Sentences with phrase «film on the whole»

Life Itself — The best documentary I've seen in a while is also still the best film on the whole that I've seen this year.

While Ginger Snaps is too uneven to be described as a good film on the whole, those who enjoy teen horror of today (The Faculty, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and the aforementioned Buffy), will probably take readily to this lesser known flick in the mini-genre, mostly because it sports more quality in terms of acting, directing and writing.

Special effects are in abundance, but none of them are very well - produced, much like the film on the whole.

While the film on the whole features paper - thin characters and some questionable performances, the film's energy and earnestness manage to make it one of the most enjoyable films this summer has seen thus far.

While «Hook» reeked as a film on the whole, Hoffman's portrayal of Captain Hook was nothing short of incredible.

This will be a strong come - back - film for Jamie Foxx in any case after having failing to shine in his films on the whole, after getting his Best Actor Oscar for Ray quite a couple of years back.

However, after hearing Hare speak about the film and explain his approach to adapting Schlink's book, it really made me appreciate the film on a whole different level.

Pacino overacting is always more fun than Pacino underacting, but he's playing an idea instead of a person here, and the film on a whole plays like some laughless comedic spin on Synecdoche, New York, complete with some stage / life blurring and Dianne Wiest.

The film on the whole is effective, and deliberately portrays the wrongdoers as human and not simply evil.

Many plot points are conveniently forgotten, the climax is obvious and the happy family ending is simplistic given the circumstances of the film on the whole.

He nevertheless found the film on the whole to be a «not entirely satisfying character study.»