Malick is described on the package text as a filmmaker - philosopher, and his collaborators have plenty to say about his quiet but
effective filming style.
Not exact matches
Its simple but
effective style built the suspense needed for the
film.
Formulaic, cheesy with its fluff and histrionics, - to the point of superficializing a sense of narrative weight, and inconsistent with its tone, pacing and overall structure, this
film falls as a pretty forgettable war drama, flavored up by the decent visual
style, worthy subject matter, lively direction and endearing performances which secure Jesse Hibbs» «To Hell and Back» as an almost thoroughly entertaining and sometimes
effective, if ultimately underwhelming account of Audie Murphy's struggles as a farm boy - turned - military man.
Perhaps the
film's most
effective segment peeks «Rear Window «-
style into the windows of a flat that overlooks the road, with inhabitants including a garrulous, hugely likable old man living with his daughter, and a bedroom DJ whose mum and sister pay little attention to his wheels of steel.
While one may admire the attempts by Kassovitz (who played coincidentally played the love interest in Amelie) to deliver a sense of
style to the
film, and is
effective at achieving a dark atmosphere, this
style also gets in the way of many scenes, making the tone seem unfit to the rest of the
film.
His fighting
style in the
film is brutish, resourceful and extremely
effective.
Red - Eye is, at heart, a fairly routine thriller made passably entertaining by the quality of the
film's stars, as well as director Wes Craven's (Cursed, Scream 2) knack for
effective suspense done with wit and
style.
While while not always entirely
effective as a suspense mechanism, it is never - the-less a refreshingly original approach that juxtaposes nicely with the
film's spry and industrious
style.
Very
effective use of the neo - realist / cinema verité
style to create a real documentary feel to the
film.
The erratic demeanor of the
film, both the editing
style and the electronic musical score, are certainly
effective in raising the audience awareness of Krisha's anxiety which is at first internalized.
That the
film is as
effective as it is has everything to do with Berg — with his
style, with his obvious passion for the subject, with his interest in the way men interact during tension and conflict.