Sentences with phrase «effective drama»

An overall effective drama, notable for its strong central performance.

Some of the most effective dramas about heads of state (for instance, The Queen or Becket) are displaced romances where the combative relationship between ruler and adviser mimics that of soul mates.

Poor cinematography and perhaps too much historicity left the taste of a drab legal case lacking the human element necessary for effective drama.

Naeem Khan knows how to bring effective drama on the runway when it's time for him to showcase his collection during NYFW.

The Revenant, his latest cinematic creation, is a brutally effective drama about the power of the human spirit that was filmed in some of nature's harshest conditions.

Steve Knight is a man who enjoys taking concerns such as immigration, cultural differences and whether Robert Powell and Jasper Carrott can be an efficient law - keeping team and turning them into effective dramas and thrillers (okay, not the Powell and Carrott bit, but he did co-create silly sitcom The Detectives).

«A Kid Like Jake» Review: Silas Howard Directs a Simple but Effective Drama About Raising a Non-Binary Child — Sundance 2018

As an effective drama, however, the film is frustrating in its unwillingness to engage with its characters beyond its broader strokes.

A man uses a father / daughter road trip to flee his debts and his demons in this uneven but effective drama.

As «Frost / Nixon» continues to pop up as a formidable guild contender this awards season, I must say, despite my personal appreciation for the effective drama, I'm a little surprised.

There's a little too much humor interspersed between heavy action and effective drama, but because of the reliable cast, «Infinity War» is, without question, one of the most engaging MCU installments.

It's an effective drama, and wholly plausible — see also the Meryl Streep drama A Cry in the Dark (1988), a predecessor in how ugly «guilty as soon as your accused» mob mentality can be — at least until the ending which seems tacked on as failed provocation.

January 2010 — The little - seen, effective drama «Extraordinary Measures» paired - up Ford with Brendan Fraser.

It's as much an effective drama as it is a fright flick.

Things Behind the Sun is an effective drama, though it frustrates by leaving some of the narrative strands unfinished.