Sentences with phrase «funny character study»

It is a brutal, sometimes bloody piece of work, but it's also a warm, relatable and often very funny character study.

However / whatever the fates aligned that allowed Dan Gilroy to make the film — a thrilling, blackly funny character study - cum - success story in the vein of «King of Comedy» with hints of «Taxi Driver,» all under the guise of a «Network» - style harsh media critique — is moot at this point, because the film should be a lasting work that should find even greater appreciation with time.

This is a scathingly funny character study of broken people seeking both redemption and retribution.

An off - kilter and slyly funny character study about Derek, a thirty - something loner who tries to keep the world at arm's length.

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But while Barry is awfully funny at times, it's mostly a deliberately slow, even serious character study of a very troubled person, with [Bill] Hader's natural charisma intentionally dampened.

An impeccably written character study from Israel that is at times exhilarating, angry, passionate, funny, provocative, and is never less than absolutely absorbing.

Still, despite its gothic trappings, Only Lovers Left Alive is a surprisingly funny and touching character study of what it is to sustain love and inspiration throughout a very long lifetime.

One of the curious aspects of the film is that even though it's more of a character study than an outright comedy, that character is a legendary comic who's not really that funny.

Ultimately, it's a sort of character study, «a complete portrait of a man — one who can be commanding, weak, funny, loving, cold, single - minded, selfless and selfish — and by the end of the drive, you feel like you've known Ivan for years.»

Boots Riley's satire about corporations and code - switching attacks the funny bone, while a near - perfect character study dissects bro - culture

Baker's intimate perspective turns a funny, trashy exploitation film into a more profound and heartfelt character study.

It would be easy to expect the film to be about race, given the setup in the trailer and the premise of a bigoted Irish cop working with an African - American, but this film can not be so easily pigeon - holed, and ends up being far more of a character study (albeit an uproariously funny one) of Gleeson's character.

What distinguishes Sebastián Lelio's funny - sad character study isn't just its ubiquitous subject, a middle - aged divorcee looking for love and sex.

But while Barry is awfully funny at times, it's mostly a deliberately slow, even serious character study of a very troubled person, with Hader's natural charisma intentionally dampened.

Closer to pics like «The Hit» and «Miller's Crossing» than to McDonagh's bristling, funny plays, this half - comic, half - serious account of two Irish hitmen who are sent to the titular Belgian burg to cool their heels after a job is moderately fair as a nutty character study, but overly far - fetched once the action kicks in.

The film — a character study about two road workers who bicker and banter with each other as they tediously paint road lines in a burned down Texas state park — is a notably weightier comedy than most Rudd vehicles (this isn't one), striking some beautiful, poignant notes along with the funny dialogue.

There's not a lot of consequence to this bizarre meeting, or really the film, but as a character study of two men alone at the top, it's both very funny and quietly astute.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a character study, even though the parts never stop moving — it's wildly violent, brilliantly funny and deeply moving.

White cleverly captures the indignation, resignation, and resilience of each character in this funny, smart, and sometimes infuriating study of sexism and double standards.