Sentences with phrase «elements of an interesting movie»

It just had elements of an interesting movie, a good story, interesting people were attached and so many weird contrasting elements — romance, action, a heist... It just seemed like a mixture of a bunch of different movies, like a lovechild of Clash of the Titans meets Ocean's Twelve.»

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The court scene reflected the worldwide interest in the Silk Road affair, which included numerous ripped - from - an - action - movie elements, including the FBI's dramatic 2013 takedown of Ulbricht in a San Francisco library.

It would be interesting to see a truly genre - breaking action movie that doesn't just shun the superficial elements (like love interests and wisecracks), but questioned the very idea of using violence to combat violence as the morally Right thing to do.

The former mostly mixes the usual lip - synch and movie elements, but it also attempts some sort of plot and incorporates specially - shot footage of Jolie in character, so it seems a little more interesting than usual.

The denouement is particularly interesting and although Schrader himself has stated that the closing «could be spliced to the first frame, and the movie started all over again» suggesting that what we've witnessed falls more into the damnation element of Travis, there also exists a sequence that could arguably be claimed as redemptive which would leave Travis Bickle as on of cinema's most intriguing (and contradictory) anti-hero's.

It's a seemingly foolproof premise that's employed to distinctly (and consistently) underwhelming effect by director Johannes Roberts, as the filmmaker, working from a screenplay cowritten with Noel Clarke, Dave Fairbanks, and Marc Small, offers up a narrative that's been jam - packed with generic, hackneyed elements that slowly - but - surely drain one's interest - with, for example, the movie's absence of sympathetic characters growing more and more problematic as time progresses.

It's an element of menace in keeping with the movie's otherworldly atmosphere; Holmer shoots these fits with suspense worthy of horror films, but she's not interested in shocks or viscera.

It's only as director and co-writer John Walsh starts to emphasize a more laid - back pace that one's interest begins to falter, and there's ultimately no denying that the movie fizzles out in a serious way towards the end (the inclusion of several melodramatic elements, including the dreaded fake break - up, certainly doesn't help matters).

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 2014, 123 minutes, PG - 13 / Director: Francis Lawrence / Writers: Suzanne Collins, Peter Craig, Danny Strong / Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman Buy It: Blu - ray Combo • DVD • Instant Video Though it almost certainly would have been better as a single movie, this relatively uneventful penultimate installment of the blockbuster franchise still sustains interest, this time with different elements than its predecessors.

The film is so beholden to the moods and manners of Malick that even its more estimable elements (the acting, the cinematography, the very conceit of making a movie about Abraham Lincoln that focuses exclusively on what's ostensibly the least interesting part of his life, sort of a Younger Mr. Lincoln) are diffused into the ether.

I would wager that the DVD release of this will be a bit more interesting as the stronger elements will probably be re-inserted but as it stands, Chronicles of Riddick is a decent movie that will come and go and be forgotten before August is even here.

ShockYa: I'd be interested in that element of embraced fear you talk about, especially coming off of an experience like «Mr. Woodcock» (a film Gillespie left during production, with David Dobkin stepping in to direct) where there were disagreements about the final tone of the movie, where you couldn't bridge that gap [between what you and the studio wanted].

The movie's problems are exacerbated by a sporadic emphasis on elements that couldn't possibly be less interesting (ie Uncle Andy's less - than - savory extracurricular activities), and although the narrative has been peppered with a handful of undeniably poignant moments (ie Arnold finally breaks down over his unwitting role in his brother's death), The Stone Boy's inability to hold the viewer's interest on a consistent basis ultimately negates its positive attributes.

Ball's remarkably frank approach to a number of decidedly taboo subjects - rape plays an increasingly key role as the movie unfolds - is generally allayed by the undercurrent of darkly comedic elements, though it's ultimately Bishil's exceptionally strong performance that holds the viewer's interest throughout the movie's admittedly uneven running time.

This is not to say that the film as a whole is a failure by any means — however, it will be up to the individual viewer to figure out for themselves whether it is an okay movie containing a few too many hiccups to keep it from completely pulling together or a not - so - good movie with enough strong individual elements to hold one's interest for at least most of its running time.

The other key element that makes this film great to see is that it doesn't talk down to children and has an interesting story for the adults that have to take them s audience members of all ages can enjoy the movie.

So we've come up with what we're calling the interesting - imperfect list — movies that contain a lot of unusual or intriguing elements, even if those elements rarely coalesce into a great movie.

Of these elements, only the part of the movie involving Timothy Olyphant is remotely interesting, as he appears to be channeling Jack Nicholson, with a manic energy that is often mixed with a laid - back «I «m comfortable in any situation» attitudOf these elements, only the part of the movie involving Timothy Olyphant is remotely interesting, as he appears to be channeling Jack Nicholson, with a manic energy that is often mixed with a laid - back «I «m comfortable in any situation» attitudof the movie involving Timothy Olyphant is remotely interesting, as he appears to be channeling Jack Nicholson, with a manic energy that is often mixed with a laid - back «I «m comfortable in any situation» attitude.