Sentences with phrase «fantastic lead performance»

Led by fantastic lead performances from Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley, the film is about two High School seniors that are going in opposite directions.

Much of the film's success relies on the crafty screenplay (by Alvarez and co-writer Rodo Sayagues) and its generous handful of unexpected plot contortions, but fortunately, Don't Breathe also showcases a pair of fantastic lead performances: Jane Levy (previously great in the aforementioned Evil Dead remake) does a fine job of creating a conflicted anti-heroine.

Also shocking is that Anna Kendrick isn't nominated despite giving three fantastic lead performances in 2014, in Happy Christmas, The Last Five Years, and Into the Woods.

Mr. Gavin's quietly fascinating premise — combined with some stellar music, production design, and cinematography — provides all you need for an effective thriller about the power / danger of blind faith, but A Dark Song is also backed by a pair of simply fantastic lead performances.

There's a definite sense of danger permeating almost every minute of The Missing, a feeling that's supported by Blanchett's fantastic lead performance.

It does offer a fantastic lead performance by Cate Blanchett, and Tommy Lee Jones could do the «gruff & grizzled tracker dude» in his sleep by now.

The six - part miniseries boasts a fantastic lead performance from Oscar Isaacs and great supporting turns by Catherine Keener, Winona Ryder and Alfred Molina, but unfortunately, it just isn't as compelling as Simon's previous work.

Nicholas Jarecki's Arbitrage is a riveting thriller that works without being wholly original, insetad it relies on a solid script backed by a fantastic lead performance by Richard Gere.

This low - key, diverting mystery film showcases a fantastic lead performance and supporting cast.

Coupled with two fantastic leading performances, that makes for a true - story drama that actually lives up to the remarkable reality it's trying to portray.

But this is not your typical «psycho girl» character study, thanks in large part to a striking visual style, a fantastic lead performance, and a gradual delivery of very freaky moments.

It certainly doesn't hurt that Siegel contributes a fantastic lead performance, that John Gallagher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane) makes for a resoundingly effective villain, or that the ominous musical score provides a perfect background for all the cat & mouse craziness.

SUMMARY OF THOUGHTS: Life of Pi has some flaws in its screenplay, but the film is still a triumph of film - making due to Ang Lee's remarkable direction, Suraj Sharma's fantastic lead performance, and the various technical aspects.

Nicholas Jarecki's Arbitrage is a riveting thriller that works without being wholly original, instead it relies on a solid script backed by a fantastic lead performance by Richard Gere.

An awkward mix of gritty material and indie quirk goes down easier thanks to a fantastic lead performance by Lindsay Pulsipher.

The twisted, darkly funny, and thrilling picture features a fantastic lead performance by Jake Gyllenhaal as an odd but driven man who starts working as a freelance photographer, taking video of grisly car crashes, break - ins, etc. that he then sells to the local news networks for their morning broadcasts.