Sentences with phrase «for intriguing characters»

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Tom Hanks returns to the Robert Langdon character best known from «The Da Vinci Code» adaptation for his next adventure filled with intrigue and theology.

It is intelligent, intriguing, and topical, but it too often gets mired in its own good intentions, too many plot convolutions, and character ambiguities that try to pass for suspense.

Michael Hall is so intriguing as Dexter, he pulls you in and makes you feel for his character.

What makes this more intriguing and satisfying is that all of the characters are so well developed that you can't be sure who to root for, which makes for an interesting debate.

Whether viewers come for the political intrigue, the space battles, or the character drama, there's pretty much something for everyone.

Then, too, there's an almost a grueling number of characters to keep track of; sometimes it takes forever for the movie to get back to a thread you were particularly intrigued by; other times you've completely forgotten someone else was left hanging (sometimes literally) until the movie jumps back to him (or, very more rarely, her).

First rate production value, interesting characters and an intriguing story make for a world well worth escaping to.

After that, things get frustrating for the bulk of the movie's middle section, with plenty of wheel - spinning and pointless banter to kill the time between a couple of so - so action sequences, one of which kills off an intriguing supporting character five minutes after he's introduced.

While the «Star Wars» was honestly nothing much more than pure fun, this one told a dark and intriguing story that really threw its characters for a loop.

While there are several mile - wide plot holes and one key under - developed main character, the film emerges as a tight, intriguing old - fashioned drama that gives audiences a hero worth rooting for.

In short, if you come for the sex, you'll only stay for the characters, and those represent an intriguing but decidedly mixed bag.

On one hand, it creates some intrigue as you discover how each character got to their respective points of desperation; but because each goes only once, it leaves out insights as to how they do or do not overcome these demons which seem important for a plot like this.

 As players progress through the game and meet intriguing new characters, they will be unlocked in the gallery and available for viewing at any time.

The «special abilities for characters» idea making a return from Mario Party 7 is also intriguing, especially since, once again, it looks like certain characters share abilities.

However clichéd you might imagine the hit man premise for «The American» to be, know that not only does it contain two of the most intriguing female characters to come along in a dog's life, but it is one of the most sophisticated thrillers you will ever see.

... manages some tense moments and mild intrigue, yet it never allows much room for character development along the way.

While The Discovery plays in many ways like a more effective version of the concept - choked Brit Marling / Zal Batmanglij movies, the cult scenes feel underdeveloped next to their film The Sound of My Voice, an intriguing but ragged thread left dangling as The Discovery turns towards more concrete, backstory - driven explanations for its characters» obsessions.

Instead of a tightly - wound action adventure film with a bit of added political intrigue or compelling character relationships, Killer Elite lumbers along for 105 minutes - saddled with too much time spent as Statham stares out airplane windows (cue flashbacks) and Owen converses with greying bureaucrats.

And while Phoenix has remained coy on whether he had signed on for the role, he did have some intriguing things to say about the character's legacy and Heath Ledger «s Oscar - winning turn.

The distributor has just released an official poster for the movie, and while it's light on any plot or character specifics, it certainly is selling an intriguing atmosphere.

What we're left with is a film packed with intriguing but deeply unlikeable characters who are using each other for personal gain.

is mildly intriguing for how Laura Hillenbrand assesses her book's screenplay adaptation therein — and mildly amusing, perhaps unintentionally, for producer Frank Marshall's explanation that ten horses were on call to double for the title character, always guaranteeing «fresh Seabiscuits.»

The same goes for Chris Cooper (The Patriot, American Beauty), who might have one of the most intriguing characters of the film, a person who hates liars so much he's willing to kill to see the truth be told.

Moreover, theories about sociological, hidden and subliminal messages in Disney films and characters are so prevailing that I have enjoyed intriguing classes on the very subject in junior high (for free) and at university (for a repossessed Porsche).

It's also messy, not only in its depiction of squalor but also its vacillating focus, gaps of character, and a too - tidy finale (Whether it's true to life and the book or not is beside the point), and for all the effort to balance the lives of father and son, it's the father's story that's more intriguing.

With strong performances by a very intriguing cast, particularly by Kate Winslet, Little Children manages to overcome the obstacles of the artificiality of the characters and situations to deliver ultimate truths about the human condition, particularly in the lives of people who normally wouldn't make for interesting study.

It's got a great blend of characters, action and heart while opening new and intriguing doors for future films.»

The way that Dominika is at once completely transparent and at the same time impossible to read is Red Sparrow's most intriguing through line, not least of which for the way that Lawrence makes you grasp the canny mental gymnastics that her character has to do in order for everything that she says to be at once truth and obfuscation.

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The first trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is here - and it's packed with new characters and intriguing moments.

Meanwhile, Sherlock's Andrew Scott plays Inspector Turpin, the foil to Victor whose religious devotion is equal to the latter's devotion to science; though, both Scott and McAvoy's characters are far too cartoonish (in their own ways) for their philosophical battle of wills to be all that intriguing.

Furnace takes too long to not go very far, setting up intriguing ideas but mostly sticking to a thin revenge story and a depressing turn of events for the lead character.

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I'm excited for Akuma and intrigued about the five extra «all new» characters.

This isn't to put down the film's first half, which sets up a genuinely distinctive near - future world (where Johnson's retro trappings make narrative sense, rather than feeling tacked - on), introduces two tremendous sides of the same coin in the performances from Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon - Levitt, plenty of intriguing philosophical dilemmas, and a grisly hall - of - fame demise for Paul Dano «s character.

It does at least feature an intriguing cast of characters and a well - structured plot for genre fans looking for 20 hours to kill, though with so many better options floating around in the digital ether I'm not entirely sure it's worth booting your Wii U back up for.

Fresh: While there are several mile - wide plot holes and one key under - developed main character, the film emerges as a tight, intriguing old - fashioned drama that gives audiences a hero worth rooting for.

The film manages some tense moments and mild intrigue though its intimate approach to the material, yet it never allows much room for character development along the way.

Noah (PG - 13 for violence, suggestive content and disturbing images) Russell Crowe plays the title character in Darren Aronofsky's (Black Swan) intriguing reinterpretation of the Biblical parable about a righteous patriarch recruited by God to build an ark in the face an impending flood.

Lawrence (the director) and Haythe dropped one of Matthew's most intriguing ideas, Dominika's synesthesia (she can «read» people via emotion - revealing colors)-- an idea former video music director Francis Lawrence could have surely visualized in a novel, engaging manner — altogether while overextending Dominika's stay at the Sparrow School (a plus for salacious voyeurs, a negative for moviegoers interested in forward - moving stories and character building or development).

Screen Daily pointed out, «For many, it will be hard to look beyond the explicit violence and rather thinly drawn plot and characters,» but again, also highlighted its assets noting that it's also «an immersive and brutally intriguing film.»

It helps to be a fan of Jarmusch's style of film and characters, as these are Jarmusch archetypes to the hilt, but there is more than enough intrigue for those who do not count themselves devotees to the director, who once again finds himself at the top of his game.

Netflix's Jessica Jones» second season misses a powerful villain, however, a good second - half and an intriguing new character make up for what's lacking in the new season.

The character's a former CIA operative, but there's not a lot context written for him, nor does Wahlberg bring any note of intrigue to him.

If both Violette and DeBeauvoir are for the most part difficult to warm to, they are nevertheless intriguing characters who are the subject of excellent performances by both Devos and Kiberlain.

For those Legend of Zelda fans out there, the «Majora's Mask» pack seems to be the most intriguing of all of them, as there will be an additional 2 characters added in this pack.

More mature attitude, awesome bad guys, intriguing take on the main character and his world, actual location shooting for once — flawless, right?

Those that have seen that film might feel Keane to be somewhat redundant thematically, but for the vast majority that haven't seen Kerrigan's earlier work, Keane still impresses with Damian Lewis» (Dreamcatcher, An Unfinished Life) disturbing character portrayal, as well as moments of genuine intrigue.

Fully realized characters and terrific action sets this above the derivative plot for some intriguing and intelligent filmmaking.

After watching the progression of the Loki character across three films, I think it's safe to put Tom Hiddleston right up there with Heath Ledger for most intriguing and inspired villain adaptations.