Sentences with phrase «for light romantic comedies»

The characters are likeable, and played well by the actors, with Aniston in particular showcasing that she can handle dramatic scenes well, and shouldn't always be pigeonholed for light romantic comedies in the future.

All in all, Running Mates does deliver well for people looking for a light romantic comedy, and fans of the two leads shouldn't be let down by their fine performances.

Not exact matches

The tone is light, although Ferriola often tosses in a bit more potty humor than should be called for in such a romantic comedy.

she hasn't always been properly appreciated... a common fate for stars whose work looks effortless and who excel in «light» genres like dramedies and romantic comedies.

I won't go so far out on a limb by calling Love Potion No. 9 to be a great film, but for someone into light, romantic comedies, I'd say this one is successful for some no - hassle entertainment.

It's a light confection, but well realized, as the laughs and pleasant tone is maintained throughout this sitcom premise (no surprise that director Sandrich («Soap», «Mary Tyler Moore») is a TV comedy vet) to overcome contrivances for the sake of a quality romantic comedy of sorts.

Twofers are no new thing in soundtrack releasing, but surely there's never been quite such a bizarre pairing as this one, presenting two previously - unreleased Jerry Goldsmith scores — his music for the feather - light romantic comedy IQ paired with John Frankenheimer's hard - hitting, sometimes rather disturbing thriller Seconds.

But this one shot of an anguished Sullivan, using the visual language of tragedy in a light romantic comedy, gives the story the emotional weight needed for the audience to care about the outcome.

For any looking for a light - hearted, feel - good Christmas romantic comedy, Love Actually is an entertaining and rousing confection that goes down in a sweet, pleasing wFor any looking for a light - hearted, feel - good Christmas romantic comedy, Love Actually is an entertaining and rousing confection that goes down in a sweet, pleasing wfor a light - hearted, feel - good Christmas romantic comedy, Love Actually is an entertaining and rousing confection that goes down in a sweet, pleasing way.

Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others), who adapted the screenplay (based on the French film Anthony Zimmer) with Christopher McQuarrie and Julian Fellowes (or maybe he just did the last rewrites in a long - gestating development process), makes Venice look like the most gorgeous city on Earth and shoots Jolie with the same admiring, idealizing perspective, but has no facility for light comedy, romantic sizzle or breathtaking action.

Fever Pitch isn't hilarious, but it is light and amusing enough to score points for those into formulaic romantic comedies, provided that is what you're looking for going in.

Not only is this heavy - handed story device too weighty for such a lightweight comedy, but it paints its main romantic players in petty, unflattering light, and we wonder if these two have the maturity and communication skills to ever be happy with one another.

Annie Hall has earned practically every honor a film can hope to get in its afterlife, being selected for preservation in the Library of Congress» National Film Registry in 1992, ranking highly on comedy movie countdowns from Bravo to Zagat, and turning up on every conceivable AFI list («100 Laughs», «100 Quotes», «100 Passions», the overall «100 Films» where dramas outnumber comedies four to one, even «100 Songs» and most recently being designated the # 2 Romantic Comedy behind City Lights in comedy movie countdowns from Bravo to Zagat, and turning up on every conceivable AFI list («100 Laughs», «100 Quotes», «100 Passions», the overall «100 Films» where dramas outnumber comedies four to one, even «100 Songs» and most recently being designated the # 2 Romantic Comedy behind City Lights in Comedy behind City Lights in 2008).

The comedy falls flat, the action is unexciting, and what's worse, the romantic angle is hopeless given that the hero is dead and his wife is still alive; it's too heavy an idea for such a «light» movie.

This light romantic comedy about thirty - somethings in crisis was too dull and clunky to be worth querying with publishers, so it's been left to compost down in a drawer somewhere — best place for it!

A promotional poster for bookstores reveals that an anime adaptation of Naoshi Komi's romantic comedy manga Nisekoi has been green - lit.

The official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Seiji Ebisu's romantic comedy light novel series Ore ga Suki Nano ha Imouto Dakedo Imouto Jyanai (literally means The One I Love is My Little Sister But She's Not a Little Sister) is today updated with a teaser visual introducing its main heroine Suzuka Nagami, the little sister of the protagonist Yu, and also announced its director and production companies.