Sentences with phrase «film is less than stellar»

Their films beyond the first Matrix film is less than stellar beyond beautiful visual splendor, but their films don't become memorable for the right reasons.

The tendency for film critics and fans alike to give inflated ratings to filmmakers they personally favor or who are typically critically acclaimed, even when the films themselves are less than stellar.

Not exact matches

Director Stanley Kubrick, working from a script cowritten with Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson, kicks Paths of Glory off with an admittedly less - than - engrossing stretch, as the movie boasts (or suffers from) a somewhat talky first act that doesn't contain much in the way of compelling elements - although, by that same token, it's clear that the film benefits substantially from Kubrick's stellar directorial choices and a host of above - average performances.

The final result is a hopelessly uneven endeavor that's good for a few laughs but little else, with the film's almost total absence of palpable scares cementing its place as a less - than - stellar horror offering.

Despite a couple less than stellar offerings I have faith in Pixar — the lovely Oscar - nominated short film La Luna that is included in this set proves they can still achieve greatness.

The good news is that after all the legal issues with 20th Century Fox and the film's less - than - stellar box office performance, Warner Bros. has still come through with one of the coolest Blu - rays of the year.

Part of the reason why the film is crippled comes from some less - than - stellar casting of the lead role in Canadian Jeff Cooper, known primarily for bit roles on various TV series.

Affleck's place as one of Hollywood's brightest talents took a series of wrong turns with some less than stellar film roles and before anyone could say «Gigli», one was more likely to hear criticism of the young actor rather than praise.

The Wachowski siblings were the creative minds behind the story and the direction of the film and went on to direct and write two less than stellar sequels in the eyes of the critics.

Kino Lorber is to be applauded for bringing Shalako to blu - ray, perhaps in under less than stellar condition, but for a film that previously had a flat, 4:3 letterbox DVD release, those who have been waiting to see the film in 16X9 will be pleased.

This was a truly stellar film, did have a few minor things in it that were slightly less than perfect but my god.

Jordan was in a less than stellar superhero film recently with Fant4stic, but we aren't hold that against him.

I know that Devon Pack gave it a less than stellar review, but the consensus is overwhelming, and since I did not see the film, I give it the nod.

These comments might come as a relief to some, who were worried that the troubled production of the film might lead to a less - than - stellar final product.

Kevin Smith's (Dogma, Chasing Amy) fifth film was intended to be his last in the microverse (aka, the View Askewniverse) of Jay and Silent Bob, who appeared as characters in his four previous films, though he would return back to it after the less - than - stellar results of the Jay and Bob - free Jersey Girl with 2006's Clerks II.

Well if the movie is met with a tepid critical response (think 70s on RT) and a less than stellar box office (less than $ 100 million US) the film will have a tough time making the lineup, even in an expanded field.

Netflix reportedly paid at least $ 50 million for the film over the holidays, something Paramount was happy to do because it was afraid the less - than - stellar film would bomb at the box office.

Some of the earlier film adaptations of games — such as Super Mario Bros. or Street Fighter — at least had something of an excuse for their less - than stellar quality, seeing as the idea of bringing the worlds of video games to life on the big screen was new territory back then.