Sentences with phrase «film overall felt»

It sounds good and looks great but somehow the film overall felt slightly shallow and short on ideas.

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The writing is sparkly and the story is sweet; the film feels a bit slight overall, but the performances are so engaging that you won't much mind.

Although the script wavers on occasion overall the film works very well, it feels emotionally honest and is a fitting tribute to a woman it's impossible not to admire.

I feel overall, the film should be rated a bit higher (3/4 stars), because it is a superb horror film and even if it was an experiment to show how simply the viewer can be manipulated through horror if done right - it deserves recognition for breaking that ground as well as for its technical mastery.

Total Film sees style over substance, with the overall effect «pulling the attention away from where it should be,» and Variety, while liking the film a bit more overall, concedes that it «feels unmistakably chilly.»

Happily, I can say that this is a movie made with care and the overall impact of the film is felt by the time the credits roll.

Overall I felt that this film was decent at best, and it never realizes its potential, but in the larger view of things, this is also the ninth film in the series, so it was only a matter of time for the quality to be downgraded due to lacking ideas in terms of storyline.

Overall, this is a well - made film with a solid ending, but I just wasn't invested enough to ever feel the need to watch it again.

Anyway, that above rant doesn't do much to affect the film, but for me it was another way in which it felt generic, which was my biggest complaint with the film overall.

Schwartzman and Byington together feels right to me and I am curious what the overall outcome of this film will be.

These golden nuggets of cinematic genius are peppered throughout the films conservative eighty - four minute narrative, each presenting a different overall feel and visual tone to each scene, and it is this impressive variety along with the films pace and subtle humour that is key to its success.

For some, it will be very bad news that Ritchie (who co-wrote King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword with Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram) stays in his lane with this film; if you didn't enjoy the look and pace and overall vibe of other Ritchie movies, such as Snatch or Sherlock Holmes, then you might feel that his often jarring and visually exhausting style could overpower the strong performances from a great cast.

But this is Lawrence's film, and this is perfectly demonstrated by the inclusion of an apallingly misguided scene featuring Lawrence as a secondary character — Preacher Don — whose impact contributes to the overall feeling of «why?»

This featurette sees director Dean DeBlois talking about this sequel and how he feels the 3D format contributes to the audience experience and the overall success of his film.

I felt that the overall running time of the film was far too long for the story, therefore the plot became stretched and thin.

Still has it problems and feel like a «Harry Potter wanna - be but overall, this film is worth checking out and a vast improvement from «The Lightning Thief».

What «it» means now seems to be the film will look cool, Depp will have some moments, but overall, you won't feel totally satisfied.

One of the problems with a movie this long taking that approach is once the overall premise of the film is set up, you feel like you know what is going to happen and the movie has a shocking lack of dramatic tension.

Overall the film delivered on what I envisioned but I thought it would feel cheaper.

The scene of the Weasley twins» revolution should be a joyous celebration of teenage rebellion; instead it's curiously workmanlike and hollow — and those are the words I'd use for the feel of the film overall.

The critics» first social media reactions to Deadpool 2 are actually on - line, following the preliminary spherical of press screenings, and it kind of feels the overall consensus is reasonably sure, with some even hailing this film as being higher than the primary one.

The connection to Cloverfield (which Abrams and Burk also produced) was added late in the overall development cycle, which might be why the final act of the film feels like the characters have suddenly been dropped into another movie.

The plot is meaningless, Lawrence — though great — is tormented for perceived enjoyment, and the overall impact of the film feels like we should be kicking Aronofsky in the balls rather than praising him.

In discussing the original film with the rest of The Mary Sue editors, Teresa pointed out that The Warriors was all about toxic masculinity, and she's absolutely right; I imagine what one thinks the movie says about toxic masculinity will be very dependent on how one feels about toxic masculinity overall.

While I might not have cast Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn or Joe Manganiello as the bully jock Flash Thompson, neither particularly detracts from the overall feeling of the film to do any damage.

On a personal note, being a hardcore Spidey fan, I felt I might be bothered by some of the modifications made to the origin, but after watching the finished film, I must say that none of the changes really have any bearing on the overall story, and it's remarkably accurate as far as the characters go.

Cinematographer John Seale (The English Patient, Cold Mountain) and production designer Colin Gibson have created such visually jaw - dropping imagery that further deepens the rich look of the film and enhances that overall feeling of living and breathing in this desert.

A scene exploring his abnormal bathroom habits exhibits del Toro's ability to rustle together playful and discomforting tones, probably the best description of the film's overall feel.

The overall feel and tone of the film seems to be in constant flux, often making it feel as though you are watching several different movies all at the same time.

While it is not unlike «Sin City,» «Streets of Fire,» or even «Dick Tracy,» the film's overall style mixes in elements of paper mache, cardboard cutouts, comic books, communist propaganda posters, and puppet shows into a plot that feels like Walter Hill «s wet dream.

What could have been a super fun, super cool superhero adventure about a character that wears a ring that allows him to literally make anything he wants with it actually turned out to be one of the year's silliest films, not just the ins, outs and whathaveyous of the story but just the overall look and feel of it.

Movies based on true stories are already hard enough to critique on a plot or character level, but when you're dealing with such a harrowing, difficult story as the one about what happened on New Year's Day of 2009 in a BART Station by Oakland, California, there are a lot of things that need to be acknowledged, regardless of your overall feelings for the film as a whole.

How do things like sound effects, musical score and camera angles add to the overall feel of a film?

I saw the special edition in Imax a couple of months ago, and did feel the additions made for a better overall film.

I will admit that I feel Nichols» Take Shelter, Mud and Midnight Special are slightly better films overall, but Loving is still up there with them.

Solid look at how the X-Men came to be - Stellar Cameos - January Jones looks rockin» in go - go boots Cons: - The original X-Men were not used - Some of the dumbest characters were chosen for this film - Azazel» action sequences couldn't hold a light to Nightcrawler» in X2 - The action overall felt held back and the film lacked any «real» edge - The ending was too predictable and too conveniently wrapped up Impressions: Matthew Vaughn is an incredible director and Brian Singer has done solid work with this material.

The only minor negative which prevented me from giving full marks is that, although the film works a charm as a light and cynical comedy, I didn't feel the overall drama had a huge impact (not that it necessarily needed to).

I did like Marco Beltrami's atmospheric score, and felt it really enhanced the moody design of the overall film (even if said mood dragged on and on and on...).

It is, overall, a blackly comic horror film that feels like a splendidly dark and morbid punchline.

For its technical mastery, CIA tricks, and overall who can I trust feel I do recommend viewing it but its unfortunate that the film couldnt be wrapped a bit tighter to make more of a masterpiece.

There are a few scenes that feel quite abrupt, namely the Hunger Games opening ceremony which isn't allotted enough time to show all the tributes» outfits, but overall, the film is wildly successful in terms of presenting the material in an understandable and emotional fashion.

Overall, while there were some enjoyable performances, and a couple of amazing songs, the film was not the experience that I felt it should have been and, by the final scene, I was just ready for it to end.

The curious thing, though, is why he is built up to this extent when his importance to the film overall, especially his utilization in the film's climax, doesn't feel weighty enough to justify.

Others looking for a good epic love story will think the many instances of traditional Jackie - isms to mar the overall feel of the film, often encroaching into the realm of cheese.

While I do feel that Scorsese's film is, in some important respects, better overall than Infernal Affairs due to its emphasis on character development, richer themes, and more fleshed out motivations, there are at least two reasons why I think that it will never make Infernal Affairs obsolete.

I am going to stick with the Japanese track each of these films since they generally end up feeling much more natural and an overall a slightly better track, no question.

A few snips here and there, and a reduction in running time of at least twenty minutes, may benefit I Saw The Light's overall feel, because, as it stands, the film, in a very ironic way, is the complete opposite of the subject matter it is trying to portray.

However, they also decided to use that budget for slow - motion moments in the film which, overall, were fine but certainly felt excessive.

It was one of my favorite parts about the entire film, because it was used in such a way that it would enhance each scene and the greater story overall, but never feel overbearing or forced.

I felt that the overall conclusion was very anti-climatic and wasn't nearly as scary as the first 3 / 4ths of the film.