Sentences with phrase «flair for comedy»

It's a gas from the get - go, and welcome proof that Anderson hasn't lost his flair for comedy that people actually laugh at.

Probably not, as Ferrell always showed a flair for comedy and seemed to put a great deal of energy into every role.

Oyelowo, who has proven his dramatic chops with his work in «Selma» and «A United Kingdom,» among others, shows a flair for comedy.

But she's already proven that she's got a flair for comedy and more.

His flair for comedy was well represented in such films as Road to Morocco (1942), in which he played the blithering idiot in the opening bazaar scene, and his many appearances with the Three Stooges.

Fortunately for Loach, his non-professional cast have such a natural flair for comedy that the audience simply doesn't care, as we end up rooting for this rag - tag bunch to succeed in their audaciously daft mission.

He shows little flair for comedy, his performances are one - dimensional, and his action sequences are predictable and sometimes amazingly sloppy.

Bateman has a natural flair for comedy but it's McAdams who's a pleasant surprise here, a partner who's equally engaging and doesn't settle for playing second fiddle.

In 1987, Sheen starred in Stone's next project, Wall Street, and after establishing himself as a solid dramatic actor, Sheen proved he also had a flair for comedy in the 1989 hit Major League.

Diesel has amply shown his star presence already, and he may even have a flair for comedy (if Hulk Hogan did, why shouldn't he?)

The cast is superb: Malkovich as the analyst Cox shows a true flair for comedy, Clooney is on top form here as the sleaze whose life intersects with Litzke almost by accident and Brad Pitt, playing a much younger man than his true age, is brilliantly idiotic and brainless.

Not exact matches

First - time director Fisher Stevens has a flair for dialogue comedy, the film operates nicely off the element of surprise, and the large cast is solid — especially Marisa Tomei, who in an extended cameo as a merry dominatrix rarely has been more convincing.

Sacha Baron Cohen's longtime writing partner, Dan Mazer, tries to balance his flair for shock - humor and his desire to make a realistic romantic comedy in his feature - directing debut.

Happy, Texas is a breezy, romping comedy that is a tribute to director Mark Illsley's fine storytelling and deft flair for pace and character.

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In Date Night and The Other Guys and Ted, even in Pain & Gain and 2 Guns to some extent, he has managed to tap into his flair for out - and - out comedy with huge success.

It's unusual for there to exist such a gap between my opinion and critical consensus, especially from a filmmaker I greatly admire, but I simply do not see much beyond technical flair to appreciate in this indulgent, unfunny comedy.

This adaptation from the imaginative mind of Tarsem Singh has more comedy and a family fun flair to it, and to be perfectly honest, it doesn't impress me much (Julia Roberts as the wicked queen just ain't workin» for me).

Each shows a flair for light comedy, which I can always appreciate.

And yet her signature flair for diving into the most vulnerable parts of her strongest characters has turned this comedy - spy series into something entirely her own.

Directing her first feature film, which she co-scripted with longtime comedy writer Neal Brennan («Chappelle's Show»), the stand - up comic shows a flair for absurd asides and — naturally — a penchant for the profane.

Adroitly helmed by New Zealand director Taika Waititi, it's irreverently scripted by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, revealing Chris Hemsworth's surprising flair for physical comedy, making Thor more natural and appealing than he's been in the past.

Its flair is in the off beat comedy and for those in doubt it really is funny.

Her previous two directorial stints, the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap and the smash hit, What Women Want, were very successful at the box office, and Meyers has shows a flair for handling crowd - pleasing comedy with relative comfort.

In this 1927 silent film, Fields» flair for visual and slapstick comedy is on display, but sorely missed is that unique voice which was so adept at conveying between - the - lines contempt, annoyance, sarcasm, and disgust.

With Ozon's imagination, visual flair, and an appealing ensemble of actors, Sitcom is a film for those who love comedies on the wild side, so if you aren't willing to accept the fact of its outrageousness beforehand, you may find it too extreme to bear.

Peyton Reed (The Break - Up, Down with Love) continues his visually appealing flair for light comedies, particularly in the quirky romance department, and when the film works its best is in the more quaintly geeky moments involving Carl's love interest, Allison (Deschanel, The Happening), in her artsy new wave band and Carl's boss, Norman, and his exuberance for offbeat things, including a Harry Potter themed party.

Instead, I was horribly disappointed to learn that it was being produced as a straight comedy by a director with no flair for action sequences and starring, of all people, Ben Stiller.

This little comedy with sci - fi flair follows Eita Jinbo, a boy who normally would be your average Japanese male getting ready for a new school year in April... if it wasn't for the fact that every Spring an alien who lives in his head appears to him.