Sentences with phrase «film feels more»

Fred MacMurray stars in Pushover, a Columbia Pictures release from 1954 and while one can always count on the man for a good performance, the film feels more like Double Indemnity - lite than -LSB-...]

The film feels more like an Asian action flick than an American style cinematic experience.

I've got a brand - spanking new trailer for Hidden Figures and with each new look the film feels more and more like a triumph.

Unfortunately, the film feels more like the next installment in Tim Allen's «The Santa Clause» series.

Relying on hoary setups and speeches that might have seemed fresh decades ago — before audiences had glimpsed the slimy realities of our political process in everything from The War Room to The West Wing — the film feels more tired than topical.

Though it technically picks up where Skyfall left off, continuing the extended origin story of the previous three installments, the film feels more like a back - to - basics exercise — a throwback pastiche stretched out to an overlong 148 minutes, with some revisionist pop psychology thrown in for good measure.

There isn't much of a plot, so the film feels more like a fable.

Overall the film feels more carefully crafted than «Bad Words,» with Bateman again working with cinematographer Ken Seng to create a lived - in look of muted, autumnal colors.

Instead, the film feels more like an expertly crafted missed opportunity, a suspense opus filled with some solidly intriguing ideas that for some reason it refuses to investigate.

This highly entertaining return of one of the cinema's most enduring giant beasts moves like crazy — the film feels more like 90 minutes than two hours — and achieves an ideal balance between wild action, throwaway humor, genre refreshment and, perhaps most impressively, a nonchalant awareness of its own modest importance in the bigger scheme of things.

Just like last summer's Grown Ups, Sandler's biggest hit in over a decade, this film feels more like a fun time than an artistic endeavor.

Nevertheless, though the film is definitely captivating, it's difficult not to suffer a tinge of disappointment while watching Eastern Promises, as Cronenberg's latest film feels more standard than his preceding project.

Reeves is used to playing the strong, silent type, and he does it well, but tonally the film feels more like a somber funeral procession than a fun adventure.

Though evidently an original story, the film feels more like a stage adaptation that got lost in translation, especially when the two main characters wander off into the night together.

Though it is a thriller at heart, and does have a high - speed driving subtext, the film feels more like a throwback to the music video stylized, R - rated crime dramas of the 1980s than the new Fast & the Furious over-the-top, CGI - infused modern action - thrillers.

Some may claim the film feels more like an action movie than a true sci - fi movie with the constant explosions and chase scenes.

The film feels more like spending a week with new friends; after a few days we get to see their bad sides.

Recommendation: This is a frustratingly mediocre product that begins with promise and steadily declines over the course of less than 90 minutes — and to reiterate, the film feels more like a two - hour affair than something that registers just shy of a standard full - length feature.

It's at this turning point that the film feels more like a stereotypical Steve Carell vehicle as opposed to a Walt Disney picture aimed at kids.

And the end of the film feels more like a commercial break than a conclusion, with a blatant «place sequel here» scene.

At a seemingly lean 105 minutes, the film feels more like 205 minutes as it chugs along to its big twist ending (ahem, Señor Shyamalan at your service), and though the story gains some momentum in the middle with the introduction of a group of ghost hunters, the random change in direction doesn't quite fit with the rest of the film's tone.

Almost exclusively written and directed by men for a primarily male audience, the comeuppance angle can be so bent by the male gaze that the film feels more like an additional violation.

This film feels more like a serial than a one - hit - wonder.

Director Polson (Swimfan) leaves no cliché untouched, as this film feels more like an amalgam of much more efficiently constructed movies over the past few decades.

Supposedly based on a true story, this film feels more like an extended joke, complete with a punch line that comes after 90 minutes of outrageous grisliness.

This film feels more like a Powerpoint presentation than a creative device.

His latest film feels more grounded than Eternal and at the same time, somehow more whimsical, as it follows the boys through a variety of far - fetched but not entirely impossible scenarios.

Most of the film feels more distant than emotionally involving, it's still a well - done relationship drama with an incredible lead performance.

Combine the fluidity of the editing with Mica Levi «s score, and the film feels more like an experience to behold more than a story you watch play out.

In all honesty this film feels more like an adaptation (to a degree) of the Gary Cooper classic, but either way you look at it, there isn't too much originality going on here Mr Hyams.

With the overview in place, the stories came together for me much easier and the film felt more organic.

Malcolm McDowell was the biggest let down of the whole thing Rob Zombie did terrible with Dr. Loomis in this film felt more like he was a author and not a doct...

While many of the scores in the MCU films feel more like filler, the score in this film actually contributes to the scenes and sets the tone for them.

The potty humor is not necessary, and only makes the film feel more childish than it should.

However, all these pieces not only lack any sense of coherence to anyone who isn't a diehard Potter - maniac, but also spice, making the film feel more like a reunion over tea and crumpets rather than the grand adventure it is supposed to be.

Though there were some great elements, the films felt more like a series of stunts tied together with a threadbare plot.

This is a good move by the director, as it makes the film feel more personal and character - driven.

But that film felt more achingly personal.

The editing for this particular film felt more episodic in nature than anything previous.

The new production circumstances of Code Unknown gave him the space and budget to retry and perfect some of the thematic strategies risked in the glaciation trilogy, but it is the combination of the fates of semi-established African residents in Paris with those of Romanians in the country illegally and begging in the streets that makes the film feel more global in scope than his earlier work.

In a time when his films feel more essential than ever, it was heartwarming to see him honored.

It is also extremely violent, which makes Tarantino's film feel more like an homage than I had thought it would be.

As I said, Portman could have had a bit more to work with, and this would have made the film feel more complete without overbalancing it.

Did that make the film feel more personal?

However, it makes the film feel more like a series of sketches rather than a complete story.

This may not be surprising considering the norms of the thriller genre, unfortunately it leaves the film feeling more like a Sunday tea - time melodrama, than the fascinating character thriller it could have been.

My experience with this film felt more like a hike to the hot springs than a trip to the cinema.»

The film felt more clinical than vibrant, and more forced than sincere.

Never has foreshadowing in a film felt more obvious than when Renee stuffs an Exacto knife in her pocket.

, the simplicity of the film, and vignette approach, is something that makes the film feel more like a true family drama... one you could easily watch with kids.