Sentences with phrase «fine actors in that film»

There were a lot of really fine actors in that film.

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Keiynan Lonsdale The Australian actor is known for his roles in ABC series Dance Academy and CW series The Flash, as well as for film roles in The Divergent Series: Insurgent and The Finest Hours.

Keeping in perspective when it was made the film is not bad, Muni a fine actor when not in costume, say in Chain Gang, brings the hambone out as Zola ages and many of the rest of the cast are stiff and overly grand.

Already a familiar face in world cinema thanks to fine performances in such films as Open Your Eyes and Talk to Her, Spanish actor Fele Martínez teetered on the brink of international success in the wake of work for such internationally recognized directors as Alejandro Amenábar and Pedro Almodóvar.

The actors did a fine job: Crudup, Angarano, Miller, Tye Sheridan, Thomas Mann (although Olivia Thirlby in a small role had literally one of the worst performances I have ever seen in a feature film).

Ed Harris is a fine actor but he is as bad as all the other members of the cast in the horrible film.

The film looks fine with fair costume, location and stunts but the plot is so average and with a mixed cast of good and bad actors it just doesn't work, how Andie MacDowell gets work in films is beyond me.

Heralded as «the finest American theater actor of his generation» by the New York Times, Liev Schreiber repertoire of resonant, humanistic, and oftentimes gritty portrayals have garnered him praise in film, theatre, and television.

The actors looked bored in this film, and personally I think the previous film would've made a fine conclusion to the series.

Zac Efron seems genuinely dazzled by the fact that he's now made a film in which he appears alongside with one of cinema's finest actors.

The film looks fine from a technical standpoint, and things move along without too much muss or fuss, but likeable actors and competency in the lensing fall far short of turning this plot into something worth following for more than a few snickers at its expense.

Edison Chen and Shawn Yue portray the younger Ming and Yan, just as they had done briefly in the first film, and while they are fine in their own way, this film really belongs to Hong Kong's veteran character actors Anthony Wong (The Medallion, Cat and Mouse), Eric Tsang, and Francis Ng.

They don't even really make a big deal out of gayness in this version, which is odd, but this is a dumbed down and less interesting version of the same story, which would be fine if it took advantage of having actors who don't even have to act if they can dance in a film like this.

A working actor for four decades, Campbell is probably best known for his role of Ash in the «Evil Dead» films and TV series, but has also turned in fine performances in such films as «Bubba Ho - Tep,» Congo» and the television series «Burn Notice.»

Eddie Redmayne has emerged as a fine actor over the past few years, in films like «My Week With Marilyn» and «Les Miserables ``.

* The problem wasn't their fine performances, but the fact those were a few of the handful of major roles for actors of color in prestige - ish films this year (and you can argue «Straight Outta» never really found that prestige clout).

In Johnson's freshman effort — which starred Mark Duplass (Your Sister's Sister), who on this new film is the Executive Producer — the writer / director already demonstrated a strong understanding of script structure and a fine way with actors, but here he takes it to a whole new level.

After failing to win the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (he lost to Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips, which is a very good performance in a fine film, but come on), James Stewart was rewarded by the Academy the very next year for The Philadelphia Story, in which he plays third lead to Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in George Cukor's monumental screwball.

And if you thought Gyllenhaal was great in «Prisoners,» you ain't seen nothing yet: the actor «carries the entire film on his shoulders, and he delivers with a smoldering internalized performance of torment that is easily his finest work.»

Despite a fine ensemble of Oscar - friendly actors, there's no chance in Mordor it'll receive an acting nomination, and it's not exactly a secret that actors tend to vote for the film with the strongest performances.

His success with «Alias» ultimately launched his career, and now, ten years later, here he is approaching A-list status, starring in a fine - looking action film, sharing the screen with none other than, in the words of Ricky Gervais, «the greatest screen - actor to have ever lived» — Robert De Niro.

Directed by Bong Joon - ho (The Host), and based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, the film is rich in atmosphere and features powerful performances from some very fine actors, including Chris Evans, John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris and Jamie Bell.

In the film Their Finest, Bill Nighy and Jeremy Irons were the only actors who were completely audible.

And yet somehow still Radcliffe probably won't be the creepiest part of the movie, because his co-star will be Paul Dano, our finest off - putting actor currently working in film.

One would have thought that fine actors like Fishburne (Searching for Bobby Fischer, The Matrix) and Neill (Jurassic Park, The Piano) would have at least made the film credible, but even they too turn in their worst performances to date.

In Winter's Bone, the film that first brought her acclaim, Lawrence showed the instincts of a fine actor - she could project inner fire and vulnerability without overselling things.

Unlike the fluid mix of crew and actors - namely American headliners Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney, plus a fine supporting British cast - the film's music soundtracks and longer / additional scenes in the British version reflect their target cultures.

Naked (1993) Before Harry Potter, David Thewlis had a career as an actor, and I dare say his finest performance was captured in the Mike Leigh film, Naked.

, features some fine acting performances from some of the best actors in American film today: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener, and Dianne Wiest.

Over the last few years we'd heard from director Joseph Kosinski and actor Bruce Boxleitner that the film was still quietly gestating, with the last real information coming in an interview in January 2014 with Boxleitner, where he says the script was almost complete, but was in the middle of being fine tuned.

To address the elephant in the room, all you'll find on the docket today is a look at «Fading Gigolo,» an amusing indie film that includes some of Allen's finest work as an actor in years.

All these fine actors are reduced to stand - bys who consistently argue with Perseus, whose only conflict in the film is whether he should use his demigod powers for his own good.

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.

The cast of fine actors, including Gabriel Byrne (End of Days), whose choice to take on this film is the biggest head - scratcher of the film, is pretty much wasted in this glossy and superficial scare flick.

An Academy Award - nominated actor, JAKE GYLLENHAAL has established himself as one of the finest actors working in film and on stage.

While Jonah Hill is without a doubt the star, having had tons of experience in films like Superbad and Knocked Up, Tatum does a fine job as well and the two actors have great chemistry together.

Today marks the loss of one of the greatest actors in Hollywood history, who rocketed to fame in one of the finest films ever made.

All of the actors in the film have proven themselves as fine actors in previous films, so there's no question that it's a talented group.

Directors Peter Middleton and James Spinney have adapted these recordings to visual cinematic form, with actors lip syncing the words in filmed vignettes that feel like a narrative film, especially with fine performances from Simone Kirby playing Marilyn and Dan Renton Skinner bringing John's experience to the screen.

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Directed by: Tommy Wirkola Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen Rating: Not Yet Rated Release Date: January 11, 2013 TRAILER SCORE: 2/10 Thoughts by TSR: Once upon a time there was an actor who did really fine work in some under - the - radar films.

I've held the unpopular opinion for a while now that Leonardo DiCaprio finds himself in similar positions often, where he's a perfectly fine and solid actor, but is often cast across from much better actors in the supporting role and tends to seem underwhelming as the lead of the film.

That so many actors — Quaid and Young, but also Cort, Gordon, Lee Grant, David Carradine, Peter Sellers, Jack Warden and Bruce Dern, among others — delivered arguably the best performances of their careers in Ashby films is perhaps the finest testament to his gifts as an actor's director.

Luckily Brando and Harris — the film's weakest characters — are supported by a fine cast of British actors, and the decision to film their scenes on an fully functional reconstruction of the Bounty pays off much in the way directors Peter Weir and Fraser Hestion were able to extract rich atmosphere through the use of real ships in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and Treasure Island [M](1988), respectively.

Here's what I do know: Bradley Cooper is a damn fine actor, and this film showcases that talent better than nearly anything he's been in previously.

It's a shame that Dooley, who remains very active in television and film at age 86, didn't get a Supporting Actor nomination for his fine work here (which is echoed in his similarly likable role as Molly Ringwald's father in Sixteen Candles).

Paul Bettany may be known as one of our finest English actors, with roles in such major films as A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander, The Da Vinci Code and of course, Marvel's Avengers franchise.

As fine as their performances are, if there is a downside to the film, it's the filling of the supporting roles with known actors that truly have no business in the roles they are in except that they are famous.

Eloquent actors like Bill Nighy and Charles Dance lend credibility that is subsequently dashed by the overachieving dialog (there's a fine line between articulate flourish and flat - out pretension), and the films long to fuse a Shakespearean framework to the badass thrill of chicks in tight leather going bloody ballistic on CG werewolves.

Sam Rockwell, «Iron Man 2» Yeah, yeah, Rockwell is fine in «Conviction,» even if Juliette Lewis does her darnedest to ensure no other actor gets out of that film alive.

Marvel films are not generally known for their great villains, but Guardians of the Galaxy's Ronan the Accuser (the incomparable Lee Pace; not since Mickey Rourke has Marvel so spectacularly wasted a fine actor in a forgettable role) was a new low.