Sentences with phrase «dramatic scenes well»

The characters are likeable, and played well by the actors, with Aniston in particular showcasing that she can handle dramatic scenes well, and shouldn't always be pigeonholed for light romantic comedies in the future.

No surprise, since David Hare knows how to craft a dramatic scene better than most.

Not exact matches

Nonetheless it is remarkable to find these ancient authors employing all the modern devices of the literary craftsman, surprise and suspense, rapidity and delay, humor and solemnity, vividness, realism, untempered callousness, dramatic shift of scene — all permeated with their feeling for what is intrinsically interesting, what makes a good story.

In a world that's often rocked by dramatic breakups and infidelity, it's always nice to hear some good news from the celebrity dating scene.

There are also some nice camera angles employed from director Marion Gering, as well as a dramatic scene on the water that looked scarily realistic.

Pearce has also written a well - carpentered screenplay; there are some very big scenes and big moments here — sometimes too big — but he gives us a carefully crafted dramatic setup, an intriguingly curated selection of suspects for the crime and all of it building to a fascinating, finely balanced ambiguity in the movie's climactic stages.

«It's meant to be a dramatic moment, and Liev Schreiber and Eddie Marsan do a good job selling the emotional weight of the scene...»

Film editors Michael McCusker and Dirk Westervelt not only knit together the action scenes effectively, they also maintain a good sense of momentum during the dramatic sequences, and enable the few comic moments room to breathe.

With such a farfetched plot already in place, this is the sort of film that could have easily degenerated into a muddled farce with a one - note stand - up comic as the lead, but with a good comedic and dramatic actor like Kline at the forefront, he is able to keep the tone of the comedy and drama appropriate to each scene.

Regardless of whether the real story is too retouched or the quite good level of production, this musical commits the sin I hate most about musicals and that affected my enjoyment a lot, besides that any dramatic weight is thrown out the window and the film never gets momentum or a real rumbling scene.

The film is filled with well - crafted, well - acted, beautifully shot scenes, that ultimately add up to the same thing, with little dramatic thrust.

And the scenes where they are stalked as a couple by an armed assassin (played by Salem's Lot's Reggie «Mr. Barlow» Nalder) are all the more tense and dramatic because of how well they have been established.

His voiceover sets the scene, and it's so archly dismissive of an attempt to even feign some sense of dramatic reality, that he may as well be saying, «blah, blah, blah, then some random shit happened, deal with it.»

This trailer packs in the action as well as some more intimate dramatic scenes, and it looks damn good.

But that is squandered, for the scene climaxes with Cinque making a dramatic outburst that can best be described as a perfect example of the cloying sentimentality that often mars Spielberg films.

He was nominated for the Prime - time Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special; the Royal Television Society Award for Breakout Performance Behind the Scenes; and, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for his work on Bleak House, which was the Best Drama Serial winner at the British Academy Television Awards 2006.

Evans handles the dramatic scenes as well as he does the action later on, but ultimately this is a story nobody asked to be told, as proved by an intriguing albeit clumsy hint at a sequel that's more enticing than the entire film that preceded it.

All of that being said, there is still some fun to be had here, as the performances from Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, and (especially) Jim Carrey are all extremely fun to watch, the action scenes are exciting and bad - ass, some of the humor really works, and a good amount of the dramatic material is effective.

«ARGO» Wednesday, May 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Based on true events, this dramatic 2012 thriller and Academy Award «Best Picture» winner chronicles the life - or - death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis — the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades.

Included in the deleted scenes section is a much longer version of the film's climactic swim meet, which does a better job of building the dramatic tension and offers a far more satisfying and affecting resolution to the team and individual characters» journeys than the rushed, montage - heavy version that hit the big screen.

Garfield has an inherently likable quality to him that's required in the early scenes, as well as the grit and intensity to pull off the more dramatic material later on.

I Am Legend is a blend of very loud, action scenes, and quiet dramatic scenes, and this track handles both well.

It's meant to be a dramatic moment, and Liev Schreiber and Eddie Marsan do a good job selling the emotional weight of the scene, but for me, it falls a bit flat.

The film's two best scenes sublimely meld music to dramatic context: in one, Porter seduces an actor by teaching him how to sing «Night and Day» properly; in another, Porter serenades Linda with a final love song.

The biggest challenge was probably to create dramatic scenes comparable to well scripted drama.

Director Franklin (Devil in a Blue Dress, High Crimes) makes great use of a subdued score, and while he doesn't really handle the main shootout well, the dramatic scenes between the characters are very realistic and riveting, with a particularly disturbing scene of murders in the beginning.

Sebastian Stan hits a career high - water mark with this performance, working so well not just in dramatic scenes with Evans and Downey but also demonstrating deft comedic timing with Anthony Mackie.

Williams, who only breaks into his spastic brand of humor in one scene, makes one of his better dramatic turns here and Perry, Hawke, Hansen, Charles, and Smith are all believable and effective in their respective roles.

Using ink drawings washed in watercolor, Hinds gives Shakespeare's tragedy an otherworldly aspect that reflects the emotional content of the classic as well as its powerful, dramatic battle scenes.

Rick Riordan's writing space is not decorated with images of mythical creatures or epic battle scenes — what one might expect from a teller of fantastical, dramatic tales like The Kane Chronicles trilogy.The first book in the best - selling series, The Red Pyramid, debuted last year, and book two, The Throne of Fire, was released May 3...

In her review, Hale writes that Cowell fleshes out «the artist's biographical outline with fresh imagery, well - paced dramatic scenes and carefully calculated dialogue.»

Today, the island is known for its dramatic landscapes — from glaciated mountains to rain forests and white - sand beaches — as well as its thriving cultural scene.

Located in serene, secluded Arch Cape, Falcon Getaway is a well - maintained two - bedroom, two - bathroom haven that gazes directly out onto a dramatic ocean scene.

In this one scene, which should be a dramatic and hear - rending moment, the shoddy animation, lack of detail and background music as well as the crap sound effects leaves the whole thing feeling like a badly done pantomime rather than stunning cinematic moment.

Everything is going well up until the final few scenes: there's a dramatic build up, plenty of tension and there's some neat plot twists that left me feeling all surprised and whatnot.

Cinematic cut - scenes highlight certain actions for dramatic effect as well as further the story as the operative gets closer to her goal.

Another good news for the fans, dramatic scenes will also be unlockable under certain conditions when using those 2 new characters!

Anyone who has ever enjoyed cooking shows like Iron Chef should get a kick out of the dramatic competition setup, the art is good, and there is voice acting in every important scene.

The best I can come up with is that there are credits as you begin playing, and some cut scenes use dramatic camera angles.

By picturing decades of Brooklyn's coastal scenery, including its changing industrial and postindustrial environment, the exhibition presents dramatic panoramic vistas; spectacular aerial views; glimpses of popular recreational attractions, particularly in nearby Brooklyn Bridge Park and at Coney Island; and other scenes, including those impacted by natural or manmade forces, as well as by gentrification.

Some of the references behind the work include Japanese ukiyo - e prints and Hokusai's iconic «The Great Wave off Kanagawa ``, as well as European Romanticism and dramatic scenes such as Théodore Géricault's 1818 painting «The Raft of the Medusa», which depicts a famous sea disaster.

But the fiery scene that takes place above ground after wells are completed in certain circumstances — a controlled burn - off of initial gas for several days — is not as dramatic as what is happening more than a mile beneath the surface.

Here, Ms. De Havilland's claims failed, and the Court noted that viewers are familiar that docudramas (even those which are «based» on fact) contain fictionalized scenes, conversations and characters, as well as dramatic interpretations of events and dialogue.