Sentences with phrase «convincing as»

There are other movies seen in various stages of production on the Capitol lot, none completely convincing as period pastiche, some funny as send - ups of bad filmmaking: a musical starring an Esther Williams type named DeeAnna Moran (Scarlett Johansson), who refers to her mermaid costume as a «fish ass;» Merrily We Dance, directed by ascot - wearing priss Laurence Laurentz (Ralph Fiennes); bits of Doyle's singing cowboy movies and the latest from Gene Kelly-esque dancer - athlete Burt Gurney (Channing Tatum, showing off a surprisingly passable singing voice).

Not only is she never less than convincing as both a a girl at the beginning and a woman at the end, she believably develops into the latter as the film progresses.

Broderick does deliver a fine performance, however, and is very convincing as the not - as - square - as - we - imagine businessman.

Leo is the favourite, though she and Adams are both so convincing as blue - collar hellcats they could cancel each other out.

He goes from protecting the younger, wounded member of the gang to totally convincing as a cold - blooding killer the next.

Terence Stamp is given a brief opportunity to philosophize about the limitations of science, Val Kilmer is convincing as a competent space jockey with a mechanical and scientific background, and Carrie Anne - Moss, whose character Bowman is a nod to Dave Bowman from «2001: A Space Odyssey,» is convincing as a no - nonsense pilot.

Stiller is fairly convincing as the arrogant and short - tempered Greenberg, but his portrayal of Roger seems to be missing the extra punch needed to turn in a great performance.

He is thoroughly convincing as the title character, and excellent in exuding both humour and sadness.

All that rectitude may be what makes Harris particularly convincing as a priest.

She's completely convincing as a «nobody from nowhere» who persists in her dreams no matter what anyone says about her, whether it's her mom, demeaning Danny, or unappreciative bosses at her day job.

It's one of those deceptively simple performances, because Cage is so convincing as each of these two personalities, we forget about the craft that's apparent in creating and distinguishing each of them.

convincing as Dick Cheney, and Elizabeth Banks (Definitely Maybe, Fred Claus), though never quite looking old enough for Laura Bush throughout most of the film, does give her the outer and inner beauty that Stone obviously feels should be there, given her many humanitarian works.

Faring less well is Ashley Judd, who is as convincing as always but is saddled with the very thankless role of Clay's love interest.

She's equally convincing as the girl in over her head from district 12, and the determined archer in the arena.

He did not just rely on looks and action poses to be convincing as a kung fu master because director Wong Kar - wai asked all actors to «get inside the characters» bones».

Redmayne's androgynous appearance helps the movie immeasurably, as he is very convincing as a female.

As a comedy it's certainly less effective, never fully convincing as either a pastiche of»70s buddy cop movies or a pitch - black procedural.

The only real problem is Josh Peck, who isn't terribly convincing as the impulsive star quarterback and falls flat in many of the film's more emotional scenes.

Another plus is the talented cast that proves to be totally convincing as Puritans A survival saga reminiscent of the The Revenant, except with demonic forces added to the frontier endurance test.

This time, he packs on the muscle to become convincing as a boxer.

She's completely convincing as she juggles her newly found desires with her parents» rules.

Lena Headey was very convincing as the villain of the piece.

He is totally believable as a prince and politician, and equally convincing as the ass - kicking Black Panther.

The normally fine Bill Pullman is none - too - convincing as Dennis Alan, a Harvard anthropologist who's tasked by an American pharmaceutical company to travel to Haiti and learn the mystery behind a powder believed to cause zombification (the pharmaceutical conglomerate claims that it wants the formula for humanitarian reasons; ha!).

Hawn takes top acting honors, so very funny and convincing as a poster girl for plastic surgery; Keaton next, hilariously playing Annie's neuroses to the hilt; then Midler, who is no comic slouch but just has less of a character to work with than her co-stars.

Elina Lowensohn is convincing as the title character, but Galaxy Craze is irritatingly self - absorbed in the other key female role.

Bill Murray was very convincing as FDR, the King & Queen of England were perfectly portrayed, the music of the film was wonderful, the color stunning, and I enjoyed two odds aspects of the story; that the wife of main character need not be an Earth - shattering presence and that love triangles don't necessarily always shatter.

Portman is a quite convincing as a kick - ass action star.

On the other hand, Wright isn't convincing as a crime family sister preferring the safety of legitimacy.

Vikander makes a point of revealing Lara's vulnerabilities and belies her tiny stature by being pretty convincing as an ass - kicking action heroine.

Jason Lee is convincing as Stillwater's attention - grasping lead singer, Jason Bebe.

Robert Donat is utterly charming and convincing as the beloved English schoolmaster who influences and guides the lives of hundreds of boys who come through his classroom over the course of 50 years.

The legendary Denzel Washington is quite convincing as well as moving, here, as a beleaguered soul afflicted with Asperberger's syndrome.

Jackman is almost wizened - looking yet convincing as Valjean, hitting the right acting notes.

There are some terrific performances — the Israeli actor Lior Ashkenazi is imposingly convincing as prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, while Eddie Marsan is the epitome of chilling as the hawkish defence minister Shimon Peres.

Caleb Landry Jones and Luke Haas are both young actors gaining notice, though they're mostly window dressing here; Kate Beckinsale, on the other hand, is almost too hot to be convincing as the blue - collar Mrs. of a seasoned criminal.

The racing stuff is quite convincing — or at least as convincing as any event that involves indecipherable flashes of color streaking past the grandstands could.

His biggest risk was allowing Joseph Gordon - Levitt (who is quite convincing as Petit in the dramatic and conversation scenes) to narrate the entire film.

I struggled at times with the stars of the film: Mara isn't altogether convincing as a Texas homestead - style mother, but she at least is pretty good at suggesting depth below the surface during the countless quiet scenes.

Compston and Marsan are particularly good, and its interesting to watch their dynamic shift as the narrative unfolds, whilst Arterton is quite frankly brilliant at being terrified, but even more convincing as a woman in control.

Not only because she is funny, touching and convincing as June Carter Cash in «Walk the Line,» but because the category offers few strong contenders.

Of course, there's a pretty high school sweetheart who got away (Vera Farmiga, not convincing us as a bleached blonde with a prominent arm tattoo).

She's totally convincing as an action heroine and she's also adept at the movie musical.

And I went on to do another film with her immediately after that and we were really, really able to pick up on where we left off from THE WORLD»S END because we were playing lovers in the next film, so the friendship we already had we used to look convincing as a couple and it worked, you know, we were mates at that point.

The entire movie was filmed in five days during a huge U.K. music festival, most of the cast had to be convincing as rock musicians — and even perform live — and the basic plot is a pretty standard romantic comedy with a completely contrived central conflict.

Daniel Bruhl is brilliantly convincing as the genuinely diabolical Dr. Lutz Heck, soon to be infamous as Hitler's own zoologist who wanted to use the remaining zoo animals in Warsaw for selective breeding experiments back in Berlin.

Not only do the performances of its young stars seem completely natural, they share a real chemistry that makes them totally convincing as friends who grew up together and they even look like the real thing; Corey Hawkins makes a remarkably convincing Dre and O'Shea Jackson's resemblance to his father is uncanny.

Larson, Tremblay and Joan Allen (playing Larson's mother) all do terrific work; Larson excels at going from tough and resilient to psychologically shattered, Tremblay is absolutely convincing as a child facing the world for the first time, and Allen is remarkable as she tries to deal with both her daughter's return and becoming a grandmother.

He's not only convincing as a gifted trumpeter but imitates Baker's distinctive singing voice perfectly.

Having done time himself, Duress is wholly convincing as the chaotic Ray, another desperate chancer caught up in Connie's machinations.