Sentences with phrase «eccentric characters like»

This mass of premise established, the film begins a zippy and entertaining first act, introducing us to eccentric characters like Cliff Curtis» scene - stealing «Shifter» (he can shapeshift objects) and Djimon Hounsou's sinister Pusher Carver, while Cassie and Nick band together and start seeking out allies.

But of course, it's Depp who steals the show once again, proving that he's at his best playing eccentric characters like Tonto, and it doesn't take a genius to realize that the oddball Comanche is the juicier of the two lead roles.

Not exact matches

The real Tommy Wiseau is so eccentric and off - kilt, he's like a movie character come to life, so the risk with something like The Disaster Artist is that Tommy's portrayal devolves into caricature.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

He flings paint on the frame like it's going out of style and this time he does it not just with whimsy but with whimsy in character as we follow a plane of eccentric characters going through a weird shared moment as they all are currently on drugs and probably about to die as the plane can not land and is running low on gas.

However, that film was a great deal like the other wise - cracking crime comedies that have come out since Tarantino's debut, often encroaching into Guy Ritchie territory, except without the skillful writing or wit required to make these eccentric oddball characters remotely appealing.

His film, with its smalltown setting populated by a raft of eccentric, wholly self - absorbed characters, is like the dark, funny underbelly of Preston Sturges» The Miracle of Morgan's Creek or Hail the Conquering Hero.

On its margins, at least, the film proves conceptually adventurous: Almereyda (Hamlet, Nadja) includes eccentric / surreal touches like a literal elephant in the room, a monochromatic expression of Milgram's domestic life, and scenes of Sarsgaard breaking the fourth wall to tell his character's story.

Doris is an eccentric character to say the least, almost like what the typical Manic Pixie Dream Girl would look like four decades later when it stops being cute and starts being a little sad, but Showalter and Field make sure that her quirks are a part of who she is, rather than being the things that define her.

Stardust plays like The Princess Bride as if directed by Terry GIlliam (a la The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Time Bandits) on a more subdued day, with eccentric characters and a meandering storyline that entertain more through visual confections, artistic flourishes, and deep character quirks galore that it does through the gist of the story at its core.

Olivia Cooke is great as Art3mis, Mark Rylance is absolutely perfect as the eccentric James Halliday, Ben Mendelsohn shines as the almost mustache - twirling Sorrento, and while he doesn't look like the novel's version of the character, Tye Sheridan does a really good job as Wade Watts.

Have fun meeting fan favorite characters like Geno and exploring this world's eccentric cast of other assorted characters, enemies, and bosses.

Like most other Burton films, the director offers a sumptuous visual display to go with a roundup of eccentric characters.

There's not as much of the eccentric character detail that fleshes out the similar romantics and heartbroken drifters of the later films, and the result is that the film feels like a stripped - down template for a typical Wong scenario.

The straight adventure doesn't glow like Pixar's emotionally meaty movies, but with eccentric characters and a scrappy heart — courtesy of NewsRadio - era Kids in the Hall alum Dave Foley — the movie has a taken - for - granted kid's movie quality: fun.

More like a Guy Ritchie movie than a Tarantino one, the boys then indulge themselves in a series of wandering conversations, throwing crass jokes around, and having chance encounters with eccentric characters — all of which turned up knowing each other and eventually come to a head with a final chase / shootout.

As often is the case with projects involving «Saturday Night Live» performers, this does seem like a one - joke premise when you first hear of it, and to some extent it is the stuff of skit comedy stretched to feature length, but writers Jeff and Craig Cox, with rewrite assistance from John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, manage to find enough angles in these eccentric characters and funny premise to not lose steam throughout.

Those people might miss some of the small things the film focuses on (like how Tommy Wiseau throws a football the same way a microwave might throw one) and they might be put off by how weird and eccentric a person is Wiseau (brilliantly portrayed by James Franco) in the same way that Sasha Baron Cohen characters do.

Like Lansdale novels and good noir, the series is populated with eccentric characters, ranging from the war protester who blew off half his face with a homemade bomb to the psychotic killers who are downright terrifying.

When: June 19th Why: Mark Ruffalo is hands - down one of the best actors working today, but while he's earned great reviews for his performance in writer Maya Forbes» directorial debut, his character feels a little too close to the eccentric fathers he's played over the past few years, especially in fellow indies like «The Kids Are All Right» and «Begin Again.»

The stylised visuals, offbeat comedy and eccentric supporting characters in this â $ ˜ Irish westernâ $ ™ carry strong echoes of the Coen brothers â $ «like Fargoâ $ ™ s female sheriff, Gerry is much smarter than he appears.

Sure, the film isn't exactly Best Picture material, but what it lacks in quality it makes up for in charm (from its eccentric cast of characters to its pop - inspired soundtrack featuring classic dance hits like «Hot Stuff,» «You Sexy Thing» and «You Can Leave Your Hat On»), and sometimes, that's all it takes to make a hit.

Keith's interactions make for hit - and - miss low - key drama, as he has passing interactions with characters who are either one - dimensional, (his cheery grandparents, a woman later who wants drugs from him) or refreshingly eccentric, like a drug ring guru dude named Mom, who espouses Bible quotes and other philosophical statements in one of the movie's rare unforgettable scenes.

Collette and Church have great chemistry, and both actors do a terrific job making their characters feel like fully realized people despite their eccentric qualities.

Much like The Fighter, the eccentric stereotypical Boston family play a large part in Gyllenhaal's character and the decisions he faces.

Give him an icon like J.M. Barrie, someone more eccentric like Jack Sparrow or even an animated character like Rango and Depp seizes the opportunity and gives the role everything he's got.

The bold looks, silly noises and committed suspension do bestow the Competizione with bags of character, and even though it's a capable performance car it feels like an eccentric choice.

Complete with her signature cast of eccentric characters, absurd situations, and heartfelt moments, Polly Horvath writes an on - the - road epic like no other!

If you like puzzling whodunits, eccentric characters, and laugh - out - loud moments, you'll love the Leafy Hollow series.

Though you won't find fishing villages like on neighbouring Ko Muk, a few of the eccentric resort owners give the otherwise uninhabited island some character.

The journey to liberating Hope County however feels similar, featuring story elements that have been seen in previous games in the series, like drug use, torture, wacky and eccentric characters, and more.

With a cavalcade of weird enemies like hippies and taxis, a lovable cast of eccentric characters and true innovation in the way game stories are written, EarthBound is a classic that has proven itself to be one of the greatest video games of all time.

Have fun meeting fan favorite characters like Geno and exploring this world's eccentric cast of other assorted characters, enemies, and bosses.

If Wes Anderson made a game it would feel like What Remains of Edith Finch (maybe with more pink), with its eccentric cast of characters and fanciful events that always fit together as a cohesive whole.

It matched the more eccentric tone of the show nowadays, allowed Sterling to keep some of the existing branding, and explained the appearance of characters like The Cornflack Homunculus and Jimsaw.

Like an eccentric Brooklyn character in a Paul Auster novel, Paul D'Agostino — writer, curator, Italian literature scholar, and resolute insomniac — thinks in the cadences of Dante.

The list of prominent bicyclists in film history includes misfit teens (Napoleon Dynamite), eccentric Einstein - like scientists (the license-less Jeff Goldblum character in Independence Day, in which the bike is, admittedly, shown as a pretty decent way to escape Manhattan), vaguely countercultural types (Mark Wahlberg's character in I Heart Huckabees, or Carl Bernstein in All the President's Men) perpetual man - children (Pee - Wee's Big Adventure), and people who otherwise refuse to grow up or are out of touch with real life and the working world.