Sentences with phrase «far as character actors»

Not exact matches

Mr. Strong is transitioning from a substantial career as a character actor, and most of his writing and directing efforts thus far have been in television.

The two actors approach the character in vastly different ways, with Burton going in a far more theatrical direction than Farrell, who instead portrays Alexander as a conflicted yet headstrong warrior.

By contrast, the very fine character actor Catherine Keener is excellent as his no - nonsense partner: she's every inch the believable special agent, controlled, efficient, dedicated, human but highly disciplined (as was, come to think of it, Clint Eastwood in the far superior Secret Service drama «In the Line of Fire»).

However, those insightful moments are few and far between, squeezing out silly shenanigans and gross - out moments to qualify as a comedy, and enough shots of Jackman-esque Australian actor O'Loughllin shirtless to make such a drab and underwritten character seem like he has some appeal romantically.

That's not to say the performance wasn't great and that the film wasn't one of the best of the year — it just wasn't the type of film that garners awards for its actors as it was far more concerned with docudrama authenticity than it was with giving its actors full - bore characters to develop.

By going with an actress four years older than the character in the book, Lionsgate has locked itself into a cast packed with very late teens or actors in their early twenties as compared to if they'd gone with someone like 14 - year - old Chloe Moretz who would have called for a far younger Peeta and Gale.

As an unlikely character within an unlikelier plot, Cumming's skill is on a plane far above his fellow actors and the material itself.

An erudite, Jewish Ivy League graduate — and closeted gay man — who spoke nine languages and was a regular guest on a popular TV quiz show, Berg was an incredibly multifaceted character far removed from Rudd's recent efforts that would allow him to stretch as an actor, as he worked with language coaches and tried to tap into a man who wouldn't let himself be known.

As he smooth talks some ladies and has his credit cards denied, it is clear we are watching a character the actor has played before, in far better films.

I know it would have been far more enjoyable with a different actor as the title character.

This scene as a whole is far and away the film's best as it escapes the plot and allows the two actors some semblance of character.

Final Verdict: Weighed down by weak characters and even weaker actors, but as far as Shark thrillers go, Bait could have been a lot worse.

Further boosting the aura of noir parody, there are appearances from character actors Roberto Sacchi (a Humphrey Bogart lookalike) and Luciano Pigozzi, often referred to as the «Italian Peter Lorre.»

«The Eye of the Storm» does feature a terrific cast of some superb Australian - born actors, specifically Geoffrey Rush, who had known better times not far back when cast as the king's speech tutor, Lionel Logue, in Tom Hopper's «The King's Speech,» and Judy Davis who had a small but more accessible role as Phyllis, the wife of Woody Allen's character Jerry, in Allen's «To Rome With Love.»

For that task, the Russos turned not to Hugo Weaving, who stated as far back as 2012 that he had no interest in returning to the character, but rather The Walking Dead actor Ross Marquand.

As it's always been, American Horror Story is more of a showcase of fine actors going H.A.M. on crazy characters than it is a narrative achievement, eliciting performances that are far more engrossing and meaningful than the show's often nonsensical and disappointing plot.

Characters from all four of these films appear in Jay and Silent Bob, and to confuse things further, Smith enjoys using the same actors for different films, so some actors will appear as different people in this movie.

That same goes for Adams, too, actually: these two women actors take us far beyond the seeming cartoons their characters appear to be at the outset to a place at which their facades are shattered as the false fronts they have always been, outside this single day during which we are along for their ride.

The Buzz: Worth checking out if only for the involvement of Pearce, who's done an admirable job of picking his scripts thus far, and Fichtner, quietly coming into his own as one of Hollywood's premier character actors.

A story is only as good as its telling, and under the direction of Dylan Baker (the great character actor's far - from - great directorial debut) and through the screenplay by the mother - son team of Toni and Bram Hoover, the telling of this story is just flat - out inept.

Thankfully, there is English voice acting which provides further depth to the presentation as each actor portrays their respective character fantastically.

Pam Grady: Diary of a Teenage Girl star Bel Powley adds further evidence that she is one of the most talented actors working today with a pitch - perfect performance as a precocious adolescent, a recent Harvard graduate, grappling with social isolation, troubling memories, and long - standing family drama in this character - driven drama.

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