Comic timing refers to the skill of delivering funny lines or actions with perfect timing to maximize their comedic effect. It involves knowing when to pause, deliver a punchline, or react in a humorous way to make people laugh.
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Talking with them, it quickly became apparent that their keen sense
of comic timing, not to mention absurdity, is something that comes naturally to the pair.
The characters are great, and they play their roles great in the film with
good comic timing.
Good music by Death Cab,
great comic timing by all involved, and very sincere performances.
Standing out in a sturdy crowd is Short,
whose comic timing and laid back delivery makes even the simplest punch lines quite funny.
On top of that, the animation team, some of them are particularly good
at comic timing.
The theater including myself was cut open by the
surgical comic timing of this film, it was a one of the funniest movies I have ever seen.
Not only does he always hold our attention, but he is also blessed with a fine sense
of comic timing.
He's got such
great comic timing, balanced by an ability to turn on sharp intensity when the dramatic scenes call for it.
Comedy Central's sketch show Key & Peele was groundbreaking for a number of reasons — the
impeccable comic timing of Keegan - Michael Key and Jordan Peele, director Peter Atencio's pitch - perfect, feature - quality direction, and its breathless combination of committed lowbrow humor and incisive sociopolitical digs at race, gender, relationships and politics.
Kudos should also go to editor Joel Negron for slicing this film up with an amazing sense
for comic timing.
The biggest surprise is Dylan McDermott, who taps into his unexpectedly sharp
comic timing as Marty's ruthless, manipulative campaign consultant Tim Wattley.
They're good actors with
sharp comic timing overall, but they're blandly familiar here and always so full of movie star charisma that their penniless dreamer act feels awfully artificial.
As she did in Freaky Friday, Lohan displays plenty of charm, verve and
deft comic timing as she switches between innocence and craftiness.
Reynolds, a rising comic ace in the film world, delivers another hilarious performance that is fueled by
flawless comic timing and a barrage of deadpan one - liners.
Fortunately the humour works extremely well and, when combined with composer Les Baxter's lighthearted and whimsical musical cues, gives the film a jaunty pace that the various actors play up to, with Karloff and Jameson displaying some
expert comic timing opposite Price, especially in the scenes around the kitchen table.
With stellar
comic timing from the entire ensemble and a dark streak of edgy humor with just enough wit to make it not seem cruel, this is one of the straight - up funniest movies of the year.
«Horrible Bosses» is an outrageous comedy with great characters, wonderful actors with
brilliant comic timing and a story that everyone can relate to.
Great jokes, strong characterization, layout that deftly reinforces the dialogue's
stellar comic timing.
Furthermore, Downey's
precision comic timing helps the narration become its own character without letting its irony or playfulness become gimmicky.
The opening scene as mom is driving Christine sets up what is to come beautifully and with supreme
comic timing between both stars who manage to keep it funny and real.
The resulting film is greatly indebted to their ever - present charms and
natural comic timing that it never matches.
With just as
much comic timing as beauty, Rebecca Romijn - Stamos made the transition from model to actress look easy.
Dakota Johnson, yet again, brings her charm and tip -
top comic timing to a film that doesn't deserve it.
Hemsworth is spectacular here (as long - time readers will recall, I referred to him as the Christopher Reeve of the MCU — he can handle the heavy lifting, but he's also got
terrific comic timing and delivery).
Logan Lucky's large ensemble cast brings a layer of amiable backwoods vamping to the tone of gentle self - effacement; Keough and Driver speak at opposite speeds with
adept comic timing, and Tatum again makes an ideal muse for a filmmaker obsessed and fascinated by work.
APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR: Cute, light debut from a slightly different POV, with
solid comic timing and a winning new screen presence.
His
enviable comic timing guarantees his own success in any film, no matter how weak or how strong the material, but films like The Gift and State of Play clarify his underappreciated ability with dramatic roles.
And Baranski's deadpan expressions and subtle
comic timing offer a welcome respite from otherwise broad characterizations and comedic strokes.
The supporting cast are great fun,
comic timing coming from Benedict Wong, charismatic sidekick duties from Chiwetel Ejiofor and enigmatic sensei posteuring from Tilda Swinton.
Definitely falling into the milder side of the PG - 13 range, Johnson Family Vacation doesn't have the sharp wit and
comic timing often associated with this genre.
-- and laugh - out - loud hilarious, often courtesy of Mr Cumberbatch's
spectacular comic timing and the acidity of his character's pronouncements.
Unfortunately, this book, with its
dire comic timing, complete absence of irony, pointless digressions, dull plotting and complete lack of any engaging characters, is so mind - numblingly, fist - chewingly awful, that it's just bad.
Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg (with his
valuable comic timing) are all back, joined by the series newcomer Rebecca Ferguson.
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