Sentences with phrase «film as a whole»

Tomorrow things shift from the specific to the general, as we spend the rest of the week talking about films as a whole instead of their impressive parts.

While it is undeniably a popcorn film, there's also no denying the influence it had in the world of sci - fi films as a whole.

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is seminal, textbook, and, for serious students and fans of the genre (and of the study of film as a whole), indispensable.

Whether you would put them on your own list, or choose a different movie mom to recognize, there is no denying the importance these women have within their stories, and for the legacy of moms on film as a whole.

I can understand a claim that the use of Klingon is one piece of evidence among others that the fan film as a whole violates a look - and - feel copyright in the Star Trek work, or constitute passing off (though I don't think the connection to Star Trek is disputed.)

Although it isn't really a significant film as a whole, there are enough good moments of interest and insights to make Trees Lounge a worthwhile experience for fans of slice - of - life independent flicks.

While I wouldn't proclaim it a great film as a whole, it is a great debut as a film creator for its star, as there are so many ways this material could have been done wrong, potentially tarnishing the good - guy appeal of Gordon - Levitt, one of the rare child stars who has made the transition to movie star into adulthood without being pigeonholed or gone off on a path of self destruction.

As Ramsay imbues the film with hallucinatory and elliptical imagery, Greenwood symbiotically ebbs and flows alongside, contributing to not only the emotional state of our lead character but to the entire film as a whole.

But do these elements — which may or may not fit with the truth — mean Christians should reject the film as a whole?

The facile ending, with its suggestion of «happy ever after», is in line with the compromising attitude of the film as a whole; and rings entirely false.

While the acting earned praise, critics found the film as a whole fairly bland and predictable.

While star Johnny Depp's singing earned mixed reviews — and the movie dropped or shortened some of Sondheim's songs — the film as a whole received plenty of critical acclaim as well as a Golden Globe for best picture (with Depp himself earning an Oscar nomination for his performance).

The relationships that are built from his attachment to the doll are really the most important aspect of the film as a whole.

As much as I hate to say it, given the ambitious intentions and great heart on display, the film as a whole falls flat.

That's also true of the film as a whole, which is so elaborately plotted — crosscutting between past and future while keeping a good half - dozen subplots spinning in the air — as to seem more like a contraption than a movie.

In any shot that isn't a close - up, the transfer doesn't quite scream HD, although the aesthetic of the film as a whole, a definite throwback to the 70s style of indie filmmaking, doesn't necessarily lend itself as fair competition to a more polished 21st century production.

What really blew me away about his performance was how well - developed, relateable and instantly believable he made Hal as a character, which is thankful because he is the driving force behind most of the events of the film - if Hal didn't emotionally resonate with us, then neither would the film as a whole.

No doubt, there is an uncomfortable number of logos being marketed to kids in the The Lego Movie, along with the obvious one that's in the title, but the film as a whole is very much in the spirit of Cloud Cuckooland: It's a place where the use of X-Acto blades and Krazy Glue breaks the rules but almost everything else goes.

Whedon's writing is funny and layered as usual, and the film as a whole has at least as much vigour and sense of fun as his earlier projects.

Considering how exasperating Part 1 was as compared to the dynamic Part 2, it makes you doubt the overall construction of both Rowling's source material and the films as a whole.

I don't think it's only because I didn't like the eponymous character that I didn't like the film as a whole.

Despite individual moments that are extraordinarily rich in space opera bravado, the film as a whole is simply too stiff and awkward.

As it stands, even the politics of the scenario — such as the degradation and potential reaffirmation of women — are lost in the lethargy of the film as a whole, which largely clogs strong performers.

The main plot is already ridiculous enough, but when you really deconstruct this film as a whole, the sub-plots are even more outlandish than the film itself.

But the film as a whole never loses its sense of fascination because, as futuristic as the Ether is, it seems plausible and that plausibility gives Anon an almost - prophetic vibe.

While I can deny that Astaire and Rogers can dance well and the music is fun, the film as a whole is not very good.

To their credit, the Sanchez Brothers neither excuse nor justify Laura's behavior but that doesn't make the film as a whole any easier to digest.

But that's a problem of the film as a whole.

Either way, I am not a fan of the film as a whole.

But mostly, those moments are lost within the nap - inducing slog that is the film as a whole.

... the film as a whole is tepid and familiar enough that it's hard to even find much to salvage in the acting.

If a similar ingenuity had been invested in the film as a whole, the results might have been better.

The build - up through flashbacks that lead to a face - to - face fight was my favourite portion of this film and essentially laid the groundwork for this film as a whole.

As Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Day - Lewis is nothing short of mesmerizing, even in this brief introduction, and in a way this sequence is evocative of the film as a whole — it's overtly chatty, with little interest in anything beyond the dynamics of two people communicating with each other.

As powerful as many of the scenes were though, I did have some problems with the film as a whole.

While the film as a whole isn't really saying «don't do drugs, they're bad for you!»

Bullock is a favourite for Best Actress, Alfonso Cuaron may repeat his Golden Globes win for Best Director and the film as a whole could well take Best Picture

The film as a whole is Sidney convincing her visual orientation doctor, Paul (Alessandro Nivola) that she is really seeing what she's seeing, and then solving the mystery of why her donor won't rest in peace.

There are a few «tells» to the film that make it somewhat predictable in certain respects, but the movie explores the world of tells and bluffs enough to make it a theme, so if the film as a whole does the same, perhaps it's not unintentional.

While the main event of the film certainly did happen, as well as some of the scenes (some of them, excerpted from the documentary, are shown during the end credits), the film as a whole does tend to traverse familiar territory as far as feel - good sports films go, especially with the final game where all of the loose ends comfortably fall into place.

Sure, the battle sequences at the end are cool to watch (even though Stewart's timid cowering through the siege drains some power from it), and the film as a whole is visually stunning.

The film's cast is stacked; Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, Craig T. Nelson and Maria Bello, but with no fault of their own, the film as a whole does not seem to hit emotionally.

While Christopher Plummer's involvement feels organic from the beginning, the film as a whole has pacing, editing, and narrative problems.

The script has some creative perks, including inserts of satiric humor amidst this outrageously absurd situation (though the film as a whole is far from campy enough to enjoy on that level).

But while Branagh and screenwriter Chris Weitz stick to the basics in terms of content in bringing a live - action version of the 1950 animated classic «Cinderella» to the screen, the film as a whole is mind - blowingly elaborate from a technical perspective.

-- especially when Wayne and Hunter are the only ones left of the posse, making the film as a whole quite entertaining and intelligent.

But the performance — and Harmony Korine's film as a whole — were probably too much for the Academy to handle.

Dracula Untold may seem an unlikely venue, but theater - trained Evans runs the full range of acting (drama and gravitas, physicality and action, horrific intensity) and sells it all enough to make Vlad (and the film as a whole) a worthwhile vehicle.

When it comes to his latest directorial effort, an adaptation of cartoonist John Callahan «s memoir Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, the movie is undoubtedly remarkable, but it's due to the performances Van Sant pulls from his actors rather than the film as a whole.