Sentences with phrase «film works hard»

Such wider implications, unfortunately, are the exception rather than the rule, as Reeves's film works hard to negate any noteworthy meaning from its mayhem.

This part of the film works hard to skirt the kind of maudlin clichés of what's become its own genre, and largely succeeds through Honoré's idiosyncratic approach to loss, grief, and acceptance.

Even so, his film works hard to blow its own credibility at every turn and emphasises just how out of touch it is by presenting the cyber agencies of United States and China as lacking the capability, firepower and ruthlessness of a few moustache - twirling baddies.

From the hot girl in the red Ferrari, to hearing Lindsay Buckingham's «Holiday Road» ring out over the Awkward Family Vacation photos in the opening credits, to seeing one other iconic thing from the original lest I spoil its reveal, the film works hard — maybe at times a little too hard — to earn fans» approval.

The film works hard at this, not only by offering something of a history lesson, but also by strongly establishing how different the comedy of San Francisco stand - ups was when compared to comedy being done around the country.

Designed to resemble a documentary, this film works hard to convince us that quantum physics tells us we can change reality by our thoughts alone.

Not exact matches

On their first film together, Verdi says Kraft was the hardest - working person on set, with the vision of a natural - born entrepreneur, always thinking further into the future than everyone else around him.

A lot of people are drawn to film for its apparent glamour and don't realize it's really hard work.

That can work in the Red's favor if a director wants an edgy, harsher look, as appears to have been the case for Soderbergh's recent anxiety - soaked Side Effects or Robert Zemeckis's hard - hitting Flight — both filmed with Red cameras.

For some, it's hard to see past Parker's past, even though his film may be one of the most important works of art released this year.

«If a guy has a hard day at work or is at a convention and wants to sit down in his hotel room and puts on an adult film and plays spank the monkey, why can't he do that?»

It's why Steve Young said he didn't work hard enough in the film room, why Fran Tarkenton called him a «pontificator,» why DeSean Jackson tweeted that you can't do great things «with basic people,» and why Gruden benched him.

«He was so hard on some of the young guys, I just didn't want to get the extra film work because I was going to get yelled at.»

In a highlight film of his career that was shown at a testimonial dinner for him last year, Marino appears on camera, full frame, with a few earnest opening remarks about how he'd like to be remembered as a team man who worked as hard as he could, and as a team leader, etc..

As he finally opted to break his silence following the controversial moment which landed him in hot water, Evra is on holiday but is still working hard as he was filmed pulling a car with a fella sat on top of it just for good measure.

«He definitely works the hardest and watches film all the time,» Folsom senior defensive end and offensive lineman Sam Whitney said.

Video filming and editing can be time consuming, but nifty app 1 Second Everyday takes the hard work out of it.

I've done the hard work for you, after analyzing name charts and reaching into literature and mainstream films, you're sure to find the perfect match for your adorable daughter.

He went on working hard in the industry with most of the top notch film companies in Ghana such as, MEDIA GOLD PRODUCTIONS,

That line sort of conjures up the complementary images of investigators hard at work or, for the more imaginative listener, a soldier in a World War II combat film who falls on a grenade so his platoon can take out a German pillbox.

«We are still working hard to change the broader medical profession's and general public's perception of ECT, which has struggled to shake off the tarnished image given to it by popular movies such as the 1975 film «One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest»,» Professor Loo said.

Last nights filmed rehearsal was a toughie but goodie... we worked so hard that we were literally drenched.

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The film's default state is an ambient inertia that gestures vaguely in multiple directions without concerning itself with the hard work of constructing an argument, a convincing milieu, or even a compelling mood.

As hard as it may be to trash a movie that looks so glorious, an unavoidable conflict has been created, because «The American» is clearly intended as an art film and it works perfectly fine as that, but it fails on so many levels in terms of telling an interesting story.

Sure its a bit cartoony looking but the obvious mechanics functions and hard work involved in making him are admirable, and Robbie isn't even the films main attraction really.

Sheen's next major success was also a comedy, the 1991 military - film satire Hot Shots, and while box - office blockbusters tended to elude him, Sheen worked steadily over the next several years, and racked up a respectable number of box - office successes.By this time, Sheen had developed a reputation as a hard - living star who spoke his mind regardless of the consequences, but his fun - loving image began to take on a darker hue in the mid -»90s.

One of the only films that works just at hard to disgust you as it does to entertain you.

His protruding lower lip, his hard eyes, and his posture, which makes him look like a spent slug, all convey an immobility and hard - heartedness that make this film a work of art.

Gillespie, working from a script by Steven Rogers, does an effective job of painting a somewhat less - than - flattering portrayal of the protagonist's hard - scrabble existence, with the strength of the film's opening stretch standing in sharp contrast to a middling midsection that grows less and less interesting as time progresses.

The Revenant may not be his best film yet, but it's hard to imagine many filmmakers who are working at a higher level than he is these days.

Stephen Dorff worked hard, but this film's worst enemy was itself.

There's little doubt, ultimately, that the character works best in extremely small doses and yet much of the narrative is focused entirely on his somewhat obnoxious (and completely unsympathetic) exploits, which ensures that large swaths of The Disaster Artist completely fail to completely capture and sustain one's interest - although it's hard to deny the effectiveness of certain making - a-picture sequences in the film's midsection (eg the shooting of the infamous «oh, hi Mark» scene).

Despite perilously under - lighting a few nighttime sequences, cinematographer Rachel Morrison shoots the country so full of life that it's genuinely hard to believe she didn't film a single frame of it in Africa (for a movie that's full of sloppy CG, the environmental green screen work is astonishing).

We get a decent look at some historical issues, though «Past» tends to feel a little self - congratulatory, as the piece works hard to remind us how accurate the film is.

I can't recall when I last saw a film that works so hard to stop you enjoying it.

The hard - working actress has made a career of choosing diverse and challenging projects both in film and television, starting with her acting debut in the movie JOE, which she soon followed with the 1975 cult classic THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.

Kapur imbues the film with the historical import and epic sweep missing from Elizabeth, and while Blanchett's firebrand performance is the film's searing centrepiece, strong supporting work from Owen, Abbie Cornish (finally impressive after many try - hard strike - outs), Morton and, especially, Geoffrey Rush as her loyal - to - a-fault servant Francis Walsingham, bring out the shades in her deeply conflicted character.

There's just something about the film and the way the characters are written that negated any hard work put in by the cast.

Some of the jokes fall flat, others are badly telegraphed and it weaves in and out of being a documentary and just a film to the point of distraction but it ' s hard for me to dislike the movie since I ' ve worked with people like this especially the director, Harry Penderecki... only not as likeable.

Yet for all the film's hard work at capturing Savannah's spirit, there is seldom enough context to make these characters seem anything but adorably whimsical to excess.

Patient viewers have to work hard to engage with the film and sustain their interest as the steady pace continues, and the running time closes in on two hours

The devil works hard, but Takashi Miike works harder — as the poster states, Blade of the Immortal is his 100th film (he's only 57, by the way) and what a poster it is.

And the film works extra hard to find reasons for Bats and Supes to throw down, including a naff kidnapping plot and a deeply weird flash - forward - dream - time - travel - thing that we still can't get our heads around.

It's not that the film is hard to follow, it's just that writer - director - star Ben Affleck took the «everything and the kitchen sink» approach to telling the two - hour - plus story of fictional mobster Joe Coughlin, and it didn't work.

Known for hard - hitting screenplays for Submarino and The Hunt which he co-wrote with director Thomas Vinterberg, and for the popular Danish TV drama Borgen, Tobias Lindholm's solo directorial debut is perhaps as remarkable in the script department as his previous work, but the film itself — like the ship it depicts — sometimes goes adrift.

It's an interesting case study in what can go wrong as a director struggles too hard to find a way into a work for hire, but this film surely doesn't deserve that level of scrutiny.

Commenting on his nomination, Teller said he was «very proud to represent Whiplash and all those who worked incredibly hard on such a wonderfully fulfilling gem of a film.

Despite switching to 35 mm from the previous film's all - digital lensing, «Spectre» often looks the less refined, harder - textured work, in keeping with its protagonist's restless, on - the - fly work ethic.

Dunham is a divisive figure in the indie - film world, but not having seen her contentious debut, «Tiny Furntiture,» this writer is having a hard time finding an issue with her work here.