Sentences with phrase «fascinating character study»

You'll detest Barbara's motives but oddly admire her resolve, and this conflict in our feelings toward her makes for a truly fascinating character study of the nature of loneliness and what some people will do to gain the companionship, and perhaps the ownership, of another person of merit.

As «How I Live Now» shows — commercial prospects be damned — it results in an intense, fascinating character study nestled in an inconsistent shell.

At the very least, Lenny Belardo is a fascinating character study, demanding to be better understood in his unpredictability.

Michell believes that Powell's divisive legacy does not detract from him being a fascinating character study.

Director and co-writer Joshua Marston, whose debut, Maria Full of Grace, won the Audience Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, returns with another fascinating character study.

While it remains a fascinating character study driven by Cummings» striking delivery, it also falls back on conventional twists.

It's a fascinating character study with as fine a performance as Woody Harrelson has given, and certainly the most unexpected.

The film was co-written by Anderson and Day - Lewis over a number of years spent obsessing on the topic (Day - Lewis goes uncredited), and is, in part, a fascinating character study of a fastidious solitary man devoted to the creation of the graceful silhouettes in his mind's eye.

Baumbach manages to create a fascinating character study of four people struggling through the dissolution of the comfortable world they've built for themselves, willing to endure as much pain as they can possibly stand just to avoid the grief associated with uncertainty.

The film's strokes become broader, and while still a fascinating character study, it's significantly lacking what's come before.

This fascinating character study amongst the underbelly of Los Angeles powerfully drowns out any cheesy sentimentality.

Anchored by Schoenaert's masterful committed performance (he gained over 60 pounds of muscle for the part) the film also works as a fascinating character study.

Luis Ortega's portrait of a real - life Argentinian serial killer makes for a fascinating character study.

The commentary comes to hinder what is a juicy and fascinating character study in the utterly unsatisfying final twenty minutes or so, which are determined to illustrate just how monstrous Lou and the system that employs him have become.

A gentle score and soft, dreamy flashbacks give this film the feel of a period romance, though the story's loyalty to Lou's own obstinate personality ultimately makes it a fascinating character study.

David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method is a fascinating character study that examines the early days of psychoanalysis.

Alex Doenau finds Blue Jasmine «a fascinating character study of misery and delusory happiness.»

Released theatrically under its original title «Auggie Rose,» «Beyond Suspicion» marks an auspicious debut for director Matthew Tabak, who has created a fascinating character study disguised as film noir.

What the film lacks in story, though, is more than made up for in a fascinating character study.

A fascinating character study featuring two women whose collected neuroses make for a fascinating watch.

Disobedience is a classic and fascinating character study.

In just a few scenes, Coogler sets up what is going to be a fascinating character study.

Kit Bowen reviews «Disobedience» — a fascinating character study starring Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola.

A fascinating character study.

Line by line, Michael Kardos dazzles with prose strength and style... A fascinating character study and engaging thriller.»

Delving into the surprisingly intense world of competitive arcade gaming, The King of Kong is a fascinating character study set in a subculture you probably never even knew existed.