«And I think the fans are gonna get more than
they expect out of this movie, from all characters.
With such an interesting basic premise its core, there is almost no time spent on plot or character development and, depending on what exactly it is that you're
expecting out of a movie like this, it could very well annoy and bother viewers.
Not exact matches
If in the case
of the
movie Contact again, even if Foster's character stayed with him, bought him presents, took care
of him when sick, got him b - day cards or cried at his funeral, someone could always say «Well she could be a psychopath and is just pretending to love him because its
expected of her or she
expects to get something
out it like inheritance.»
Expect me to look like I just stepped
out of a horror
movie at least five evenings a week.
Deanna starts to become a fixture at Maddy's sorority, and we
expect mother and daughter to clash, but here the
movie throws one
of its few curves — Deanna's maternal boosterism turns
out to be good not only for Maddy, but for all
of the young women in the house, who come to rely on her support during a stressful senior year.
I'm told that Alex Garland's film,
out February 23, veers considerably from the plot
of Jeff VanderMeer's hit 2014 novel; those going in
expecting a faithful adaptation will be disappointed, and may spend the bulk
of the
movie frustrated about what's not there instead
of appreciating what is.
Much
of the
movie hinges on characters not revealing information to each other that no sane person would ever keep a secret; Baby Mama doesn't have a plot so much as a series
of contrivances that play
out completely as
expected.
Between the heavy voiceover narration, the multiple literary lectures (Scott Speedman turns up as the teacher who provides the allusions), and the stilted scenes
of Bolger and her friends hanging
out, the film plays like TV -
movie gothic, plodding along to the
expected revelations and bloodlettings.
Parents familiar with previous X-Men
movies can
expect a somewhat greater degree
of violence than last
outings.
Still, it's a bit
of a tall order to
expect families to shell
out movie - theater dollars for such material barely a step above generic and forgettable, especially for a formula we're experiencing for the fourth time around, so without bringing more to the proceedings worth loading up the minivan for.
Expect The LEGO
Movie Videogame —
out Friday — to join it in the upper echelon
of chart next week.
Having said all
of that, with my thoughts on the trailers
out of the way, this wasn't nearly as bad a
movie as I would have reasonably
expected.
Audiences who go to see The American
expecting a conventional Hollywood spy thriller will no doubt be disappointed to find
out they've stumbled into an art - house film — and an unrelentingly grim one at that — but those seeking relief from the inanity and bombast
of the summer
movie season will be pleasantly surprised.
As you'd
expect from a
movie that's the first half
of a book, there isn't really an ending to the
movie, and it doesn't naturally end on much
of a cliffhanger either, so if you walk
out of the theater feeling tepid, this will likely be one
of the major reasons.
Of course we
expect Kate to loosen her belt, warm up and reach
out to people at some point in
movie.
The idea behind the scene is funny, because what can we
expect from a
movie like Cop
Out, which quickly establishes a nine - year partnership between two cops played by a straight - up straight man like Willis and an absurdist, stream -
of - consciousness comedian like Morgan, except the formulas and clichés to which we've become accustomed?
There are a lot
of gags here we'd
expect in a typical, envelope - pushing, American gross -
out movie, but director Frank Oz handles them like they're more sophisticated jokes.
When a
movie's title and trailers constantly reference a period
of time when people were afraid
of witchcraft and constantly used religion as an excuse to seek
out scapegoats for their problems, audiences will come to
expect a magic - filled, action - packed thriller.
The
movie turns
out a crowd pleaser as
expected, but King's take on the next chapter
of the optimistic bear in London holds more substance than that.
The two have pretty good chemistry working and fighting together, which keeps some interest; but those
expecting something stimulating
out of this buddy
movie won't find it.
McAdams has cemented her place in these
movies, and doesn't appear to be breaking the mold anytime soon, so
expect fans
of romance and McAdams to come
out in droves; it helps that the
movie is directed by «Love Actually's» Richard Curtis.
The
movie doesn't go so far that its redemption plot can not be taken seriously, but at 116 minutes, it runs a lot longer than
expected or needed and some trims
of the less funny gross -
out material would have certainly sharpened it.
That is, until I talked to our own Zach Gayne and then read his review
out of SXSW, which concluded: «The Disaster Artist is not only far funnier than you might
expect, it's also far deeper than a film about the worst
movie of the 21st century has any right to be.»
The reason for that is because so many
of the year - end hopefuls did not turn
out to be the Big Oscar
Movies everyone had come to
expect after years like 2012 and 2013.
By this point, we've come to
expect that every Pirates
of the Caribbean
movie needs a milquetoast hero at its center, to balance
out the quirkiness
of Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow.
When Tatum and Hill are on screen together and allowed to just bounce off one another hilarity ensues as the two have perfected a kind
of rhythm and chemistry that I doubt anyone could have
expected from the stars
of Step Up and Superbad back before the first
movie came
out.
The film plays
out mostly as you would
expect and if, like me, you have seen the trailer every time you went to the
movies over the past few months, then you have seen most clips
of most
of the
movie.
Some
of the narrative towards the end is also cobbled together in a jarring manner (a few characters get written
out of the
movie surprisingly earlier than
expected), but again, it's just hard to get to up in arms about it; the
movie is so damn infectiously uproarious.
For fans
of the actors, or period pieces, the
movie is worth checking
out, but remember, don't believe everything that you see, and don't
expect to see anything memorable.
Not being familiar with much
of The New 52 comic series, I could definitely tell that this
movie was a little bit different from what we've come to
expect from the past DC Animated Universe films that have come
out over the past couple days.
You do watch a
movie like this
expecting to get something worthwhile
out of the time devoted.
I wouldn't be surprised if Mark doesn't rush
out to see this film, considering his history with Will Ferrell
movies (see Talladega Nights: The Ballad
of Ricky Bobby or Anchorman: The Legend
of Ron Burgundy), but this film certainly wouldn't be what he
expected.
A crime chase
movie ends up evolving into a three - pronged character drama in the middle
of the desert and just when the
movie taunts the idea
of a final shoot -
out, it once again goes for an ending that isn't what you
expect.
This does mean that the final fight is more
of a tense shoot -
out than a pulse - pounding punch - up (as one might
expect from a Statham
movie), but it satisfies in its own way.
Paranoid Park is certainly the filmmaker's most inaccessible effort to date, as the
movie - which is chock full
of all his
expected stylistic quirks, including long tracking shots
of people walking - ultimately feels as though it's about 20 minutes worth off story stretched
out to fill a 90 minute running time.
I pointed
out yesterday that Fox Searchlight is operating on a different plane when it comes to turning
out the vote for its
movies, and alongside the aforementioned surprise little hit
of the final quarter
of 2007 ($ 85 million and counting), further evidence arrives in the form
of Tamara Jenkins» The Savages, which, despite not (yet) having connected at the box office (it's made only $ 3.6 million in a month and a half
of release), garnered an
expected Best Original Screenplay nomination, but also a Best Actress nod for Laura Linney, probably coming at the expense
of Angelina Jolie and A Mighty Heart.
Director Lucas Reiner (Carl's son) tries to imbue the
movie with a satirical edge, but fails miserably; these are the kind
of jokes one
expects out of a third - rate sitcom.
Of course, you don't got to a movie like «Danny Collins» expecting to see one of those bleak, dark - underbelly - of - the - music - biz movies like «Payday» or «Crazy Heart» or «Inside Llewyn Davis,» and that's certainly not what Fogelman sets out to delive
Of course, you don't got to a
movie like «Danny Collins»
expecting to see one
of those bleak, dark - underbelly - of - the - music - biz movies like «Payday» or «Crazy Heart» or «Inside Llewyn Davis,» and that's certainly not what Fogelman sets out to delive
of those bleak, dark - underbelly -
of - the - music - biz movies like «Payday» or «Crazy Heart» or «Inside Llewyn Davis,» and that's certainly not what Fogelman sets out to delive
of - the - music - biz
movies like «Payday» or «Crazy Heart» or «Inside Llewyn Davis,» and that's certainly not what Fogelman sets
out to deliver.
The
movie features all
of the
expected smarmy gross -
out and sex humor but completely lacks any sense
of fun or charm.
Kaya Scodelario does very well
out of this
movie, with a villain character who does the opposite
of what you
expect.
In order to combat that feeling
of repetitiveness, what they do here is add a few more fight scenes and a very interesting shoot
out that's not exactly what we've come to
expect from any action
movie.
But I don't think even Peele himself could have
expected his debut feature film, Get
Out, was going to become one
of the best and most talked - about
movies of 2017.
In the Motion Picture — Animated category
expected Oscar nominee «Anomalisa» wasn't part
of the, um, mix as traditional fare such as «Inside
Out,» «The Good Dionsaur,» «Hotel Transylvania 2,» «Minions» and «The Peanuts Movie» rounded out the fie
Out,» «The Good Dionsaur,» «Hotel Transylvania 2,» «Minions» and «The Peanuts
Movie» rounded
out the fie
out the field.
I suppose one should never really
expect a great
movie out of a film that has Cole Hauser (Paparazzi, 2 Fast 2 Furious) and Morris Chestnut (Ladder 49, Anacondas) as the two biggest box - office attractions, which leads me to wonder why they didn't just opt for more convincing actors altogether.
Variety Cher has dropped
out of her
expected return to acting with Flint, a TV
movie about the water crisis in Michigan citing «serious family issues» (sending her good vibes) Coming Soon Joseph Gordon - Levitt & Channing Tatum will team - up for an R rated jukebox musical called Wingmen about two pilots who crash land in Vegas Variety Lola Albright film actress
of the 1940s and 1950s and know for TV's Peter Gunn has died at 92
In a film year marked by gothic imagery, twisted interpretations
of classic myth, and send - ups
of modern art, who'd
expect all three from the sequel to John Wick, the surrealist action
movie par excellence that cast Keanu Reeves as a hit man
out to avenge his dog?
There's no reason to
expect anything more
out of a low - budget Canadian
movie from a director whose directing has been limited to television and three direct - to - video Hellraiser sequels,
I had the chance to see the
movie the week before its UK premiere, and while expectations are undoubtedly high for their third (and hopefully not last) cinematic
outing together, Wright and Co. have produced another excellent comedy that, although it falls a little short
of their previous two films, still delivers all the laughs that we've come to
expect from the trio.
Granted, Marvel, too, has a huge list
of movies expected to be released in the next few years, but MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has already realised its full potential with seventeen
movies released counting Thor Ragnarok, and we are yet to see a fully fleshed
out DC universe.
In many ways, the
movie plays
out like the first Harry Potter film adaptation, a hyper - aggressive checklist
of events that must happen to propel the lengthy plot forward as well as hit all the story beats fans
of the source material would
expect.