Sentences with phrase «dull film»

The mediocre story and adequate acting combine for a perfectly dull film.

I'd rather have an imperfect assortment of cool ideas than a well - edited, technically polished dull film.

The long succession of «bathrobe operas» — biblical epics — and incredibly dull films such as A Man Called Peter were cranked out for the church folk.

Alvin and the Chipmunks are actually overshadowed for a while by the new chipettes, which kind of dulls the film at points, but when they are on screen it's still a cute kids film.

In addition to this, it is easily one of the most excruciatingly dull films I have seen all year.

Treadway manages to mix the depression associated with his brother's disappearance, the feeling that he's losing his mind, and the drive of a man on a mission, resulting in a great performance in an otherwise dull film.

And so this good - looking but dull film floats listlessly from one thing to another, with only a few blessed consistencies to keep us involved.

Marking the return of super-academic Robert Langdon to the screen after a rather pleasant three years without him, Angels & Demons has the unenviable task of following a drab and dull film version of a modern print classic and yet somehow needing to feel fresh and interesting.

It is a collection of vacant and unrelated images of no importance as part of a greater whole; a briefly impressive but soon agonizingly dull film that refuses to engage its audience, and is made all the more disappointing by its fleeting flashes of brilliance.

The low 18 percent Rotten Tomatoes score for «The Huntsman,» and the fact that Stewart didn't reprise her role, surely dulled the film's competitive edge.

So if you actually use the tomatometer as a measuring stick for what you want to watch, you might take a close look at how audiences are responding instead of reading my list of grievances against a pretty dull film.

All workmanlike polish and no sense of play makes the remake of James Toback's 1974 drama a very dull film indeed

The truth is that it is a formulaic and dull film whose predictability, especially after the first 45 minutes, is almost total.

A disastrously and ludicrously awful effort from the writer / director, absolutely nothing works in this facile, cliche - filled and astoundingly dull film that trades in cheap drama and soap opera theatrics.

The brilliant Tak Fujimoto is on board as the cinematographer and he manages to make what could be a visually dull film rather exciting.

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.

Now it has to make me feel like watching this tedious and frightfully dull film was actually worth it.

The Black Dahlia is a boring, dull film and if you're looking for an excellent murder thriller, this film definitely isn't it.

Blanchett is of course great, but she always is, even in her duller films.

It never goes anywhere interesting thus making it a dull film.

This was a dull film to watch, and it just ended up being a missed opportunity to making something truly worthwhile.

He's long been one of my favorite actors for his ability to take what could have been a dull part in a dull film and making it fly.

The Way, Way Back isn't a bad film, it isn't even a dull film, but it's woefully unoriginal considering the writing and acting talent on board.

Parker's appearance in another dull film does nothing to support her claim she can adequately lead on the big screen in spite of the enormous success in her small screen career, but the near - certain success of Sex and the City later this year may allow her the breathing space to get one last shot at breaking through in a character other than Carrie.

Hart still manages to impress and lighten up a dull film.

It is a silly, joyless, dull film: its laughable special effects are repellent rather than endearing, the story is anticlimactic, and the strong performances by acting stalwarts such as Annette Crosbie serve to make everyone else really look bad.

What really kills «A Cinderella Story» is that it's a dull film based on probably the dullest of the fairy - tales.

As the cops note, drudgery is dull — and it makes for a dull film.

So - called Master of Suspense (yeah, right) Dean R. Koontz adapted this piece of trash from his lackluster novel and makes one of the most gruesome and dull films to come out in some time.

is such a profoundly generic and dull film, but it manages to jerk itself from its cinematic slumber in fits and starts, and in nearly every case, Luis is at the center of it all when it happens.

Ant - Man is such a profoundly generic and dull film, but it manages to jerk itself from its cinematic slumber in fits and starts, and in nearly every case, Luis is at the center of it all when it happens.

I wish there was more explanation, as my mind was wandering watching this dull film.