Sentences with phrase «dramatic tension»

What's ironic is that this critic provides about the only source of dramatic tension in the screenplay.

I usually include one trait that is at odds with the others in order to create dramatic tension.

There's a genuine sense of dramatic tension as the plot moves forward and the build - up has the right amount of punch to carry it over the slow parts.

It builds great dramatic tension all the way up to the climax.

All of the film's dramatic tension arises from the clash between these sides, each of which is represented by factions within the newspaper.

Because there is so much dramatic tension in the novel, the structure of flashbacks can be confusing and some of the richer conflicts lose their impact.

They often deliver dramatic tension through conflict and beauty, in a quiet, simple and straightforward manner.

That could work and devise plenty of palpable dramatic tension.

Unfortunately, the story is just so predictable that there's little dramatic tension to speak of.

In fact, it lacks any legitimate dramatic tension.

Teachers become characters who add dramatic tension and pose «problems» which the experts, in the form of the children, must solve.

It's the default position to focus on imagery that is overtly violent: all the obvious dramatic tension is found there.

There is a tenderness and softness emphasized by the choice of colors, yet dramatic tension activates the pieces.

And I probably shouldn't use the word «drama» in connection with this film because practically no dramatic events take place and there's a complete lack of dramatic tension.

This is incredibly unfortunate since there are several scenes that could have gone darker and as a result would have created some great dramatic tension.

This is questionable theology, but it is genius as a literary move and a perfect solution to the problem that God's omnipotence poses for dramatic tension in a supernatural novel.

«CAN I BE ME» ● THE WOUND, by John Trengove, brims with dramatic tension as a man returns to his small, South African community to participate in the annual ceremony where teenage boys are initiated into manhood in an environment wholly dedicated to traditional male mores.

Despite what people may know about the case though, Curtis does a solid job in creating real dramatic tension and showing the bureaucratic barriers that stood in Altmann's way (Altmann, for instance, couldn't directly sue the Austrian government for the painting until she came up with over a million dollars, an amount she could not even hope to come up with).

Courtney Howard / / Film Critic BAD SAMARITAN Rated R, 107 minutes Directed by: Dean Devlin Starring: David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon, Carlito Olivero, Jacqueline Byers We know director Dean Devlin as the box office - blockbusting, special effects - driven storyteller who blends robust action sequences and escalating dramatic tension into big, crowd - rousing entertainment.

We know director Dean Devlin as the box office - blockbusting, special effects - driven storyteller who blends robust action sequences and escalating dramatic tension into big, crowd - rousing entertainment.

Unfortunately, the script drags considerably for the first hour, failing to wring any real dramatic tension from their decision to keep the money and unfairly tipping the balance in their favour by having them be in need of expensive IVF treatment, as well as facing eviction.

Drinks set the mood of each scene and heighten dramatic tension — all while reminding viewers that life in the Big Easy isn't like life anywhere else.

To increase dramatic tension, Hesse adds a budding romance to the equation.

It is a vast creation that excels in providing dramatic tension and action, and surpasses the previous iterations in letting player choice rule supreme.

Still, most of the movie's dramatic tension draws on the fact that you have basically no idea what is going to happen — not because of great writing, but because Hughes is a really unpredictable, inscrutable guy.

Passengers has been sold as a love story, but for the sake of dramatic tension films like it are often guilty of normalizing abuse

It's also true the Cavs have gone through several makeovers born of underlying dramatic tensions.

When I reviewed (500) Days of Summer, I argued that the presence of a narrator in any kind of film creates an element of certainty which can sometimes work against dramatic tension.

The camerawork perfectly captures their closed surroundings, with tight angles, thereby accentuating dramatic tension.

There are a lot of little moments like that sprinkled throughout the picture, enough so that once the inevitable dramatic tensions begin to crop up (a dressing - down of the suitor, a public questioning of the corporate godhead), In Good Company's built up a measure of forgiveness.

Gentle comedy, courtesy of Walters in fine lip - pursing form, underpins the anguished vacillations of the heart and stokes dramatic tension as Eilis dithers between her two paramours.

Mr. Perry's latest film touches upon some recognizable and realistic challenges with efficient compassion, but there's probably more dramatic tension in a car pool than in this film's collection of predicaments.

Rather than the A's vs. the Yankees, it's Beane's analytical forward thinking vs. baseball's intuitive old guard that is Moneyball's central conflict, and Miller mines it for laughs, as well as for considerable dramatic tension during Oakland's losing start to the season.

Trench digging does not produce dramatic tension.

Even the best images get scuppered by awkward ones, as when Ozon follows a dark, misty tracking shot of Anna and Adrien returning home from a late - night dance with some boilerplate medium close - ups that dissipate dramatic tension and muffle expressive detail.

The Italian filmmaker relied on borrowed works from modern classical composer John Adams to determine the ebbing dramatic tension of 2009's I Am Love, while 2015's A Bigger Splash, which centers on the relationship between a fictional rock singer and her mercurial former lover and record producer, climaxes with an electric, lip - syncing performance of the Rolling Stones's «Emotional Rescue.»

In short, the game's premise is unsuitable for mining dramatic tension.

Where Happiness shocked in measured spurts of excruciating, gripping dialogue, Wartime is wasteful; squandering genuine dramatic tension with profanity for the sake of shock value.

The strength of their writing is that on top of the comedy they skilfully use a subplot involving Sutter's previous girlfriend Cassidy (Brie Larson) to embed dramatic tension into the main narrative thread.

Written and directed with almost unbearable dramatic tension (Chicago Sun - Times), The Last House on the Left will make you deadbolt your doors and frantically mutter: It's only a movie it's only a movie it's only a movie!

From an oil attack to an anxiety - ridden sewer battle (that feels appropriately like a scene from a horror film), the director knows how to create dramatic tension at the right moments but he also knows when to slow down the pace for character development.

Romanek wants to make a mood piece about the nature of love, The lack of dramatic tension means it's difficult to emotionally connect with the central characters and their dilemma.

The female co-stars, Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway, limited as they are by small roles, both manage to steal scenes at times, with Williams particularly given the opportunity to bring true dramatic tension to her turn as Ennis» long - suffering wife.

The romance between Flynn and pretty waif Olivia de Havilland plays out with surprising dramatic tension, having Flynn's sheriff kill off her no - good brother during a stampede.

You will see bubbly action, followed by bag inflation, followed by dramatic tension as it grows, followed by a pop, followed by giggles and probably a request to do it again.

Through this moving combination of historical viewpoints, Engle creates dramatic tension among the characters, especially in the story of Elena, who makes a surprising sacrifice.

In six New York Times bestsellers, including her smashing hardcover debut Now You See Her, Linda Howard has seamlessly melded thrilling sensuality and heart - pounding dramatic tension.