Sentences with phrase «film than a knee»

But that's not the big surprise about the film: this story of an arrogant, over-the-hill slugger (Mac) who comes out of retirement to chalk up his 3000th hit is more of a serious sports film than a knee - slapping comedy, and Mac gets a rare opportunity to showcase his true dramatic range as an actor.

Not exact matches

I have been accused, on more than one occasion, of reacting with knee - jerking contempt to any displays of sentimentality in film, and to some extent these accusations are on target.

I never thought I'd see the day when Slant Magazine would be the one critical outlet reviewing a film on artistic rather than (knee - jerk) political merit.