Sentences with phrase «dramatic momentum»

All the household changes give the film an episodic quality that leads to a certain start - and - stop dramatic momentum.

A production note says that history has been rewritten for the sake of dramatic momentum in «Elizabeth.»

Instead it's merely another slack thriller with underdeveloped characters and sputtering dramatic momentum.

As external and internal conflict rages, the film is polished and poised in its technical display; emotions — and the non-linear structure — may be less convincing, but still maintain dramatic momentum.

Sacrificing dramatic momentum and character context early on, a murky delivery sometimes undercuts the passion that drives the movie.

This is likely an intentional nod to corporate anonymity, but it hampers dramatic momentum.

The «troubled genius» subgenre is full of hit - and - miss entries, but the star and director Joe Wright know exactly how to balance dramatic momentum and bio-historical heft.

Once Forman stages his first recreation of bits from Kaufman's standup act, the film sets into cruise control, offering reenactment after reenactment of keystone events and performances in Kaufman's career (including his infamous «feud» with wrestler Jerry Lawler), with few moments of downtime in between and even less dramatic momentum to string it all together.

Yet although Wolfe's performance is appealing, the film overall too often meanders and loses dramatic momentum.

Meticulous, sumptuous production design, and striking visuals compensate for the lack of dramatic momentum in a film that arguably stretches narrative form to its limits.

Writer - director Joshua Marston gives Shannon a chance to shine as a character more pedestrian than the ones he usually plays, though the story is a little too thesis driven to build any dramatic momentum.

Dramatic momentum is sacrificed in the scrambled script (based on journalist Bryan Burrough's book and written by Mann with Ann Biderman and Ronan Bennett), which attempts to blend docudrama, social history and fanciful romance.

And a lot of those heroes, many of them meeting for the first time, proceed to drive each other crazy before joining forces, their group tensions supplying the script with its dramatic momentum and comic energy.

As the situation quickly turns deadly, Kormakur never quite latches on to the dramatic momentum.

Though it seems obvious once or twice, the movie lets its audience feel the well - thought sentiment through conviction and dramatic momentum.

Too many kooky supporting characters are given the spotlight for reasons unknown, and while they might be funny at times, the constant asides do detract from the dramatic momentum of the emotional story at its core.

The original Bionic Commando's ending was great because it wasn't hard, but because it gave the player a series of easy challenges that seemed motivated by nothing more than the dramatic momentum of the story.