Sentences with phrase «gimmicky premise»

Director John Michael McDonagh takes a bit of gangster - film inspiration from his playwright / filmmaker brother Michael for Calvary, but uses this somewhat gimmicky premise to sit down with the citizenry of a sleepy Irish coastal town and find out what makes them tick.

A Ghost Story: David Lowery overcomes a somewhat gimmicky premise to deliver a haunting, emotionally devastating, and impressively trenchant meditation on grief.

As you might expect from the gimmicky premise, however, the film is a largely one - joke affair that begins to wear thin by the midway point.

The potential for something better was certainly there, especially with the Duplass brothers involved, but the movie is so poorly executed (from the undercooked script to the overdependence on its gimmicky premise) that it fizzles out long before the wedding cake is served.

Their rounded / layered characterizations is what really makes the film shine, transcending the politically provoking / gimmicky premise.

Not exact matches

5 ingredients, 15 minutes seems gimmicky, but it is the premise of Doug McNish's latest cookbook: Raw, Quick and Delicious.

This sounds pretty gimmicky, and I initially scoffed at the premise.