Sentences with phrase «dark humor in a film»

The dark humor in this film keeps up the pace of the film.

Not exact matches

Though dark hued, particularly in the first two acts, «The Fighter» is, I'm sure, a much breezier film because of Russell, whose specialty is generating humor from darkness, death, and dysfunction as in the bitterly comic «Three Kings,» «I Heart Huckabees,» and «Flirting with Disaster.»

And this gloomy theme is underlined throughout the film by an unusually dark undercurrent of humor, such as gag in which De la Cruz is crushed to death by a bell.

However, the film is electric and the performances are exceptional, set against the backdrop of humor (dark or otherwise), a banging soundtrack and a story you may know but will appreciate in a whole other manner.

The gore is still there, but the general plotline came to be very predictable (especially the merging of different timelines and who the antagonist is), and the mysterious dark feel of the games we got to see in the previous films has been replaced by pointless narrowed - down bloodshed and, sometimes, humor.

The film chronicles the manner in which Hope and her family handle the nightmarish situation, often with what Saget described as «irreverence and dark humor» (At one point, Hope's brother Alan — a comedy writer — quips that scleroderma sounds like «a deli entrée»).

Both Thor and Thor: The Dark World presented us with something drastically different than what was before it, including expanding beyond the cosmos and accepting the God - like characters as normal, which really pushed the medium of comic book films, while also blending humor and action in a way that made the character both interesting and viable.

The film is an insane mix of wild western action and dark, tongue - in - cheek humor.

Gary Oldman deserves the Best Actor Oscar for his uncanny impersonation of Winston Churchill in Wright's Darkest Hour, but the film was weakened by its humor, sentimentality, and unfortunate appeal to populism in the ludicrous tube train sequence.

The probably unintended camp value of the 1978 film is not recreated here, even if some dry, dark humor inevitably creeps in to keep the upsetting design from overbearing.

Monahan has a ton of tongue in cheek moments in the film and that sense of under layered humor really helps make the script not to dark.

Even the darker second film had plenty of humor throughout, but Skull's attempts are in the realm of mild comic relief rather than contriving scenes of out - and - out gags.

There's a moment when Constantine has to team up with another criminal, who's much less intelligent and a lot cruder, and that when the film mixes in dark humor and entertainment.

The script for Small Town Crime has a dark sense of humor that results in the film having just as many laughs as there are deaths.

«Parts of this hour - long film might have been conceived by Powell himself — particularly those parts which place him in dark - humored proximity to projected images from his own work.

While showcasing New York's issues with homelessness, poverty, social unrest, and a slew of other issues that were plaguing the city in the late 80s, the film still retains Chaplin's sense of humor, albeit in a much darker and grittier tone.

A very underrated heist film that deftly mixes dark humor, suspense, and drama in one neat little gem of film.

The level of vomit in the film is as voluminous as the dark humor.

Martin McDonagh has the same sort of dark, yet whimsical sense of humor with which his film IN BRUGES, is rife.

The actor is best known for portraying the Norse god Thor in films such as Thor, Thor: The Dark World, and The Avengers, in which Hemsworth manages to bring a great amount of humor to his character.

Done differently, Mr. Brooks could have been a more serious film, perhaps a character study, with hints of dark humor thrown in for good measure.

Anderson has worked in a variety of genres — noir, screwball comedy, historical epic, and straight - up relationship drama — but his films always bear his distinctive fingerprints: sharply drawn characters (some of whom are uneasily at odds with the world around them); a sense of humor filtered through dark situations; and a stable of actors with whom he works regularly.

The film bears a strong resemblance to a Flannery O'Connor story in its dark and even startling humor and scathing, grace - filled take on human nature, even though it differs in some key ways.

The film bears a strong resemblance to a Flannery O'Connor story in its dark and even startling humor and scathing, grace - filled take on human nature.

Another standout aspect of the film are the dazzling visual effects, which embellish the film's dark humor with hilarious results, especially in the film's outrageous finale.

Both films will battle against Academy tendencies that generally don't favor the kind of ice - cold formalism and dark humor that Fincher uses, nor the impenetrable vulgarity that Anderson trades in with his latest.

Based on the above, Payback sounds much lighter than it is — for all the humor in it, the film is quite gritty and dark, reflected most obviously in Emerson Core's often frustratingly grainy cinematography, which casts a blue - gray wash over the entire film.

The plot's no great shakes, but Stevens turns in a captivating performance as the intriguingly impenetrable title character, and the film's pacing and dark sense of humor are just so damn great.

The first film to be released from the venerable Texas theater chain the Alamo Drafthouse is a bold dark comedy from England centered on four wannabe Islamic terrorists in London bumbling their way through a series of ill - conceived plots that doesn't shy away from humanizing the young militants — a clever blend of dangerous fanaticism and perfectly - timed shock humor.

It's true that the subject matter is darker in tone than the other releases, but the inventiveness and brilliance more than keeps the action moving and story perplexing (in a good way), thanks to a fantastic script from Bob Gale (Interstate 60, Trespass), who keeps the in - jokes and humor in perfect step with the first film.

It's a rather simple plot, but that doesn't stop Tarantino from stuffing first hour of Django Unchained with memorable moments, kaleidoscopic imagery (Tarantino and cinematographer Robert Richardson utilize grainy film stocks to coat flashbacks in grindhouse grime), and dark humor.

Director Jacob Aaron Estes (who delivered Mean Creek to Sundance back in 2004) has returned to the festival with a film that's essentially just as dark as that directorial debut of adolescent murder, but brings dark humor into the equation for a truly unique comedy.

It's become one of the most popular films of the Oscar season, and it's one right in line with McDonagh's breed of dark humor, which he flexed on previous features «In Bruges» and «Seven Psychopaths,» as well as his Oscar - winning short film «Six Shooter,» not to mention his work for the stagin line with McDonagh's breed of dark humor, which he flexed on previous features «In Bruges» and «Seven Psychopaths,» as well as his Oscar - winning short film «Six Shooter,» not to mention his work for the stagIn Bruges» and «Seven Psychopaths,» as well as his Oscar - winning short film «Six Shooter,» not to mention his work for the stage.

Casino is a very dark and violent film, but there are moments of humor to liven up the mood and some fascinating subplots that tie in to the main theme beautifully.

Super humor with super clint in this dark but cooled film, it is bit old but still better than most of nowadays action films

Probably one of the more eagerly awaited sequels in recent memory, Avengers: Age Of Ultron crafted by Marvel Studios / Disney and directed by Joss Whedon, makes a decent entry into the second - film - of - the - franchise market, but does not supersede the original in acting, writing or humor (so one can forget the «The Empire Strikes Back,» «Superman II» and «The Dark Knight» allusions).

We care about Jean - Do, but his wry voice - over (taken mostly from the book written by the real - life inspiration for the story) and the caring but never maudlin camera allows a dark humor that keeps the film from becoming yet another heroism - in - the - face - of - adversity stories.

Set in Gillan's own hometown of Inverness, the film uses the tragic history of the Scottish Highlands (which has the highest suicide rate in the U.K.) to spin out an intimate coming of age tale, bolstered by Gillan's dark sense of humor and a firm understanding of how to play with narrative conventions.

The film drags a bit in the middle, but Levine's script is bursting with such wry, dark humor that it just barely tips the scales in its favor.

Among the exhibition's highlights are a photographic installation in which Waters explores the auras and absurdities of famous films, their directors, and actors; a suite of photographs and sculpture that use humor to humanize dark moments in history from the Kennedy assassination to 9/11; and Kiddie Flamingos, a 2014 video work of children reading a G - rated version of Pink Flamingos (Waters» notorious 1972 celebration of all things outsider and extreme).

Bas's tempers this kind of carefree humor with a much darker side, of which we only get fleeting glimpses; at one point in the film he mentions that, for many years, he was convinced he would die young.