Sentences with phrase «for dramatic punch»
Like many movies that turn the past into entertainment, «The Post» gently traces the arc of history, while also bending it for dramatic punch and narrative expediency.
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Arguably Adam Sandler's best dramatic performance (though «Punch - Drunk Love» may have the advantage), this look at a well - off family's life through the eyes of the daughter of the Mexican housekeeper who works for them is one of the unrecognized great movies of the 2000s.
Caviar serves as a rich and dramatic backdrop for the punches of color in this palette.
Music video director Chris Robinson certainly has a talent for the visual components, and the overall vibe, atmosphere, and dramatic punch feed off of the energy he provides through his energetic editing and visual effects components tossed in to frame each scene.
It helps that Boiler Room director Younger, making his first movie for 12 years, has the advantage of being based on a less well - known true life story (at least to those not versed in boxing lore), its dramatic twists subsequently packing a bit more surprise and punch.
There's so much ire directed at Sandler now that I think a lot of people conveniently forget his earlier comedies like «Billy Madison» and «Happy Gilmore,» as well as some of his dramatic work like «Punch Drunk Love» and «Funny People» (the latter of which I didn't like, but I blame Apatow for that one more than I blame Sandler).
Adam Sandler's dramatic career hasn't been as successful as he probably would have liked, because after earning rave reviews for his work in Paul Thomas Anderson's «Punch - Drunk Love,» he's failed to replicate that potential in other roles, from «Spanglish» to «Funny People.»
Joss Whedon is a good writer of lighthearted adventure stories but stains himself when reaching for a dramatic gut - punch, most often resorting to weepy sentimentality that fails to pay off in a movie built around extravagant digital battle sequences.
We were able to filter out bass for a lighter punch, and raise the midrange for a crisper sound, though the latter effect wasn't quite as dramatic as we'd hoped.