Sentences with phrase «endearing performances»

Her gift is showcasing a decent, endearing performance no matter what the script throws at her.

Michael Keaton is in top form as a comedian in a manic but still endearing performance as a father trying hard to maintain a semblance of being the head of the house while his wife is the one that manages to take care of all of them financially.

The production features endearing performances by leads Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton who generate a quiet, yet convincing screen chemistry portraying Mildred and Richard as modest working - class heroes.

«Anthony Hopkins gives one of his finest, most endearing performances in what is sure to be one of the year's best films.»

What's most refreshing about the smart, fully realized writing and perfectly endearing performance of Doris is how she is able to embrace her eccentricities but not be treated as a joke or caricature.

Scoff all you want at McCarthy's stubbornly middlebrow The Station Agent or The Visitor, but these are both formula Sundance flicks elevated by endearing performances from bravura, always - welcome character actors.»

There are countless reasons why I'm so fond of director James Ponsoldt, but the most important are: that he's able to evoke phenomenal but honest and endearing performances out of his actors; and tell a story that has an immense amount of emotion and heart, yet is still entertaining.

But here he gives one of the saddest yet most endearing performances of the year.

Ridiculous, yes, but it's a show that is honest about itself, with a surprisingly endearing performance from Crawford.

Being an outsider within a rowdy group is something we can all identify with, and Mitchell's endearing performance makes the racial element relatable for those who have never had his particular experience.

Even though they are purposefully archetypal, the characters are all brought to life through endearing performances.

Whilst the first film was praised by critics for its innocent hmour and boasted endearing performances from Jim Carrey, at the height of his career, and Jeff Bridges, George Byrne of the Herald says the second offering is a «horrible, horrible sequel».

The film stars Academy Award - winner Sean Penn (for Mystic River), who rises to the challenge, and thus should be a shoo - in for his fifth nomination for his curiously brash yet endearing performance in the title role.

More than either of these elements, however, 20th Century Women is a film powered by the studied, instinctual, and endlessly endearing performances at its core.

Gleeson offers a natural, endearing performance although he occasionally veers into Hugh Grant territory, particularly throughout the voiceover.

Season One standout Adam Driver continues his strange but endearing performance as Hannah's on - again - off - again boyfriend, while Alex Karpovsky seizes his expanded role with aplomb.

Director Marc - Henri Wajnberg's heart is in the right place, and he gets some energetic, endearing performances out of his young cast members (one of them, a Michael Jackson obsessive, is a real scene - stealer).

It's such a delicately specific, stylized, and endearing performance in a movie that's aged superbly well.

a small, quiet love story of sorts that takes place in the temporal / political outskirts of the vietnam conflict with understated but endearing performances.

What we see in Martin Freeman's moving and endearing performance is Bilbo doing just that.

Cute little charmer with Mature and Patricia Neal winning but the real highlight is Edmund Gwenn's endearing performance.

The brisk 78 minute runtime certainly helps, but the main reason the film is so watchable are the endearing performances.

It gets by on Nick Frost's endearing performance and a fantastic turn from Kayvan Novak, who steals several scenes as Bruce's flamboyant friend, Bejan.

On February 26, 2012, Octavia Spencer won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her endearing performance as the feisty Minny Jackson in Tate Taylor's The Help.

Even the few redeeming aspects like Armie Hammer «s endearing performance and director Gore Verbinski «s skill at putting together set pieces can't stop the film from feeling like being dragged through the desert rather than a rousing ride through canyons and vistas.

Opposite him, Jerome Holder delivers an endearing performance as the initially troubled Ayyash, headed down a dark path as he tries to make ends meet before letting his sweeter side shine through as he adjusts to a more stable life in the kosher bakery business.

The talented actress - turned - director Joan Chen (Xiu Xiu) should get the lion's share of the credit as to why what would ordinarily be a routine tearjerker works somewhat, along with an endearing performance by Ryder.

With an endearing performance by Dennis Christopher (It, Doppelganger) in the lead role, as well as a great supporting cast that includes Dennis Quaid (Dreamscape, Innerspace), Paul Dooley (Runaway Bride, Crazy Little Thing), and an Oscar - nominated role for Barbara Barrie (Private Benjamin, Real Men), there's no shortage of cast chemistry to be found.

Where it has more to offer is in Benoît Delhomme's photography — there are great pastoral shots — and a relaxed direction by Hillcoat that gives time to endearing performances and a strong sense of place.

The story of young gay (hipster) men in San Francisco sounds like a niche show, but thanks to its realistic writing, its raw look and feel, and Jonathan Groff «s frustrating and endearing performance, it (like The Flash) had a little something for everyone.

Not to be outdone by her co-stars, Renee Zellweger gives an endearing performance as the vulnerable but steadfast, single mom, Dorothy Boyd.

Twitter had endless jokes to make about the pairing of Eisenberg and Segel in a film about David Foster Wallace, but The End of the Tour gets the last laugh with each of them pulling off remarkably interesting and endearing performances in a film that feels more than anything like two writers waxing vulnerably about staving off impostor syndrome.

It may not have the emotional resonance of a Pixar movie, but with its playful premise, endearing performances and outstanding score by Alexandre Desplat, «Pets» is fun, family -(and animal --RRB- friendly fare.

Now, let its trailer suck you in with its sumptuous primary colors, magical realism, endearing performances, and catchy tunes.

Now, let its trailer suck you in with its sumptuous primary colors, magical realism, endearing performances, and catchy...

Redmayne steps away from his more serious or nervy roles to give an endearing performance while Hiddleston pulls off a convincingly ridiculous French accent.

«Band Aid» is a quirky indie with a charming premise, endearing performances, and surprising emotional power.

Here is a film to sip tea over, rather than watch with any sense of urgency or relevance beyond the endearing performances of its cast.

Mark Ruffalo gives an endearing performance as Cam in Infinitely Polar Bear.

Still, the film holds a quiet, unassuming appeal, due to some witty moments (an extended sequence in which Erin interviews her ad respondents is a comic highlight) and, most especially, the endearing performances by Davis and Gelfant.