Sentences with phrase «film by any stretch of the imagination»

Not really a good film by any stretch of the imagination, Corvette Summer has an oddly quaint charm at times, and an interesting cast of recognizable supporting characters, including Annie Potts (of TV's «Designing Women» and Ghostbusters), here in her feature film debut.

While not nearly as bad I thought it would be, it still isn't a great film by any stretch of the imagination.

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This film isn't a bad comedy by any stretch of the imagination, but it does not deserve an 8.1 (this is what it was when i reviewed).

Likewise, Danny Huston — not my favorite actor by any stretch of the imagination — is a lot stronger here than in some of his previous films (like Birth), playing Justin's co-worker who has his own sleazy interests in Tessa, something she uses to get information from him about the British government's dealings in Africa.

The Princess Bride is not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but it is certainly an enjoyable film that is worth watching.

The intentional changing or at least ignoring of it in casting the role of MCU lynchpin Nick Fury and producing a Black Panther film for 2018 and a Luke Cage television series for later this year doesn't bestow upon them immunity by any stretch of the imagination, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe seems relatively inclusive if at the same time mostly faithful to the mostly mid-20th Century created comic book origins - depictions of their headline characters.

Not because they are great films (they aren't, even by the most generous stretch of the imagination) but because they are entertaining pieces from a distinctive period of B - movie filmmaking, as weirdly fun and perversely creative in their own exploitative way as kindred films from the forties and fifties and sixties.