Sentences with phrase «deadpan performance»

Maguire is also good in his deadpan performance.

Building on the tradition he had established in films like Alps and Dogtooth, he there brought his obsession with societies built on arcane systems of governance to glorious fruition in a mesmerizing tale anchored by a deliriously deadpan performance from Colin Farrell (Seven Psychopaths).

As someone who grew up on The Naked Gun movies, I can honestly say that Leslie Nielsen's deadpan performance as Lt. Frank Drebin helped shape my own sense of humour.

Anderson's animal dolls could have stepped right out of museum dioramas and into their vintage - store wardrobes, and the mix of stillness and sudden action (from discreetly ruffled fur to a sudden acrobatic leap) is an animated analogue to the deadpan performances of his human casts.

Cage's trademark deadpan performances and unintentionally comedic delivery have spawned meme after meme, and the fact that he not only knows that he is the butt of these internet jokes, but gamely goes along with it, makes him a veritable web icon.

Not exact matches

If My Boyfriend's Back is an irredeemably silly movie, it has an engaging lightness of tone and uniformly impeccable performances by a cast that maintains just the right attitude of deadpan parody.

Two performances in Game Night stood out to me, which is an accomplishment, since everyone in the film gave memorable and entertaining performances from Magnussen's look of child - like wonder when he was right about something everyone else doubted to Horgan's quick wit and ability to quickly and naturally go from moments of honest laughter to moments of unforgettable deadpan.

Exquisitely dry humor and Rinko Kikuchi's charming, deadpan, oddball performance make for one of the more esoterically funny films to have been released in quite some time.

There are also perfect miniature performances from Mason Gamble as Max's chapel partner (for a child actor, he deadpans lines like «with friends like you, who needs friends?»

It's a performance full of deadpan non-sequiturs like that one, and Scott nails them, walking a delicate line between innocence and idiocy.

When Aki Kaurismaki, Finland's deadpan farceur of minimalist slapstick, absurdist comedy and bruised romanticism, teamed up with the aggressively eccentric rock and roll cover band Leningrad Cowboys, a mix of bar band performance, punk attitude and polka flourishes, to make the surreal rock and roll road movie Leningrad Cowboys Go America, who knew it would be the beginning of a surreal collaborative friendship?

Bruce Willis and / or Edward Norton — «Moonrise Kingdom» Probably because of the deadpan, understated nature of most of the performances, no actor has ever been nominated for appearing in a Wes Anderson film.

The actor adds a few layers of deadpan physical comedy to the role, much like his Buster Keaton-esque performance in Benny and Joon, and also recalling his earlier western, the masterpiece Dead Man.

For her performance as the deadpan employee, she received universal praise throughout the entire show, being referred to as one of the show's breakout character.

The quiet, subdued performances by the eternally deadpan Bill Murray and unsuspectingly versatile Scarlett Johansson make for convincing chemistry between the two as they explore an indefinable friendship.

Reeves is using his stiff and forced expressionism, sometimes deadpanning, to heighten the comedy of the piece, making it one of his most enjoyable performances as he goes all in on the camp.

With pitch - perfect performances, inventive set pieces and a cutting deadpan wit, The Square is a hilarious, unique and often surreal look at idealism, hypocrisy and cynicism in the modern world.

Reynolds, a rising comic ace in the film world, delivers another hilarious performance that is fueled by flawless comic timing and a barrage of deadpan one - liners.

Tonto is not quite the loyal sidekick, drawn to be more of his own man, and one whose deadpan reactions and sarcastic remarks are a new addition by Depp to give a bit of comic nuance the longtime character, though one might slight Depp's performance as another of his many attempts to chew scenery in place of an honest portrayal.

To be fair, the first half is actually very engaging and interesting, as the terrier Max (voiced with deadpan humor and line delivery by Louis C.K.) and his new humongous furry mutt roommate (played by Eric Stonestreet) escape animal control (following being kidnapped for accidentally straying away from their dog walker), come across what is essentially a mob of unwanted animals led by a rabbit (voiced by Kevin Hart, and as you can probably assume, his performance is energetic and most definitely fits animation).

That international breakout status has recently seen Szifron, who has a lovely, confident touch with black humor and deadpan comedic performances, take over the director's chair from Peter Berg on 2017's «The Six Billion Dollar Man» with Mark Wahlberg.

Eastwood's film is dark and brutal, leavened by some deadpan comedy, a tour de force performance from Gene Hackman, and a sly encapsulation of the history of the Western genre, as seen through the eyes of a pulp writer played by Saul Rubinek.

Depp's Tonto may sail close to racial caricature, but his performance is enjoyably robust and deadpan.

Not that we totally identify with our deadpan sociopathic narrator and main character, but that's precisely what happens to Lou Ford, the clean - cut young deputy sheriff of Central City, Texas, (Casey Affleck, in another masterful performance to rank with his work in «Gone Baby Gone» and «The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford»), a small - town psycho with a taste for compulsive, 1950s pulp sadism (really dirty, dangerous stuff — let's say S&M without the safe word).

Farrell's previous collaboration with Lanthimos in «The Lobster» serves him well here, once again impressively investing in droll deadpanning, and Nicole Kidman («Lion») has worked with such an extensive roster of different directors that it's no surprise she can leap onto the right wavelength immediately, but Keoghan is a relative newcomer and his performance here is frighteningly nuanced, masterfully plucking the strings of ambiguity.

Nicholson (as yet another guy you'd love to have as your drinking buddy), Randy Quaid (long before his deadpan delivery of «Shitter was full» made him a Christmas icon), and Otis Young (who has a low - key performance worthy of Oscar recognition) are an unstoppable force here, all doing some of their best work.

Jack Black gives a funny, dynamic performance, even if it isn't his best, with his energy contrasting with the deadpan approach given to most of the rest of the performers.

The actor has relied on his usual sarcastic shtick for many of his roles, so it's nice to see him deliver a slightly different, more nuanced performance that puts his deadpan comic delivery to pitch - perfect use.

Befitting writer - director Jarmusch's deadpan style, Depp gives one of his stranger and more low - key performances, allowing more florid scene partners like the terrific Farmer, Lance Henrickson, John Hurt and, in his final film appearance, Robert Mitchum, to steal scenes as often as need be.

At least the two performances of these characters are solid, with Gleeson going full speed with a near - manic portrayal of Stensland and with Church doing some fine deadpan as the casually sexist Grady.

Michael Smith, Kelley's friend and collaborator, presents a performance featuring his personae, the deadpan everyman «Mike» and his diapered counterpart «Baby Ikki» who appeared in Kelley and Smith's 2009 project A Voyage of Growth and Discovery.

Recent group exhibitions and performances include Deadpan and Disco, Centrale Fies, Dro IT (2014); Narcissistic Tendencies, NEST, Den Haag NL; Accident with Red Car, Art13, London with Yeo Workshop, Singapore; Apathy is Not My Friend, Chapter House Lane, Melbourne AU; Educating Artists?

Post a few deadpan jokes, and moments of spacing out... (edited of course) we discuss his history of his work, and his installationSpreadsheet, and performance Mowers of Ten presented by the Art - In - Buildings program, and Monique Meloche Gallery.