Sentences with phrase «effective thriller with»

The film itself, marred by some plot inconsistencies, is an effective thriller with ever escalating suspense.

The wages of sin, guilt, vengeance and redemption weigh heavy on the characters of «Prisoners,» a spellbinding, sensationally effective thriller with a complex moral center that marks a grand - slam English - lingo debut for the gifted Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve.

Not exact matches

Though it drifts off into the ozone at the end, for most of its running time, «Never Here» is a low - key but effective psychological thriller which flirts with that looming issue of the social - media age: privacy, and the invasion thereof.

Driftwood is presented and promoted as a horror movie with psychological elements, and while this is true, it undersells what is an effective psycho thriller, less about gore and horror, more about story and character.

Critic Consensus: Traditional in form yet effective in execution, this taut thriller updates the «danger on a train» scenario with atmospheric sense.

Critics Consensus: Traditional in form yet effective in execution, this taut thriller updates the «danger on a train» scenario with atmospheric sense.

Four years on, and with a John Woo - directed sequel to compare it to, «Mission: Impossible» feels a little dated but it is a superior story and a genuinely more effective thriller.

Taylor's strengths are clearly that of a scenarist, of exploring voyeurism, of compiling effective soundtracks, and of culling excellent performances from largely - unproven actors (David Arquette in Dream with the Fishes; Tunney here)-- he is most certainly not a thriller director, and his dedication to being one has hurt both of his films to some degree.

After all, this is only a modestly creepy low - budget thriller with some clever twists and effective frights that stays committed to its simple if provocative concept, and therefore surpasses many of its genre brethren.

Exists is a solid found footage thriller with some really effective scenes.

Surprisingly, it's a very effective and entertaining thriller, with a few moments even better than that.

This consistency of theme, combined with a fairly effective road movie and a nice central performance from Pitt make it a surprisingly great thriller, and well worth checking out.

It is a little rough around the edges and there is an argument to be made that the relative lack of directorial flair makes the film feel too conventional but those points are only really relevant when comparing it to Argento's later works, and after all, this was his first movie and there are plenty of filmmakers out there at the twilight of their careers who would love to make a thriller as tight and effective as this with everything available at their disposal, let alone the small budget and restrictions that Dario Argento had to work with.

First and foremost, it's an incredibly effective thriller which can easily be called a horror film, more than suspenseful enough to keep you alarmed at all times, with one of the most compelling finales ever seen in cinema.

This is a workmanlike erotic thriller with some tension and a fair few effective moments but not many surprises.

This is a highly effective mystery thriller with some dark themes surrounding the Nazi's desire for perfection.

Dark and oppressive, yet equally suspenseful and powerful, Prisoners may not have the best ending and may leave many with a bad taste, but it is effective as a thriller nonetheless.

Following 2013's Hitchcockian horror - thriller Stoker, Park's latest continues to plumb female sexuality and the female experience of sex with men absent, and The Handmaiden is all the more effective when it maps these territories so seldomly shown in mainstream cinema.

Had it gone for all - out depravity, it might have ended up being notorious or at least memorable but as it stands, The Cottage is a cheesy stereotypical thriller that squanders the effective set - up it begins with.

Dan Trachtenberg makes his feature debut with this explosive turn, an unrelenting, vicious, intense thriller that is simplistic in its approach, but supremely effective in its execution.

Mr. Gavin's quietly fascinating premise — combined with some stellar music, production design, and cinematography — provides all you need for an effective thriller about the power / danger of blind faith, but A Dark Song is also backed by a pair of simply fantastic lead performances.

As for Prisoners, director Denis Villenevue makes his studio film debut with an incredibly tense and effective thriller.

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.

That movie, «Traffik,» is an effective weekend - from - hell thriller with a vital message, a terrific lead...

That movie, «Traffik,» is an effective weekend - from - hell thriller with a vital message, a terrific lead performance by Paula Patton and some unexpectedly dimensional storytelling from writer - director Deon Taylor («Meet the Blacks»).

Sophia Takal's new film Always Shine is an effective, tense psychological thriller with deceptively low stakes: the fate of a friendship between two actresses, played by Caitlin Fitzgerald and Mackenzie Davis.

If Refn had just rolled with that kind of horror, he might have made an excruciatingly effective thriller.