tarantino film can typically expect a few things — snappy dialogue, clever plot twists, and stylized violence.

Underneath it all, there is a nefarious plot by a super-villain, although revealing any additional details will spoil one of the movie's more clever plot twists.

In that light, this movie does deserve some credit for a few things: discovering a slightly clever twist on the usual home - invasion plot, providing a heroine whose techniques never stretch believability and only occasionally make us question her reasoning, and coming to an end just before the constant turning of the tables would start to seem too ridiculous.

Unfortunately without the quality humor, twisted plot or clever script writing.

At its core, White Girl is a clever twist on the idea of the Idiot Plot — a fairly simple plot that only operates because no one in the story is smart enough to resolve it in the five minutes it would take for anyone who isn't an idiot to setPlot — a fairly simple plot that only operates because no one in the story is smart enough to resolve it in the five minutes it would take for anyone who isn't an idiot to setplot that only operates because no one in the story is smart enough to resolve it in the five minutes it would take for anyone who isn't an idiot to settle.

Picard has 3 days to learn enough details in order to convince the Nazis he's their wanted man, and the screenwriters throw in some clever plot twists that constantly challenge Bonet's wayward sensibilities.

And yet it doesn't, the plot continues to twist in surprising and clever ways and you slowly realise that Aniston's arc is actually the centre of the film.

Yes, I found myself pleasantly off - put by clever gore gags, but I was rarely surprised by a character moment, plot twist, or some new perspective on social media.

Before a reader will give your characters and plot twists a chance, they will scrutinize your use of the language, your clever commas, agile adjectives, and absurd alliterations (see what I did there?).

Flynn alternates narrations from husband Nick Dunne starting the day of the disappearance with diary entries by Amy Elliott Dunne starting when she first met Nick, and later, narrations by Amy, to gradually lead the reader through a tense, clever plot with some breathtaking twists and turns.

The writing style was enjoyable, the premise was super intriguing, and although I figured out the quite clever twist with the Borden twins (rather heavily hinted at by Andrew's spooky twin - in - his - mind thing from the beginning), I really enjoyed 90 % of the plot.

Romance novels often employ clever and creative plot twists to surprise and delight readers.

Of the Miss Marple stories, «A Murder is Announced» is probably my favourite, beginning with the clever idea of a murder announcement in a newspaper and containing an interesting mix of characters and a plot full of twists and turns.

«Higgins creates a fascinating novel peopled with colorful characters and imbued with clever plot twists... the novel's climax is both excellent and surprising.»

The presentation is gorgeous, the soundtrack phenomenal, and the overall atmosphere of the game — including noir - tinged narration and at least one genuinely clever plot - twist — is fantastic.

With every new release he has woven a more and more complex tapestry of narrative convenience and plot points reverse engineered to help him arrive at twists that give the appearance of clever forethought but amount to little more than a dismissive, unfocused scripting effort from a freshman writer unwilling to learn the lessons that the directors and writers he's spent his whole life idolizing learned long ago.

Sebastian Stark's greatest victories, however, emanated from backroom chicanery and clever twists, not only of plot but also ethics.