Sentences with phrase «energy comedy performances»

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Her performance, which perfectly displayed the hyperkinetic comic energy and sardonic wit that came to characterize many of the actress» portrayals, won her a «special recognition for acting» at Sundance that year.The year 1998 brought more independent work in the form of The Misadventures of Margaret, a romantic comedy in which Posey had the title role and a foray into mainstream features with a turn as Tom Hanks» book - editor girlfriend in Nora Ephron's You've Got Mail.

Nice performances by Keaton and Sam Shepherd almost give this anemic comedy the energy it lacks.

It isn't a fantastic transition; he doesn't quite command the comedy energy that Mark Wahlberg did, when he swaggered into the comedy genre with «The Other Guys», but Tatum still deserves praise for his performance.

Reminiscent in tone to classic dark screwball comedies like Ruthless People, director Seth Gordon (Four Christmases, The King of Kong) succeeds by keeping the energy high, the actors flowing naturally with off - the - cuff reactions, and by keeping the tone light, the performances spot on, and the quips lightning - fast throughout, even during the pitch - black comedy moments.