Sentences with phrase «excellent actors long»

Continuing the welcome trend toward more female - focused efforts, this new NBC series features three excellent actors long overdue for lead roles: Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Mae Whitman (Parenthood), and Retta (Parks And Rec).

Not exact matches

A film with a long, troubled history like Steve Jobs offers plenty of risk, but Fassbender is an excellent actor, Boyle a fine director, and the prospect of Lisa Brennan - Jobs» involvement makes it a risk worth taking.

Without the necessary time for a full biography, and without the focus on shoring up the film's most potent thematic material, Long Walk to Freedom feels disappointing, despite a good cast of actors and excellent production values.

Nunn was an excellent actor and had a long career in film, and we remember his role in «Regarding Henry» very well.

Meanwhile Kirk is paired with Chekov — their excellent interplay a sad memoriam to the fact that the brilliant actor, Anton Yelchin, is no longer with us — and Uhuru and Sulu find themselves prisoners together in the enemy enclave.

And as with other aspects of the filmmaking that go a long way to compensate for the story's inadequacies, the performances are uniformly excellent, with every actor, even those in smaller roles like Daniel Kaluuya, getting tiny, lived - in moments that illuminate who they are and make them more than just «the partner» or «the driver.»

Nighy and West are probably the biggest names here, and they're both excellent in parts a long way from their usual type: the former is lovely and delicate as the shy, mild miner finding a new simmering rage at the government's treatment of his colleagues, while West gets to have flamboyant fun as the camp actor, particularly in an impressive dance sequence.

BRICK cements Joseph Gordon - Levitt's transition from kid comedy star to serious adult actor, though, for those with long memories, he was doing some excellent work as his generation's designated «creepy kid» before signing up for the absurdist shenanigans of «Third Rock from the Sun.»