Sentences with phrase «flawed characters who»

At my recent screening of Mistress America, five people walked out within the first twenty minutes, apparently put off by hilariously flawed characters who talk to themselves, but at each other, without mercy.

Of course, most of the accolades will more rightfully go to the main actors, Edward Norton and Naomi Watts (who also receive producer credits), for their brilliant portrayals of two complex, flawed characters who must progress and mature quite substantially, but naturally, in the course of this two hour film.

It's an unusually high number of flawed characters who come together in a story that features some familiar coming - of - age moments, yet still manages to keep our interest.

Dillinger as played by Depp is a smart, charming and flawed character who was a Gentlemen thug who wanted «Everything right now».

Chelsea is a seriously flawed character who speaks before she thinks, and lets her imagination control her life.

Not exact matches

But, for what it is worth, we propose this: An anti-Semite is someone who declares that certain vices and character flaws are specifically Jewish, and who would deny to Jews rights and privileges readily accorded to others.

This may be a character flaw in someone who writes autobiographies purporting to be true accounts, although even on that score more charitable interpretations are possible (politics of any sort didn't seem to be very important in the life and thinking of Eliade).

Throughout my career, I have been focused a lot on characters who have flaws, who aren't even necessarily Christian.

A movie like The Exorcist — as controversial as it is — also shows that, contrary to the mad scientist characters who try to seize power from God, God in fact manages to work His will through very flawed, human servants.

There is a long list of defensive failures who have not been good enough but have hung around picking up offensibly high wages.Also considering the club were existing on a near starvation diet Mr.Wenger managed to broker for himself one the highest salaries in world football.His stubbornness is beyond belief and is a serious flaw in his character.

As one of the few characters in popular culture who embody the problem with no name, Betty's flaws illustrated in the remix

But singles can't just pick any partner — it has to be someone who's their perfect match, based on their professed character flaw.

He notably did not endorse the man who defeated him in the GOP primary, Carl Paladino, and also took his erstwhile Democratic target, Andrew Cuomo, to task, calling both candidates «flawed individuals, flawed in terms of public character, flawed in terms of ideas and principles that will restore growth and pride to our great state.»

That pride is enduring and transcends any character flaws exhibited by a 15th century man who is being judged by the enlightened standards of today none of which negate a significant navigational achievement.

In its decision last week, the tribunal said: «Dr McBride's character mirrors the classic tragic character — the person of eminence in public life whose good deeds and interest in human welfare command respect and admiration, but who is brought down by a fatal flaw in character.»

I'm inspired by Emily's ability to create characters who are both flawed and sympathetic.

That reliance is less engaging in the movie's interpersonal relationships, which, despite charming performances from Jackman (who manages to overcome his character's numerous flaws) and Goyo (who avoids the trap of becoming a grating «precocious kid»), are as rote as their development is inevitable.

Tangling his flawed characters in fear, guilt and sacrifice, Perelman depicts a property dispute between an Iranian military colonel who has fled the ayatollahs and come to America (Ben Kingsley, superb) and a young woman who possesses the self - esteem of a heroin addict (Jennifer Connelly).

The fatal flaw of this screenwriting term paper is that Cooper's character is a boring jerk we're supposed to regard as a nice guy who made an honest mistake.

Lean on Pete is directed by Andrew Haigh, who, as shown by his previous two films, the excellent Weekend (2011) and the flawed but Oscar - nominated 45 Years (2015), has a sure touch for characters in realistic environments.

Both Stern and the less - seasoned Feldman are appealing performers who've written themselves characters they know and can play well, in both their righteous moments and their deeply flawed ones.

This film's strengths are its ability to present characters who are both flawed and genuinely good human beings.

But with Angie, Ryan has created a completely believable, fully rounded character who, despite her flaws, we are easily able to warm to.

Whether it's King who clearly hasn't let go of the past, or Andrew who was to eager to forget it, our characters all have flaws, and the possible end of their friendship because of them is just as pressing as the impending end of the world.

Kelly Fremon Craig's film eschews the kind of glossy veneer that so often coats current high school - based offerings, instead opting to deliver a charmingly flawed lead character who is thrust into some very relatable situations.

Roger's long dark night of the soul reveals a character whose deep flaws prove that those who can't, teach, making him compulsively watchable and excruciatingly entertaining.

Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, and Emma Stone all gave fantastic performances playing characters who were extremely flawed and made some terrible and selfish choices.

It's much harder to satisfy by simply explaining who their characters are, what makes them tick and what their flaws are.

Fans of the Richler work and of Paul Giamatti, who would go on to garner a Golden Globe for his fine performance, in general should find more to love than the common viewer, as the character of Barney himself is flawed and not particularly fun to watch as he goes through bouts of alcoholism, depression, philandering and narcissism that has you questioning just how such lovely women could ever fall for him.

I am glad that in Doris, we have a fully realized older female character with real flaws and foibles who tries, however awkwardly, to bridge the romantic generational gap generally portrayed by Hollywood as unable to be crossed by older women.

Oldman's character seemed to be this elaborate mastermind, but I thought of one major flaw with his plan: why would you trust a guy who can't even properly give a tech presentation, with limitless resources and corporate espionage?

J.R. gained fame for his large - scale photography exhibits / installations featuring people he happened to meet; Varda has earned acclaim for making movies about characters who are humanly flawed and realistic.

It isn't simply that her voice comes out clear and her characters feel tailor made for her; there's a sweetness in both films that was absent from Baumbach's previous efforts — a desire not just to present flawed people who were often unlikable but show that these deeply flawed, often unlikable people can also be lovable.

Indeed, Hoult made for a much more alluring animal than Kelsey Grammer (who played the same character in Brett Ratner's X-Men: The Last Stand), and, despite the movie's flaws, he brought a very necessary vulnerability to the famously introspective character.

There are some solid performances, notably from Rosamund Pike, who gives a subtly sympathetic performance as Miriam, Wife Number Three; while Paul Giamatti is wholly believable as Barney, who sheds the television producer cliché as the movie progresses and becomes a fully three dimensional, likeably - flawed character, although I did feel that some of the later, present day scenes could have done with some judicious editing.

Glascott spoke about Chekhov's creation of flawed human characters, her's was a bored, frustrated, neglected woman who behaved disgracefully and that all the characters in The Duel are both likeable and unlikeable.

The lack of appealing narrative, flawed combat system and the disappointing VR implementation makes it a tough recommendation for those who are looking for a good JRPG, but if you are a Neptunia fan, the inclusion of the VR Room that allows you to have some close encounters with your favorite characters should prove to be a nice addition.

Unlike cookie - cutter Hollywood productions that have leads who are only as appealing as the actors they plug into the roles, there are actual characters here that have their own baggage and personality flaws.

It's not without its flaws by any means, the plotting often does get in the way of what should be clean, bold throughlines, but as a grace note love letter to a character who made Nolan's career, and to a vision for a comic book film which simply redefined what the genre could do, it's a fitting farewell.

Roberts treats the material with intelligence and respect, allowing his actors the opportunity to craft flawed, deeply human characters who believably do everything they can to selflessly ensure their loved ones have a chance to survive the night.

The cast includes Charlize Theron as a monkey and Matthew McConaughey as a warrior who is «half samurai, half beetle, and a human, flawed character.»

The first is a character study of a tragically flawed individual, the son who can never live up to the expectations of his father or the example of his brothers yet masters the clan's tools for success, achieving public acceptance and private disgrace.

It is populated with characters who seem sympathetic in their motives but unsympathetic in their actions, who seem unworthy of sympathy in any way, or whose qualities and motives are only revealed in their final moments, but McDonagh has limitless compassion for them — not in spite of their flaws but because of them.

McConaughey, who has appeared mostly in comedies and action adventures in recent years, says it was fun to get back to drama and portray a somewhat flawed but ultimately good - hearted character.

It's either that, or the Melfi would rather attempt to show how clever he is in cleaning up the apparent flaws in the robbery, instead of creating characters who are at least consistent in their capacity to pull off a heist worth more than $ 2 million.

It's brutal and violent, and asks us to sympathise with characters so flawed that they make Bruce Wayne look like a well - adjusted millionaire who simply likes fancy dress.

The entire film is narrated by Kuzco (often in an interruptive but certainly not unwelcome manner), who acknowledges convention, underscores his character flaws, and makes for an amusing, cynical viewing companion.

Gaiman and Avary do make their characters multifaceted, particularly in the case of Beowulf himself, who seemed much more as a superman figure in the original text than the very flawed character we are presented in the film.

This anger faded, and what has emerged over the course of the films he's made with Greta Gerwig (who here plays the titular Frances) is an embrace of both the flaws of his characters, and those as a filmmaker.

«Even when he plays somebody who maybe has... some character flaws that we maybe wouldn't agree with, you always root for him no matter what he's doing,» she added.