Sentences with phrase «genuine pathos»

and has a hippie mother (Annette Bening) and step - father (Antonio Banderas)-- if it weren't littered with moments of genuine pathos.

I, Tonya Craig Gillespie delvers a tonally brilliant mix of caustic comedy and genuine pathos in this uncompromising story of Tonya Harding, an Olympic skater implicated in a conspiracy to maim her chief rival.

Both films employ a conspiratorial, first person voice - over together with a potent mix of surreal realism and exceedingly black humour to invest the experiences of their anti-heroes with genuine pathos.

Although «Tales of Phantasia» had a propensity for repetitive grinding (fighting the same enemies over and over to gain experience) and a punishing enemy encounter rate (two things that the series, even today, has never really gotten over), fans loved the fast - paced, real - time battle system, the humorous, offbeat party members, and the villain who evoked genuine pathos.

There are surprises along the way and while there is little respite from the action, there is plenty of engaging banter between the protagonists and even genuine pathos as the heroes journey into ever more challenging situations.

There are surprises along the way and while there is little respite from the action, there is plenty of engaging banter between the protagonists and even genuine pathos as the heroes journey into ever more challenging situations.

In his rare sympathetic roles, he's also capable of generating genuine pathos for the put upon plight of struggling small - timers.

Playing real characters this time rather than sounding - board side pieces or just familiar types, Zoe Lister - Jones — a scream in «Lola Versus» — and Adam Pally — such a delight on TV's cancelled - too - soon «Happy Endings» — reveal their inherent dramatic chops and create genuine pathos amidst their biting interactions.

His performance here is less about the awkward misdirection he employed throughout his years on The Office; rather, he displays genuine pathos.

Craig Wasson, an awful actor, plays an awful actor inhabiting a persona in Body Double while Melanie Griffith, whose early career was mottled with drug addiction, brought genuine pathos to the role of a porn star being used by malicious men.

A scene in which crewman on the Nimitz clasp their hands to their heads as they travel through a wormhole, juxtaposed with newsreel footage of the attack on Pearl Harbor, elicits genuine pathos, however intentional, at opportunities squandered and historical tragedies re-experienced.

Nowhere is this more frustrating than the times when it undercuts the film's sincere, if frequently mishandled, attempts at genuine pathos.

It's both surprising and disappointing that, after ten Friday the 13th films (or rather, ten Jason films), it took a crossover with Freddy Krueger to coax genuine pathos out of a hulking man - child who refused to die until he could sufficiently please Mommy.

The first had its goofily quotable hard - boiled dialogue, but it wore thin early on; MP2's unrelenting bleakness gets funnier as the game goes on, with just enough genuine pathos to keep the pain meaningful and darkly hilarious.

I, Tonya: Craig Gillespie delivers a tonally brilliant mix of caustic comedy and genuine pathos in this uncompromising story of Tonya Harding, an Olympic skater implicated in a conspiracy to maim her chief rival.

At its best (Funny People, maybe), this approach imbues lowbrow humor with genuine pathos; at its worst, as with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart's feature - length (and Apatow - free) 2015 prison - rape joke Get Hard, it veers into plain old homophobia.

In a film loaded with over-the-top violence, roaring hip - hop and expressive blue lighting, Ferrara's admiration for Frank's conviction communicates in ways that evoke genuine pathos.

In its humble 96 minutes, Tully manages more than most films that linger over two hours, economically measuring in levity and dramatic gravitas, genuine pathos, and well - earned giggles.

In this scene, you can see the themes that would go on to define Payne's career (family, politics, and travel), as well as the juxtaposition of tones (slapstick comedy and genuine pathos) that have become his trademark.

On second thought, the single best film from the Bromance Era, for both dick jokes and genuine pathos, is 2007's Superbad, which brings us back to Seth Rogen, as actor, coscreenwriter (alongside Evan Goldberg), and thus coarchitect of the «Jonah Hill can't stop drawing dicks» scene, which nowadays has a whole lot to answer for.