Sentences with phrase «film falters»

The film falters with a bland script that depends on recycling elements from the 1939 classic.

The film falters slightly during an imagined scene in which Churchill sneaks off for a ride on the London underground and talks policy with a melting pot of commoners.

However, it's in the story and execution of events that the film falters a bit.

Where the film falters is in the meandering writing, never in Law's performance, which is only ever as unhinged and maniac as the script dictates.

Wonderstruck «s Edward Lachman, a two - time Oscar nominee for Todd Haynes» Far From Heaven and Carol, also looks very good for a nomination even if the film falters in the top of the line categories.

Where the film falters, however, is with the story — so simple a caveman could write it!

The film falters slightly when it offers more information than necessary, but you'll suspend your disbelief for the fun, thrills, and excitement you'll get in return.

The film falters when it steers away from Robbie's performance, which lends a thematic throughline to a story that is all too eager to vault between the perspectives of several characters.

I can swallow that, but even so, the film falters.

The film falters a bit with an awkward, muddled ending that feels tacked on to suggest something like hope.

And when the film falters, it's easy to forgive it.

However, it is when those bleak conditions coincide with reminders of Edmond and Daisy's relationship that the film falters.

But where the film falters is in its ability to tell the story.

And naturally, when that happens, you start to focus on other areas that the film falters and then, naturally, the thing unravels.

Hudlin and his filmmaking team are giving viewers a superhero origin story which is a truly interesting concept and worth applauding, but the film falters its own potential by not being the best story it could be.

Where this film falters, is the choices made by some of the characters in the final act.

The film falters when trying to address the complexities of the political issues.

If pushed, it could be said the films falters through lack of any real character development.

Where other special effects - laden films falter is in their devout seriousness to the material.

Not exact matches

From the first movie to today's film, my love for Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, r2d2, C - 3PO, Obi Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader has never faltered.

Freeman invests the role of Somerset with a gentle yet firm dignity and strength that radiate from the screen from the beginning of the film, and Freeman never falters.

The film only genuinely falters in its string of resolving scenes (We learn some vital things, such as the extent of Curtis» need to bet on a loser and the subtle way the crux of Gerry's character is revealed in his meal choice, but many of the late scenes feel more uncertain than everything else in the film).

It's a film that often calls attention to its own self - importance and falters when compared to Spielberg's best historical dramas like «Munich» and «Lincoln,» movies that earn their messages instead of just stating them.

The film does falter when Letts and Friedkin choose to take it outside of its theatrical origins, especially in a motorcycle scene that feels like it came from another movie, but it's a minor complaint.

Blessed with good acting, the cliche of the storyline and the constant jargon are the main pitfalls of the film and the reasons it falters in the end.

However, where the film starts to falter is in dialogue that, without the exposition of the novella, is at best stilted, at worst almost a series of non sequiturs.

Gavin Hood's film raises many questions about remote - control attacks in modern warfare, but falters in its handling of these issues.

Both film and protagonist are troubled works in progress that shuffle and meander and frequently falter, but occasionally sing.

Brief flashes of insecurity would add a lot to the character of Morgan, but only when added at just the right time; as is, there are moments when the façade seems to falter with the entire crew present and you have to wonder how some more ambitious pirate didn't dethrone her long before the film had ended.

The film's pace lags toward the end, but its grasp of manufactured fear's dreary pervasiveness never falters.

Set in 1981 and executed in a style recalling both European and U.S. indie supernatural chillers of the late»70s and early»80s, the new film is a creepy mood piece that falters only by telegraphing some of its jump scares.

The action is surprisingly clear, with the focus rarely faltering; with so many animations opting for a much denser, clustered style, its good to see this film do much better in that regard, making it more eye friendly.

But when Sue walks up to the counter of the general store, their cynical ploy falters in the face of the shopkeep (Titus Welliver), who speaks to Sue as if he were the film's writer, breaking down her carefully composed behavior with homespun wisdom and analysis.

The film maintains a fair level of competence during the first half, then falters thereafter when the story becomes convoluted with subplots involving political affairs and illegal gambling operations.

Berlin ’36 is a strong drama though it falters in the final act, veering horribly close to becoming a run of the mill sports film.

This is another segment of the film where it just falters.

The lead actor is great in his role, but at times the film tends to falter and become a tad uninteresting.

Watching this play out, you can see where a lesser film would have stopped the action: after Steve agrees to sleep next to Diana, after his flirting falters, after a generic statement about how long it'll take them to reach land.

And even with a positive initial reception, the film could still falter under the weight of high expectations.

Part of this is the script, which falters in the film's more serious moments.

As brilliant as I find the film in its parts, as a whole I can't completely rave, as the film does falter a bit due to a lack of focus and there are some weak scenes, especially as the film nears the ending, which should have been edited out of the rather long film to make sure the storyline stays tight.

Sure, some of the jokes falter and the film pales in comparison to some of the early Farrelly productions, but this was a movie made about diehard Red Sox fans who had watched their team lose time and time again.

Though the film fails to mould the assortment of clichés that drive both assumptions into a coherent whole, it does so with determination, never faltering from its evident hypothesis.

There isn't much to miss in this mix of extensions and all - out deletions: there is more of the family talent show, a few clear attempts at humor that falter, a variety of small moments between Dan and his daughters, and a small taste of a Dan voiceover that was intended to span the entire film.

Despite the more refreshing scenes (it has its share) it still falters from typical action plot points that seem to infest every film he's in.

It's falters towards the end as many films of this type do, but it still holds strong.

They remain clean, clear, sharp, and detailed throughout, only briefly faltering in one scratchy bedroom scene, an isolated fluke occurring in the middle of the film, and more understandably in a climactic effects shot.

The great love of one man's life is wavering between his career and his partner in Sleepwalk with Me, a film that expertly paddled through the complicated subconscious and repressed feelings of a faltering comedian.

With Budapest, though, the studio knows for a fact that it has a well - received film on its hands, and if Birdman should falter with critics or audiences, they may well shift all of their efforts behind Wes Anderson.

It is a shame that these enticing qualities falter once the film hits its third and final act, where it endeavours to hit more emotional beats than it needs.