Sentences with phrase «film with solid performances»

If you want a film with solid performances, that will use every trick to manipulate your emotions, and will get you weeping for a predictable resolution on all narrative fronts, then The Judge should do the trick.

It's a definitively average film with solid performances from RDJ and Robert Duvall (though I'm entirely unconvinced the latter's performance is Oscar nomination worthy) that is set on hamstringing its way to the finish line, often at the expense of its own dramatic success.

Not exact matches

Hanks» solid yet stiff performance is, in the end, emblematic of everything that's wrong with Inferno, as the film's overly serious feel is completely at odds with the fun, fast - paced tone of Brown's page - turner - with, especially, the dull third act ensuring that the movie ends on as anti-climactic a note as one could envision.

This film is great watch with a solid narrative structure and with honest performances from all actors involved, hopefully you'll find Transsiberian a worthwhile watch as I did.

Despite solid performances and beautiful cinematography, this film, like much of Jacques Audiard's work, never quite seems to find its footing, which is unfortunate, considering the potential with which it began.

The actor spent the remainder of the decade turning in solid performances in a number of diverse films: he could be seen as an actor with a troubled past in An Awfully Big Adventure (1994), a very sympathetic Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility (1995), Eamon de Valera in Michael Collins (1996), a has - been sci - fi television star in Galaxy Quest (1999), and a grumpy angel in Dogma (1999).

There's not too much material to this film, therefore there's not too much too the performances, but charisma is found across the board, with solid chemistry and dramatic highlights that do a lot to define the heart of this colorful human drama.

Nonetheless, Trumbo is an interesting film that's both entertaining and educational - and honours its subject with a solid script and strong performances.

While Brown is the most talented actor in the cast, acclaimed veteran actor James Cromwell («The Artist») gives him a run - for - his - money with a solid supporting performance as one of the film's antagonists, Judge Foster.

Performance wise, there are some faults with the lesser known actors but as always, Shannon delivers a solid show and with scars on his back that resemble shotgun shells, it only serves to fuel the films enigmatic nature and understated detail.

It's hard to find a genre film with a decent script and solid performances, but this one has it.

I have seen it, and while I didn't love it like so many others, I thought it was a very solid film with an amazing performance from the mother.

Stoll gives a solid performance, even if his villain role is a bit generic, feeling more like Obadiah Stane from the original Iron Man film, complete with a prolonged climax in which supercharged hero and supercharged villain fight it out in their respective techno suits.

The film has a good enough cast with Ryan Reynolds, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos and Kevin Durand all providing some solid performances.

The film features a lively cast, with solid performances by the leads, who downplay their roles in a way that lets us appreciate the situations they're in without resorting to oversell.

Writer / director Jonathan Jakubowicz hopes to remedy that with his new film, «Hands of Stone,» but while it boasts a pair of solid performances from stars Edgar Ramirez and Robert De Niro, the true - life drama doesn't offer anything different from the dozens of other boxing movies that came before it.

Meanwhile, character players like James LeGros and Brian F. O'Byrne come off the bench and give the film added dimension and texture with solid performances.

is overall an original, thought - provoking film with solid acting performances and while the subject matter is a tough nut to swallow, it's also very brave.

The performances are solid with most of the weight of the film on McConaughey, but nice turns by Anne Hathaway, Wes Bentley, David Gyasi, and Matt Damon as astronauts, Michael Caine and John Lithgow as a scientist and Cooper's grandfather respectively, and Jessica Chastain and Casey Affleck as Cooper's grown children.

However, with a solid plot, incredible performances from their entire roster (including a few new faces), and some of the best action ever filmed, Marvel Studios has unleashed arguably their best film to date.

It's a solid, much more low - key film from Spielberg, focusing on a good story with some really great performances.

The film, with its large ensemble cast, is well acted, and director Coppola gets the best out of old pros Woods and Turner, while at the same time coaxing solid performances out of her young cast, especially Dunst and Hartnett.

The film is littered with solid Australian actors and performances from Leah Purcell's small role as Farmer's receptionist to Rex's Broken Hill drinking buddies played by John Howard, Alan Dukes and David Field.

Pair such an entertaining and exciting sport with an impeccable script, solid performances and incredibly appropriate shooting technique, and you've got a particularly powerful film.

There's a solid cast on display in this film, with memorable performances from Lerman and Pitt, in addition to the best turn from LaBeouf in some time.

Rooted in psychological fear and grounded with solid performances, the film asks how well we can really know anyone, even those to whom we are intimately attached.

The director that made Thank You For Smoking, Juno, and Up in the Air switches gears with his new film, Labor Day, which slows down its pace and trades charismatic and quirky characters for flawed and heartfelt ones, while keeping solid performances from the cast.

The film is solid enough, with the main selling point being Smith's performance, alongside wonderful supporting turns from Albert Brooks and especially David Morse.

All of the elements of a great film are present in 42, which isn't an incandescent biopic like Milk or Ray, but it is solid, and filled with terrific performances.

With another strong performance by Radcliffe anchoring the film, more of fan favorite villain Snape (Rickman, Sweeney Todd), and bolstering even further an already impressive cast of the finest British actors, The Half - Blood Prince provides another solid entry in the franchise, giving an entertaining bridge between the strong Order of the Phoenix and the upcoming final chapter, The Deathly Hallows.

«With a solid plot, incredible performances from their entire roster (including a few new faces), and some of the best action ever filmed, Marvel Studios...

Drea de Matteo and Maria Bello turn in solid performances as the only females in the entire film, with Bello exuding her «wrong place, wrong time» persona.

While Ben Affleck (Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Pearl Harbor) does an adequate job as the corruptible attorney, it's really Jackson (Formula 51, Unbreakable) and a very good supporting cast that gives the film a solid acting foundation to be almost believable, with especially good performances by Sydney Pollack (Random Hearts) as the experienced, seasoned partner in the firm and Kim Staunton (Holy Man) as Jackson's wife.

Her performance anchors a film that has no solid grounding and her voice - over is spoken with a candid bluntness, the toughened, unsentimental honesty of hindsight with just a wistful trace of regret.

While it's tempting to assume that Cassavetes exerted some influence over Montaldo's direction, that may be unfair to Montaldo, whose film is filled with solid performances and has a connect - the - dots storyline that connects with sufficient liveliness.

It's a solid film, with an impressive central performance by Johnny Depp as Boston crime lord James «Whitey» Bulger, but it never rises to the -LSB-...]

The support cast, studded with considerable names, give solid, believable performances that expand the thrust and atmosphere of the film.

With commanding performances by the two leads, solid musical numbers that set the tone for the real - life drama well, and Mangold's excellent ability to keep focus on what's really important, Walk the Line becomes a film that nearly all viewers will be able to relate to and enjoy, and not just fans of Johnny Cash and his music.

This is a fine film with an outstanding lead performance with solid supporting performances.

All around this is a solid effort with strong performances and moments of pure entertainment and drama that all lend to a polished and simultaneously raw feature film about the rap legend royalty known only as NWA.

There's a smorgasbord of titillating storylines here and for the first half of the film, Romanowsky's direction feels capable and confident, eliciting solid performances from her cast and creating a tense mood, edged with darkness (despite the frequent flashbacks, which were overdone and heavy - handed).

Saturday was another solid movie day with two splendid foreign animation films, a crowd - pleasing comedy, Ben Wheatley's latest feature, and an intense performance from Itchy - O, the dark lords of percussion.

Though it's not as great as the «Lord of the Rings» films, «An Unexpected Journey» is still a delightfully fun trip back to Middle - earth with a solid lead performance by Martin Freeman.

The quality of the voice work varies greatly, with many peripheral characters playing to the camera like exaggerated horror film stereotypes but Crane's solid vocal performance and the high quality of the soundtrack and the environmental sounds more than makes up for this minor niggle.