Sentences with phrase «fine dramatic movie»
«Praise JC that Blood Work has been quietly swept under a rug somewhere and Mr. Eastwood has made a film that reminds us why a good script, good cast, and good director can make a damn fine dramatic movie without trying to be a show off, or emotionally manipulative.
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Margin Call has a spectacular cast, and the 24 - hour cycle of events gives the movie the compressed dramatic effect of a fine play.
But whenever the laughs come, they come big, and the movie never bores, thanks to three stellar performances: Streep, mostly known for her dramatic work, proves to be an adept comedienne; Willis, famous for macho action roles, makes a surprisingly convincing geek; and Hawn continues to prove whe's one of the finest comic actresses in film today.
And frontrunner Tommy Lee Jones turned in fine, fiery work in Lincoln, bringing complex life to abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens, whose character arc is arguably the movie's most dramatic.
Most of the movie's dramatic thrust comes from his continual harassment of his secretary Alva (Maris Conchita Alonso), which treads the fine line between black comedy and genuinely disturbing.