Sentences with phrase «given thankless roles»

And poor Topher Grace, usually so good, has been given the thankless role of a sleazy narcissistic self - help author who seems intended for comic relief (nervous laughter at best) and is the very antidote to character depth.

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Pro-Corbyn groups at a national level tend to be reluctant to criticise party officers, given the many years of thankless service often involved in their roles but also point out that they are not necessarily in tune with the new members.

Cranston is swell in the lead role, giving heart and humanity to Trumbo, while Lane lends grace to the thankless role of the dutiful wife.

I love Annette Bening's performance, too, as Lester's shrill, crazy wife Carolyn — a real estate broker, it goes without saying; Bening is given the burden of screaming and crying and tearing at her flesh in another thankless role.

Considering Corbijn's noted early career as a photographer, one would assume Stock to be an easy cipher, but while Pattinson's given all the right lines to utter about a man pursuing his dreams, it's never quite apparent, instead flatly drawn in interactions with boss Joel Edgerton (in a thankless role).

Meanwhile, Diaz grits her teeth and bares it with her thankless role and Waltz is given a pretty bland villain stereotype to work with.

The female relationships in this movie are as important as the romantic ones: Judy Greer gives the often thankless bitchy best friend role humor and humanity; and we both love and hate Malin Akerman as the sister bridezilla just looking for approval, which feels true to life.

Honor this thankless role player, who often gives his / her life in order to save the hero, with a marathon featuring African American characters who give their all... including their lives.

And Jessica Chastain — in what could have been a thankless, one dimensional role as the I - love - you - but - you - scare - me wife of the male lead — gives a strong and considered performance.