The lack of details can be distracting at time (it takes a while to learn why James and Mary aren't happy), but the story incorporates
enough emotional scenes to help overlook these flaws.
Not exact matches
To the people saying the story sucks, it doesn't at all and even gets strongly
emotional when you are forced to do something terribly heart breaking late in the game, now that is a gripping and sad
emotional moment granted it doesn't last long
enough but it is better story and more
emotional than anything in halo or gears and that is one
scene on a handheld!
The chemistry between Winchester and Stapleton is a treat, the action
scenes remain brutal and thrilling and fun, and the show transcends simple guilty pleasure status by paying
enough attention to the
emotional toll this kind of work takes on the people who do it.
When Raymond has to face the fact that his daughter is not talented
enough to lead the show he wrote for her, the
scenes between them carry a real
emotional weight.
There are a few
scenes that feel quite abrupt, namely the Hunger Games opening ceremony which isn't allotted
enough time to show all the tributes» outfits, but overall, the film is wildly successful in terms of presenting the material in an understandable and
emotional fashion.
Individual
scenes play deftly
enough; the director, Dominic Cooke, is a theater veteran making his feature debut, and he coaxes as much
emotional truth out of this clenched, overdetermined scenario as possible (as well as a certain degree of cringe - inducing comedy).
The
scenes between Crowe and Giamatti come to form the
emotional centre of the film, an honest and touching portrayal of friendship which is almost
enough to convince you that the movie has a heart.
It is Bilbo that must awaken him from this stupor of sorts, and though it is done in a frustratingly superficial manner, both Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage bring
enough emotional gravitas to their characters to create a truly heartwarming
scene.
He has more than
enough charisma to hold it together, even if his one big
emotional scene feels a bit, well, stony.
The
scenes between Poppy and Helen have a rich
emotional undercurrent, as the outwardly disapproving Helen clearly envies Poppy her carefree lifestyle, but we're not with them long
enough for the subtext to play out.