Sentences with phrase «convoluted films»

This is one of those convoluted films thatâ $ ™ s much better on second viewing, even if you guessed what was going on first time round.

As much as he's been able to bring a realism to his imaginative and convoluted films in the past, he's never really brought a deliberately paced, dramatic edge.

This is one case where reading the book might help to appreciate an otherwise convoluted film.

Not exact matches

Like the novel, the film is a bit messy and convoluted, as if Rowling, too, could hardly bring herself to put her invented world to rest.

And while the plot can become convoluted, the film is not really about the narrative but about the joy of self expression and, when we hear Miguel singing «Un Poco Loco» with the bone rattling Héctor, it is a moment of rare exuberance.

Critic Consensus: Though this ambitious noir crime - drama captures the atmosphere of its era, it suffers from subpar performances, a convoluted story, and the inevitable comparisons to other, more successful films of its genre.

Even the most basic emotions and desires, when broken into their component parts, can become hopelessly confusing and convoluted, and the Fifty Shades films have always operated in this register.

There was potential here for greatness, but ultimatley the film is just too convoluted to be effective.

The lack of a convoluted motivation felt that much more terrifying, a tactic also used in 2006's Them and 2016's Hush, maybe because the indiscriminate nature of the violence makes us all feel unsafe and maybe because, as many classic horror films have shown, the less we know, the more terrifying it can all seem.

Yet another bad Ferrell film with its roots in television, Nora Ephron's reimagining of the»60s sitcom was hampered by an unnecessarily convoluted premise and a lack of on - screen chemistry between the comedian and his miscast co-star, Nicole Kidman.

Adam McKay does a great job taking a convoluted subject and turning it into a very comprehensible film.

The return of «Riddick» is a strange convoluted mess that mixes various other film elements and completely loses what the franchise was originally.

What unravels is then a familiarly convoluted and busy spectacle film about yet another clash between the rival robot alien Transformers involving their human allies, with Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) once more coming to the rescue on the side of the Autobots.

The film adds a criminal element with a convoluted subplot involving Ana's deranged former boss, but everything ends up just fine, of course.

Even though there isn't some massive, convoluted plot, the film's effectiveness lies in its simplicity and the mundane ordeal of putting a loved one to rest, and how it could feel like a kingdom you have built has just crumbled.

Parts of F6 are fun, but a convoluted plot, with terrible, frenetically chopped up action set pieces, and an overextended run time, make this film cumbersome and dull by the end.

The attempts to attach him to the larger MCU and Peter's journey become a bit convoluted for an otherwise nimble film, and his moral compass doesn't always feel coherent.

Unfortunately, this poor - man's version of The Usual Suspects is so convoluted and poorly scripted that this flawed film noir's only compelling theme is the recurring question of whether its femme fatale is black or white.

It gives rawness to the arguments and a casualness to the lighter moments that keep you connected even when the psychological corridors the film starts traveling get increasingly convoluted.

That's our convoluted way of saying that The A.V. Club looked both high and low for the best scenes of 2015, culling from a whole spectrum of films — some likely to appear on this week's best - movies - of - the - year list, others unlikely to appear on any such list, and at least one certain to get called out in our public shaming of the year's worst movies.

Many will describe the film as messy or convoluted, but the argument can be made that those traits add to the fun.

Instead of serving chills and thrills, the film pounds us with an explanation that grows more convoluted with each plot point.

The film maintains a fair level of competence during the first half, then falters thereafter when the story becomes convoluted with subplots involving political affairs and illegal gambling operations.

Though much of the film's second half gets a little too arch and convoluted, the filmmaker somehow manages to transform his sick cinematic joke into an oddly touching tale about family and acceptance.

For anyone not intimately familiar with the background and names within the upper echelons of The Third Reich, the coming and goings of so many characters in Downfall can be a little confusing at times; yet the film avoids becoming unnecessarily convoluted.

Those who remain, however, will discover a satisfyingly convoluted revenge thriller in which the dynamically staged, blood - drenched action sequences are a highlight rather than the film's sole raison d'être.

The film actually hinges on precisely two turnarounds of one - upsmanship between the designated cat and mouse: the revelation of the convoluted, coincidence - dependent plan to commit the perfect murder, and the fatal flaw in said plan (the «fracture,» get it?)

Terrible dialogue, a convoluted plot and lame villains clog up the film.

However, even though there are a decent number of heavy - hitting action set - pieces, Killer Elite is a narrative mess that convolutes a pretty straight - forward plot with loads of bizarre character relationships and added «drama» in an attempt to elevate the film beyond a throwaway action experience.

So begins a convoluted series of chases, cameos and film parodies — including «Speed,» «In the Line of Fire» and «True Lies» — presented by a collection of the worst - written comic characters you are likely to see this year.

Summary: It is a strong and important story, but as a film the execution is stagy, convoluted for the first hour, and it doesn't pay enough attention to its leading woman's narrative.

Add cameos by fellow directors Chabrol and Godard and you've got a perfect example of the French New Wave.A superb atmosphere of alienation and sexual / political tension provides much beret - scratching potential for film students, though others may feel its convoluted murder mystery don't amount to a hill of beans.Cockles And Muscles by Liese Spencer, Seducing Dr Lewis by Fiona Morrow and Paris Nous AppartientLarushka Ivan - Zadeh

Director Tsui Hark and fight director Sammo Hung provide some great wire - fu action sequences among the convoluted plot that is typical of these kinds of Chinese epic modern films.

The film is more ephemeral than anything the director has ever done; it is that murder - mystery party you and your pals dress up for in a suburban living room as a convoluted excuse to hang out without the bother of attempting any kind of meaningful conversation.

Each of his friends — Norton, Winslet and Peña — have personal tragedies or struggles that makes their own lives as convoluted and disturbed as Howard's, and a vastly superior film would have been to watch these sometimes - great, but generally pretty good, actors hash out real emotion onscreen.

I must admit, on paper, an ensemble cast of comic book characters in one movie looked to be one of those convoluted mess of a film designed, yet fail, to please the fanboys (i.e. spider - man 3).

One would think that the addition of Brigitte Lin (Swordman II, Dream Lovers) would make the film that much better, but the plot is so convoluted and the execution so ham - handed that her performance goes to waste.

Thereafter, narrative causality becomes more convoluted, excessive and artificial (more like a Claude Chabrol film).

Aoife Kelly Filming has finally begun on the as - yet - untitled Steve Jobs biopic which has been through a convoluted development process to say the least.

Forbes» resident superhero aficionado Scott Mendelson was also less positive about the film, describing how the convoluted plot «will hurt your brain».

His subversive sense of humor and convoluted plots, which often circle back through time, keep his films from being merely melodramatic, but at their worst they can seem frenetic, all color - saturated surface and no substance.

Wonderstruck Chooses Mess Over Magic — David Sims watches Todd Haynes's convoluted new film, a disappointing follow - up to his masterpiece Carol.

We chat about 2 Guns, directed by 101 Reykjavik's Baltasar Kormákur, a decent «Mexican Standoff» film with a refreshingly convoluted plot and fine performance...

As the denouement becomes briefly convoluted with more double - crosses than you can keep up with, the film feels somewhat burdened by presenting an actual story.

The movie is the latest exercise in comic noir by the writer / director Shane Black, and it shares a great many attributes with his terrific 2006 comeback film, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: the two mismatched detectives and their more practical female associate, the convoluted plot that features intersecting crime cases — even the hand maimed in an unfortunate encounter with a closed door.

and every bit the film that Ocean's Eleven should have been, Layer Cake takes on the raffish personality of Craig's professional cad, gliding through its convoluted plot with the grace of a brass - knuckled ballerina.

With a starry cast, including Elisha Cook Jr, James Mason and a never - better George Dzundza, Hooper's film coherently draws together its various convoluted narrative strands, setting the central supernatural mystery against the backdrop of petty disputes within a fundamentally rotten New England community.

Straight - forward where the first movie was convoluted, action - packed where Hulk dithered, The Incredible Hulk dispenses with whatever back - story and exposition there is over the film's opening credit sequence.

Much of That's My Boy's endless second hour (the film runs 115 minutes, but feels twice as long) is devoted to an unnecessarily convoluted plot involving blackmail, a payout from Meester to Sandler to keep her secret from Samberg, and gender politics that are rancid even for an Adam Sandler movie.

As visually fascinating as anything Greenaway has done, this film's narrative is so convoluted that it's virtually impossible to follow unless you know the life story of Rembrandt.