«Rebel» is honest
enough about its hero's flaws (including a passing nod to Salinger's attraction to very young women), and Hoult works hard to humanize a man who became a cultural statue over years of reclusiveness.
Not exact matches
While the debates rage on
about whether Noah is biblical
enough, Heaven is For Real true
enough, and God is Not Dead profitable
enough, Philomena delivers a quiet, understated, and powerful portrayal of the actual human experience, where clear - cut lines between good and evil,
heroes and villains, right and wrong might be good «story-wise» but don't reflect the reality most people of faith actually live in.
My idea of a
hero is a student / individual who: «cents Helps a person with special needs «cents Takes time to talk to the new kid «cents Asks someone how they are doing «cents Stands up for those who aren't strong
enough to do so themselves «cents Makes sure others know that they care
about them «cents Is a leader who sets an example that treating others negatively is wrong «cents Isn't a follower when others are being treated unfairly
We would still be talking
about how nice that throw was on the fade route to Sanders where Patriots corner and last year's Super Bowl
hero Malcolm Butler was with him step for step, but Manning got the ball just high
enough where Sanders could out - jump him.
For starters, our main
hero was a little girl
about my age (and she was cute, something that did not escape the attention of my nine year old «just starting to notice girls» eyes), and I wasn't yet jaded
enough to «know» that little kids never die in horror movies.
There are just
enough historical and political details; the movie touches quickly on the fine points of British - French - Indian - settler conflicts, so that they can get on to the story we're really interested in,
about the
hero who wins the heart of the girl.
It features an origin story of the titular
hero and then quickly cuts into a plot
about stopping a megalomaniac from taking over the world for nefarious but unclear reasons (Although it might be good
enough reason for someone to climb a mountain, «Because it's there» is
about as dramatically humdrum a motivation for world conquest as they come).
But even before then we've spent
enough time with Tinker, Tailor's
hero to know what he's
about.
His philosophy — which is
about the Batman, but which also hits disturbingly close to home in other ways — is: «You either die a
hero or live long
enough to see yourself become the villain.»
Dealing with four relationships on the fritz — to say nothing of the friendships and rivalries within the group as a whole — is more than
enough movie without adding potty - training jokes, a humping yoga instructor, improvised riffs
about Applebee's, and a Guitar
Hero showdown that doubles as a commercial.
Meanwhile, D'Amico's own son decides he's tired of being taken for granted as not being old or ready
enough to learn
about the «family business», concocting an alter ego of his own dubbed Red Mist, who works as a sort of mole for costumed
heroes in order to gain information of use to his father's operation.
As a prelude to next year's massive The Avengers, Captain America succeeds in introducing many of us to one of that film's key
heroes and does so with retro charm, efficient action sequences, and
enough heart to care
about the scenes in between all of the explosions.
So, while we don't have
enough room to talk
about every single playable
hero in Battleborn here, let's at least cover 12 of them.
I often complain
about action - adventure indies that forget to make the
hero «blink» long
enough after taking damage.
I've purposefully delayed my review of LEGO Marvel Super
Heroes 2 to give my kids
enough time to finish the game given the fact that I'm
about 15 years outside of the target demographic.
We were lucky
enough to conduct an extensive video interview with Relic Entertainment producer Greg Wilson and director Quinn Duffy... but excited as we are
about Company of
Heroes, many of us are still itching to play another Dawn Of War RTS set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
For the first half of the game, it doles out
enough about Drake's past and
enough touching moments between its
heroes that it really doesn't matter.
Regardless of the
hero's dilly - dallying nature and refusal to do anything but stroll leisurely
about the countryside, there isn't
enough of an adventure here to make for a lengthy experience.