Sentences with phrase «comic tone»

Character information is sparse and disconnected, while the frequent and intrusive attempts at a light - hearted comic tone are brutally ineffective.

The movie takes its time in allowing these characters to establish themselves and the movie itself to set up the decided shift in comic tone from the original.

A film which initially seems very dark takes on an increasingly comic tone as it shows how the search for Amy plays out in the media.

We've no doubt that he could absolutely nail the simultaneously goofy yet darkly comic tone the role would require, and we'd much rather see him doing something like this than another «Mr. Popper's Penguins.»

Given Daley and Goldstein's comedy - heavy history, it seems like Warner Bros. and DC might be going for a more comic tone with this one — which feels appropriate to me, given Miller's strengths.

The shoot - out in the climax does take some unexpected turns, so I will give the filmmakers credit for having the guts to go where it goes, but the deadly seriousness of it does jar with the light and comic tone of nearly every scene preceding it.

With a sneaky comic tone swerving between earnest compassion and snarky derision, a middle - aged protagonist chewed up by ennui, and a colorful array of character actors populating a kitsch - Americana setting, «Downsizing» has all the hallmarks of an Alexander Payne film.

«With a sneaky comic tone swerving between earnest compassion and snarky derision, a middle - aged protagonist chewed up by ennui, and a colorful array of character actors populating a kitsch - Americana setting, «Downsizing» has all the hallmarks of an Alexander Payne film,» IndieWire's Ben Croll wrote in his B - review out of Venice.

Along with the show's inability to find a consistent comic tone or a memorable story line (it leans heavily on the usual choices: marital infidelity, light class envy, fertility issues), Friends From College makes embarrassingly poor use of a cast that deserves to be in a better show.

The makers parlay their excessive talents into an underwhelming underdog saga of good versus evil while doing their utmost to remind viewers of the militantly parochial comic tone they adore so much.

But its suffocatingly narrow comic tone mars the promising conceit, good jokes, and a lunatic sex scene.

The opening scene sets an unexpected comic tone.

Yet it's indelibly linked to those films despite its comparable comic tone, the humour occasionally overturned with sudden, startling moments that remind us intently of the pain behind these sources of humour, that ensure our ability to laugh never obscures the memories of those who can not.

I'm still a little uncertain of the brittle, faintly campy comic tone present here — Colette's novella (which I'll get into when our Page to Screen series begins)-LSB-...]

Although Europa Europa's blackly comic tone might seem to set it apart from Diamonds of the Night or Come and See, it does share several formal traits with these earlier films such as the puncturing of linear narrative progression with dream / fantasy sequences.

The film's whimsical comic tone at the outset soon degenerates into dreary dramedy.

No news on who they'll play as yet, but both are adept at capturing the frothy comic tone Michael Hoffman's remake is pitching for.

She's den mother to a rabble of squalling boy children — and, despite the film's super-dry comic tone, an amused but profoundly unaffectionate one.

Linklater talks about the unique comic tone for such a serious storyline, in particular one scene in which Carell laughs uncontrollably while travelling with his boy's coffin.

Even his biggest crossover hit, the 1996 Best Picture Oscar nominee «Secrets & Lies,» had a much more explicit comic tone than many seem to recall.

There's a distinct feeling of «Alexander Payne meets the Coen brothers» to the film, with unflattering characters behaving unflatteringly and a black comic tone to the whole endeavor.

And the family interaction scenes may not have the same tragi - comic tones as those in The Incredibles, but they're similar.

Blair's use of violence isn't nearly as assured as Saulnier, mostly employing it to set a darkly comic tone, though even then, the results are uneven at best.

Throughout, Payne gently infuses the film's comic tone with strains of longing and regret, always careful to avoid the maudlin or cheaply sentimental.

The film benefits from solid performances by its four stars, but it is overly didactic and drawn - out as its comic tone grows darker and darker.

Though Anderson has been recently referencing the influence of the Austrian author Stefan Zweig, particularly regarding the story - in - story structure of his «Hotel,» the filmmaker never mentioned it to the actor, instead giving him the Ernst Lubitsch films «The Shop Around the Corner» and «To Be Or Not to Be» to get some sense for the setting and comic tone.

In comparison to the films immediately preceding it, (Ober and De laatste dagen van Emma), Borgman is a bit more macabre, but without losing its comic tone entirely.

«BlacKkKlansman» Spike Lee (Main Competition) The director who some think was robbed of the Palme d'Or for «Do the Right Thing» in 1989 is back in the running with the true story of a black man who infiltrated the KKK in the»70s — but advance footage shows a comic tone, and producer Jason Blum says the goal was «to show what bozos» the Klan is.

The comic tone has evaporated, yet the movie has been running on shtick for so long that the attempt at drama rings hollow.

Logan Lucky has a light, comic tone — it doesn't seem like you came back to make some grand creative statement.

Actually, the film shifts gears more than that, turning into a Gigi-esque romance and a return to the swindle caper, but all the while, it retains its comic tone to deliver mild amusement and a few choice laughs.

It's an amusing moment that sets up the film's comic tone.

This scene sets the tragi - comic tone to follow.

It riffs a bit from David Fincher's The Game, with the comic tone of Horrible Bosses.

Probably more polished than it's predecessor, though not nearly as profound, in the «bad - ass baddies whose stories are told out of time but linked together to form a wild and crazy ride» genre, but it has a spirit and comic tone all it's own.

Thus established, Black wrote several more big - concept slam - bang thrillers — including The Last Boy Scout and The Long Kiss Goodnight, notable for their darkly comic tone and likable, if outrageous, characters, before stepping away from Hollywood for a few years.

Although he only appears in half of the show's episodes, Alda's take on the bitter, witty, bigoted Uncle Pete was key to establishing the show's darkly comic tone, and his facility with the series» black - hearted dialogue made his character as fascinating as he was disgusting.

Guadagnino defended his film by saying «it is not a question of parody» while comparing the film's comic tone to Verdi's «opera bouffe» Falstaff; Guadagnino also praised the «sublime greatness» of the actor who played the role, celebrated political satirist Corrado Guzzanti.

Tony Shalhoub, who plays Abe Weissman, added that while the show is timely, its comic tone also offers some needed levity.

But that's okay, because there's still a lot to like about this film, whose laid - back comic tone is quickly established.

The predominance of red and pink imparts a comic tone as the artist reflects the influence of contemporary painting, particularly the late work of Philip Guston.

It reintroduced to American painting a comic tone that the Abstract Expressionists conspicuously lacked.