Sentences with phrase «deliberate pace as»

On its release the critics didn't care too much for The Shining or Kubrick's direction either, viewing Kubrick's deliberate pace as ponderous and complaining about the lack of cheap thrills normally found in «traditional» horror movies.

Filmmaker Ned Benson's decision to employ as deliberate a pace as one could possibly envision proves an effective match for his introspective screenplay, with the laser - like focus on the characters ensuring that Eleanor (and, to a lesser degree, Conor) becomes an intensely sympathetic figure over the course of the movie's 190 minutes.

Because of that, I believe people who don't like it will point to the film's quiet parts and deliberate pace as part of its negatives.

Not exact matches

Oden proceeds here at a very deliberate pace, as no doubt a scholar must, and this often obliges him to illustrate a point by quoting some amusing passage from Kierkegaard's work only then to offer an inevitably ponderous explanation of the joke.

There's little doubt that Real Steel's biggest problem is its excessively deliberate pace and unreasonably overlong running time, as filmmaker Shawn Levy, working from John Gatins» screenplay, has infused the movie with an incongruously epic sensibility that all - too - often threatens to negate its positive attributes - with the fairly pointless (and surprisingly unpleasant) robot - vs - bull brawl that opens the picture effectively setting a tone of regrettable sloppiness (ie Charlie goes through two robots before settling on his final fighter).

The film is, consequently, not nearly as engrossing as one might've expected, and primarily moves at a pace that can most accurately be referred to as deliberate.

An intelligent and scary horror film that makes a more than welcome commentary on the horrors of war and gender oppression in Iran, using a lot of symbolism and keeping us in an increasing state of anxiety as it moves in a deliberate, slow - burning pace towards a terrifying climax.

A deliberate, cerebral, grim and utterly absorbing film that makes covert operations appear as unsexy as the Bourne films made them seem fast - paced and thrilling.

The movie's all - too - deliberate pace holds the viewer at arms length for much of its overlong running time, however, as Foley's rough - cut sensibilities result in a surfeit of palpably padded - out and entirely needless sequences - with the ensuing lack of momentum ensuring that certain moments aren't able to pack the visceral punch that Foley has intended.

But the pace, which is decidedly deliberate to begin with, slows about halfway through, as the political becomes deeply personal.

With its relatively deliberate pace and uneventful opening hour, Hostel Part II suffers from precisely the same sort of problems as the original (ie it simply takes far too long for things to get going).

Garland, working from his own screenplay, has infused Ex Machina with a pace best described as deliberate, with Garland's willingness to let the story breathe having both positive and negative ramifications on the movie as a whole (ie certain sections are far more enthralling and entertaining than others).

Like the rest of Lanthimos» filmography, The Killing of a Sacred Deer will likely prove divisive, as he's certainly testing the audience's patience with his deliberate pacing, making you feel the same inescapable sense of horror its doomed subjects are suffering through.

It's clear immediately that Payne is going for a nostalgic, unabashedly old - school feel, with the movie's black - and - white cinematography merely the tip of the iceberg in terms of its far - from - modern sensibilities - as Nebraska progresses at a seriously deliberate pace and, for the most part, emphasizes small, character - based moments over plot.

Writer / director M. Night Shyamalan's penchant for a deliberate narrative is certainly in full effect with Unbreakable, as the movie, though consistently entertaining and occasionally engrossing, progresses at a lackadaisical pace that tends to prevent the viewer from wholeheartedly embracing the material - with the film ultimately faring better than, for example, The Sixth Sense due to its progressively absorbing narrative (ie there's a sense of forward momentum that was almost entirely absent from that earlier picture).

And I appreciated the deliberate pace of the story, as I like it when the character reveals occur at the right moment and time, as opposed to all at once in an explosion of exposition.

Cooper sets a very deliberate pace, taking his time to move the story forward several years as Russell and Rodney are each forced to deal with a series of bad choices.

As if it's not bad enough that the deliberate pacing reeks of self - importance, the film's only entertaining action involves scenes in which earthlings chat with Kang and Kodos.

Killers Not everyone «round these parts liked this film as much as I did, but I felt its sly moodiness and deliberate pace actually worked supremely well and kept me involved right through to the end.

Midler's scenery - chewing turn as the brassy central character remains virtually the only worthwhile element within Stella's overlong running time, as the movie suffers from a fairly stale narrative that's compounded by an absence of compelling supporting figures and an often unreasonably deliberate pace.

Coming on the heels of 2005's A History of Violence, Eastern Promises certainly feels like an apt follow - up for director David Cronenberg - as the film possesses a number of similarities to its forebearer, including an expectedly deliberate pace, shocking bursts of violence, and an absolutely compelling turn from star Viggo Mortensen.

It's clear right from the get - go that Christopher Cain is in absolutely no hurry to tell this story, as the director has infused The Stone Boy with an almost achingly deliberate pace that does prove effective at establishing the film's very specific locale, admittedly - yet there's little doubt that the laid - back atmosphere, when combined with the uniformly subdued performances and the less - than - eventful nature of Gina Berriault's script, effectively ensures that the viewer's efforts at forming any kind of emotional attachment to the characters fall flat virtually from start to finish.

becomes the fun, briskly - paced comedy that one might have anticipated, as filmmaker Farah has infused the proceedings with an oddly (and incongruously) deliberate pace that prevents the viewer from wholeheartedly embracing either the narrative or the characters - with this feeling exacerbated by the consistent inclusion of overlong and downright needless sequences and interludes.

Dunst is playing it straight here, but there is enough arch in Kidman's eyebrow to signal that Coppola is having fun around the edges of this Southern gothic, with its formal compositions and deliberate pacing (as usual, a little too deliberate for my taste).

Muntean lets his film unfold at a deliberate pace, letting Vali slowly insert himself into Sandu's personal space as time goes on (first outside by his car, then chatting up his family members in the stairwell and eventually winding up hanging out with his son in his apartment).

The controls are as tight as ever and still retain the deliberate pace any long time fan is accustomed to.

Adam Bernstein takes Gilligan's taut script and finds a deliberate pace that cranks up the tension without sacrificing the small, human moments that make Breaking Bad so compelling — even as characters make exactly the wrong choices in their lives.

Given its lack of melodrama, its deliberate pacing, its mere suggestion of emotional challenges, Haigh's film comes across as too controlled to arouse more than a modicum of audience regard outside of an appreciatopm for characterizations of two real pros.

Just to let you know where we are in this case, which is proceeding with the deliberate pace of US litigation: In late 2014, Ellora's Cave sued Dear Author and Jane, its proprietor, claiming that Dear Author defamed EC by publishing a blog post stating that EC was not paying a set of its authors, editors, and cover artists in a timely fashion, and that there were additional indicia of financial difficulties, as evidenced by tax liens.

The pace of play is perfect — engaging and as deliberate as I need it to be, without riling me up.

These disgusting viral hybrids are much slower, fewer in number and more deliberate than the frenzied Ganados and Majini of more recent titles; evoking the series roots as a tense corridor - crawling horror experience rather than a fast - paced action game.

It was also as far as possible from the slow and deliberate pace of Demon's Souls, also a 2009 release.

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The most popular large work is likely to be the fast - paced Triple Square Loop made in 2015 (the same year as the Kelly paintings), but I found myself drawn to the tighter, more ascetic paintings with their more deliberate treatment of the curves.

Its as if the provider of the emails is pulling back the curtain at a deliberate, unhurried pace.

In the ordinary scheme of things, where science proceeds at a slow and deliberate pace, and the stakes rarely exceed ego and pride and lifetime accomplishment, it would be fine to allow scientists to manage their walled garden as they are accustomed to doing.