Sentences with phrase «dull action sequences»

But what it lacks in substance, it makes up for with poorly rendered CGI graphics and dull action sequences.

Not exact matches

There's tension in the action sequences, but it's all robbed of any impact when the dull talkie moments with equally - dull camerawork pulls the pacing to the side of the road.

When put together (as here), they are overextended and too long by half, with many a dull stretch before the famous wirework action sequences finally kick in — although perhaps this will not prove too much of a challenge for the modern viewer who is a fan of, say, 2015's The Hateful Eight (with its similarly protracted pace and duration).

What's left is a glossy - looking sci - fi film that's actually pretty dull until director Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) chucks in some entertaining action sequences towards the end.

The equally diminishing returns of the endless parade of over-elaborate and drastically over-long action sequences that start dumb and end maddeningly dull.

Still, Favreau is incredibly competent in the way he stages his action sequences, and the film never becomes dull.

Bizarrely, this Dutch film tries desperately to wedge true events into the shape of an American thriller, but the action sequences are so lacklustre that a fascinating story ends up feeling dull and pointless.

and there is a myriad of visual incident and detail to drink in but aside from a gladiatorial sequence involving what can only be called giant, sharp toothed Martian apes and a Braveheart style desert battle in which Carter takes on the Tharks single - handed, the production is somewhat lacking in action but Stanton's conviction somehow manages to transcend the dull stretches and narrative flaws which gives John Carter a unique charm all of its own.

The inclusion of several superfluous sequences - anything involving Sophia Loren's entirely needless character, for example - ultimately dulls the film's impact, though there's no denying the effectiveness of the action - packed finale.

The action sequences are strictly pro forma and — despite the sleek killer's resemblance to the similarly lethal heroine of La Femme Nikita — this dull effort lacks the excitement generated by any of its incarnations.