Sentences with phrase «disappointing film of the year»

Now we come to not only one of my most disappointing films of the year but what is, as far as I'm concerned, one of the worst films of the year; Zack Snyder's exploitative, crass and repetitive Sucker Punch.

And here are the five most disappointing films of the year: Fantastic Four (choppy and compromised superhero action), Sisters (corny comedy that's simply not smart enough), Southpaw (bogs down in boxing drama cliches), Pan (childish and manic kids» adventure), Black Mass (oddly unoriginal mob thriller).

And here are the five most disappointing films of the year: On the Road (Michael Winterbottom's Wolf Alice tour movie can't even find something interesting in its fictional subplot), Hampstead (a painfully strained romantic comedy set in a twee version of London), The Book of Henry (Colin Trevorrow missteps with this convoluted thriller), The Snowman (Michael Fassbender struggles to sustain this lifeless Scandinavian mystery) and Pitch Perfect 3 (it's painful to watch the Bellas try their hand at action - comedy).

I had such high expectations for it and it ended up the most disappointing film of the year for me.

Oscar - winning actress Natalie Portman teams up with Oscar - nominee James Franco and Danny McBride for the most disappointing film of the year.

Not exact matches

Part of the problem is the copany's films disappointed at the box office last year.

Take a Pulitzer Prize - winning author's first original screenplay, attach a respected director whose last film was considered a disappointment by many, and add a cast that includes Michael Fassbender (one of the highlights of that disappointing film), Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz, and you have a solid formula for one of the most anticipated films of the year.

Even years later this is still one of the most disappointing films of all time.

Two years ago Noah Baumbach charmed Toronto audiences with Frances Ha, although fans of the whimsical free - form narrative in his last film might be disappointed with the concise structure and fastened script found in his latest film While We're...

Not even the original cast and director could replicate the magic of the original film just a few years later when the disappointing Ghostbusters 2 had been released, so what chance could an entire remake of the series with different actors playing different characters have?

As a female, I naturally like romantic comedies, and I have been sorely disappointed in the films from this genre that have been coming out for a couple of years now.

While I no doubt have been spoiled by regular exposure to excellent Blu - ray transfers, the 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation of Swimming to Cambodia seems a tad disappointing even for a standard definition release of a low - budget 25 - year - old experimental film.

As far as snubs go, I was disappointed to see that my personal favourite of the year, Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin, was not on the best film list as well as best British film.

Although Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice, that released last year had left us disappointed, fans still hope that the new film will tell a better tale and implement it well, unlike last time.

It's been 10 years since the last attempt starring Mark Wahlberg disappointed critics, and 43 years since the first Planet of the Apes which spawned a slew of other films and series.

By Pete Hammond hollywoodnews.com: What does it say about the current state of Hollywood that movies with gargantuan budgets, big stars and endless hype are, as of the turn of the new year, being rated anywhere from disappointing to disasters, while smaller films from directors not exactly known -LSB-...]

While Timothy Green doesn't make a strong case for mid-sized, non-franchisable films, those who think of Disney as not just a brand but a movie studio have to be disappointed with the way the company has changed its priorities in recent years.

Liongate's 2007 DVD release is a fairly disappointing treatment for one of the best films of the year.

Fourteen years removed from his last good movie (Opera), his latest film Sleepless (a.k.a. Non ho sonno), starring the inimitable Max Von Sydow and heralded as a return to Argento's roots in the giallo genre, hits North American shores months after bootleg copies of it have already circulated amongst the ranks of disappointed fanboys.

He followed that film with one hugely disappointing sequel / rehash, 2007's «Hostel: Part II,» and in intervening years has flirted with a host of projects which never came to pass (the Stephen King adaptation «Cellular,» a feature - length expansion of his «Grindhouse» short, a sci - fi film called «Endangered Species,» etc.), stepped in front of the camera for friends («Inglourious Basterds,» «Aftershock «-RRB- and helped bring the Netflix series «Hemlock Grove» to life.

If anything, I think I was probably too gentle on the film in theaters, a reflection of my ability to see the good in superhero movies that are even widely deemed disappointing (like last year's Fantastic Four).

Yet I find myself disappointed in this installment, not because there was some grandiose finale that didn't deliver, but because this wasn't the funniest film of the year.

While the movie does earn some credit for sidestepping the typical, cheap happy ending, there are no new ideas to set it apart from the plethora of cookie - cutter, disappointing horror films that have come out in recent years.

The sad news is that this year's Vanguard, at least for me personally, will not live up to previous years, as the three films that I have seen from the program are all various degrees of disappointing.

Best Picture «Another Year / Black Swan» Best Director Darren Aronofsky, «Black Swan» Best Actor James Franco, «127 Hours» Best Actress Natalie Portman, «Black Swan» Best Supporting Actor John Hawkes, «Winter's Bone» Best Supporting Actress Lesley Manville, «Another Year» Best Adapted Screenplay «The Social Network» (Aaron Sorkin) Best Original Screenplay «Another Year» (Mike Leigh) Best Art Direction «Inception» Best Cinematography «Inception» Best Costume Design «Black Swan» Best Film Editing «Inception» Best Makeup «Black Swan» /» Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows» Best Sound Editing «TRON Legacy» Best Visual Effects «Inception» /» Alice in Wonderland» /» Black Swan» Best Animated Feature «Chico and Rita ″ — one to watch Best Ensemble «Another Year» Most Underrated Film of the Year «4.3.2.1» — another one to watch Most Overrated Film of the Year «Inception» — I know I've awarded it a lot but a tadge overrated Breakthrough Performance (Female) Jennifer Lawrence, «Winter's Bone» Best Performance in a Bad Film Bojana Novakovic, «Devil» Worst Performance in a Good / Fairly Decent Film Mia Wasikowska, «Alice in Wonderland» Best Hero Luz / She, «Machete» — she was a good freedom fighter, shame about the film Best Villain Nina Sayers, «Black Swan» / Mal Cobb «Inception» Best Poster «Black Swan» Best Trailer (for a trailer released in 2010, not necessarily a film released in 2010) «Black Swan» Most Surprising Film of the Year «Centurion» Most Disappointing Film of the Year «Robin Hood» Most Ambitious Film of the Year «Inception»

After a six - year hiatus, Niccol went back to original sci - fi for In Time, a mediocre film with echoes of Gattaca that disappointed stateside but performed well overseas.

Jamie Bell feels «bitterly disappointed» about the «Fantastic Four» movie.The 31 - year - old actor played the Thing in the much - maligned superhero film in 2015, and despite the passing of time, Jamie still harbours regrets about the movie.He...

I am a huge fan of horror films but have been disappointed in the last couple years.

Based on a highly selective and unscientific sampling of opinions on the Croisette, the general consensus is that while this may be a milestone 70th - anniversary year for the Festival de Cannes, it's been a disappointing set of films overall, with one of the weaker competition slates in recent memory.

Touchy Feely (C)-- «Of the 26 films I saw at Sundance this year, Lynn Shelton's Touchy Feely was far and away the most disappointing effort.

But if it's competing for Best Picture next winter, it would be because the rest of the year's slate has disappointed or the Academy has proven unable to acknowledge untraditionally prestigious films, like War for the Planet of the Apes or The Big Sick, to name just two considerably more fulfilling summer releases.

With the combination of audience antipathy towards «Alien 3,» the disappointing box - office grosses (though it still made plenty of money throughout the world) and the fact that the main character had just committed a spectacular and seemingly irreversible suicide in the previous film, most people assumed that the «Alien» saga was as dead as Ripley and were therefore surprised a few years later to learn that not only was a fourth film, «Alien Resurrection,» going into production, it would even star Weaver.

16 years later, Singer's third sequel «X-Men: Apocalypse» comes from the «more is more» school of thought, and though it's his biggest X-Men film to date, it's also his most disappointing.

There have been a lot of different versions of the Star Wars films released over the years, and they've been disappointing to everyone not named George Lucas.