Sentences with phrase «film bogs»

It's at this point that the film bogs down a bit.

Though Mr. Williams sometimes seems on the verge of «Aladdin» - caliber improvisation with the ever - morphing green flubber, the film bogs him down with a fiancee (Marcia Gay Harden) hellbent on making him remember a wedding date, and with the full Hughes retinue of thugs and bullies.

The methodical film bogs down in too much extraneous detail in the first hour, rendering the slow and arduous nature of its journey a little too authentic for moviegoers eager for the caravan to pick up the pace.

What I got instead was a creepy horror film bogged down by bad decisions (who cast Margaret Cho as a straight - edged cop with only two scenes?)

Not exact matches

You know, I think, it goes right to the methodology of the film that they almost don't want to get bogged down in the specifics, certainly not the specifics of the science.

The film never gets bogged down in an ethical debate over the consequences, but it is the most thought - provoking idea in a nearly thought - free movie.

At the center of the film, like a man trying to pull a donkey out of a peat bog, stands Craig: inexpressive, uninflected and obviously tired.

But the dramatic exchanges in - between are where the film retreats into generic convection and often gets bogged down.

As the script begins to unravel the secrets of Miguel's ancestors, the film gets bogged down in its over-plotted family melodrama, with the last third in particular feeling like the filmmakers are running down a narrative to - do list.

Rather than collecting a bunch of funny people together on a set and just letting them riff, the film establishes coherent characters and drops them into a twisty mystery plot that's tightly crafted enough to generate some real narrative momentum while never getting too bogged down in its own plot that it forgets to be funny.

First They Killed My Father is a much more assured film, even if a bogged - down middle section prevents it from greatness.

I'm a guy and not even that big of a fan of musicals and I thought this film was beautiful, charming, uplifting, and funny (Bog's mom has some fantastic one - liners), with a good message to boot.

«It does, I have to admit, tend to bog down in the seemingly infinite twists and bits of business leading up to the climax, and movie - overfed - critic types are likely to fondly recall the better movies, including «I Walked With a Zombie» and «The Princess Bride,» that this draws inspiration from,» confesses MSN film critic Glenn Kenny, who gives the film more of a pass than I do.

Well, at the risk of getting bogged down in the issue of false comparison or false opposition... the two films I would mention are Michael Powell's Peeping Tom or Tod Browning's Freaks.

Writer - director Thom Eberhardt (Captain Ron, The Night Before), who had just come off of a similar survivalist horror tale, Sole Survivor, imbues his film with a tongue planted firmly in his cheek, and a genuine love for the various B - movie genres that gives the film the necessary sense of fun needed in order to not get bogged down in deadly seriousness that would have done the film in for sure.

Quickly becoming apparent in the opening scenes of the film, Demange is reluctant to let «71 become bogged down in the complexity of political context to the conflict.

Though effused with shimmering and luscious black - and - white cinematography courtesy the great master James Wong Howe, the film gets bogged down in the complexities of its own narrative, thanks in large part to its use of extended flashbacks and flashbacks - within - flashbacks.

So those players will be sorely disappointed here, because the film's so bogged down in the overarching mythos.

Incorrectly advertised as a fight for survival, the film is bogged down in sentiment.

This is likely for the best as an attempt at figuring this out would have only bogged the film down.

This film has a strong central character, a boisterous sense of humour and a relatively simple plot that never gets bogged down in explaining its mythology.

Among the positives, the film never gets bogged down in the specifics of golf but (rightfully) expects you to follow along.

Scherfig directs the film with a light touch that brings the period to vivid life and never bogs down in the intensity of wartorn Britain, recognising the reality while undermining it with brittle humour and messy romance.

Ultimately, Dotan's thought - provoking film succeeds by never getting bogged down in heavy history of the conflict, but using it to offer perspective to the situation in its present day.

As an episode of «Twilight Zone» or any one of its ilk, this would have made for a fascinating shorter film, and would not have suffered from the heavy padding and flaccid side stories that bog all momentum down to a crawl.

Reading those last three lines makes the film sound ultra-depressing, however Scott delivers the narrative in such a way that you don't get bogged down by it as the action is happening.

The bewildering dearth of sea monsters is the least of the film's problems, bogged down by a boring plot, cheesy jokes and an incredibly annoying new character that's crammed down the audience's throat.

At its worst — and there are stumbles — the film becomes too enraptured with its own gravity and bogged down as a consequence.

While such a heavy - handed approach certainly bogs the story down in parts, the film is worth seeing for Rogers» fantastic performance alone as well as the sheer bravery of story's final 15 minutes.

I would argue that it makes the affair more taut and embraceable than the Ghibli film which may largely work but get bogged down in curious complexities.

By this point of the series, the films are becoming bogged down by the very large number of characters and side stories introduced in the first three films (and books), so keeping tabs on just who is thinking what about whom can prove an arduous task for those not intimately knowledgeable about every aspect of the series.

The three Captain Americas are among the most clearly articulated Marvel films, even if Civil War often gets bogged down by «Avengers-itis,» that need to involve as many characters as possible.

The films keeps a surprisingly steady pace throughout given the inherent limitations of the plot, and doesn't get too bogged down in third act doldrums.

It's not a film that gets bogged down by external forces, so at no point does «A» have to hide themself from a secret government organization or run afoul of a clandestine body - swapper cabal.

Look for Whedon to perhaps more efficiently use already established elements of the Marvel Movie Universe to create his Ultron, so as not to bog down the film with too much exposition.

The premise is interesting enough to bring me into this film, but somehow the director gets bogged down with the problem of inserting too much ridiculous blood and gore into every scene that it becomes less than a mediocre movie.

Writer - director Boris Rodriguez's feature - film debut starts out reasonably well, sketching in the principal characters and rural setting with broad but compelling strokes, even doling out some perceptive laughs, before the narrative loses steam when it bogs down in repetition and predictability.

The casting is key in any buddy movie and although Crowe and Gosling may not be the obvious choice for a team - up it is that off - kilter chemistry that keeps you watching in the face of a plot that gets bogged down way too early and spends the rest of the film playing catch - up.

It has a tendency to get bogged down in over-explaining things (more on that in a bit), but the film is exciting from start to finish.

The film is full of nice touches here and there, and even if some of the antics encroaches into sitcom - worthy situations, the characterizations always pull the material through without bogging things down by being too clever for its own good.

Ultimately, the film presents so many facts and research that it bogs down the film.

For the rest, it's snazzy driving, efficient killing, and intricate plans that don't bog the film down in superfluous details, not when there's another body to be flung at a startled passerby.

Director Ivan Reitman gives the film the right touch of heart but allows it to get bogged down with the minutia of the «Art of the Deal.»

It is hard to ignore their parts of the story, but because it is of little concern to the main characters, compared to their ultimate goal of rescuing Minho and getting as far away as they can from everything, the film didn't feel bogged down by this aspect either.

Tender moments with Groot and laugh - out - loud scenes with Rocket and Peter Quill allow the film to thrive in an industry bogged down by one bland blockbuster after another.

On the other hand, it appears that Cumming and Leigh might have become too enamored of seeing their friends in their movie, as this film is padded to excess with quaint but wholly unnecessary moments that bog the film down to a sloth - like crawl long before it gets to the merciful end.

There isn't the excess of action that has bogged down Snyder's films.

While Roskam does imbue the atmosphere with a sense of lived - in crime and the nefarious characters that map out the treacherous narrative feel genuine thanks to a convincing ensemble cast, there's too often that sense of over-familiarity that bogs down the film in a feeling like we've been here many times and seen it done much better much too often.

Yet by the film's conclusion, any articulation of this system and its moving parts remains at arm's length, because instead of identifying Bertie County as an example of a broken system and then using that recognition to spark an investigation into why institutional change ultimately proves elusive, Byrne gets bogged down in arguing for her subjects» validity as such.

When the film opens, for the first half an hour we're given some of the most visual stimulating scenes as we're not bogged down with exposition as much as we're allowed to feast on the actions, clearly shown by our director.