Sentences with phrase «crotchety old gent»

This setting allows Bay and writer Ehren Kruger (who wrote two good movies over a decade ago — Arlington Road and The Ring — before descending into Hollywood hackdom) the films only flourish of ironic «wit» — the crotchety old gent theatre owner (great character actor Richard Riehle, wasted here) complains that all they make sequels and remakes nowadays.