Sentences with phrase «great supporting performances do»

That's what great supporting performances do.

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Now, a lot of the performances don't help a sense of melodrama, for a number of supporting performances fall flat, but the leads nevertheless deliver as best they can, whether it be Victor Mature as a struggling, but wise slave who holds passion and fury over the demise of a great man, or leading man Richard Burton as a militant man of admiration, love, and guilt, which Burton sells through an impassioned and layered performance.

While The Dark Knight had one of the greatest performances of all time, in addition to a good story and some decent supporting performances, Civil War is a near - perfect blend of story, cast, and action, making it arguably the best that Marvel Studios has done so far.

The best thing I can say about The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets» Nest is that it doesn't get boring, and it's supported by some great performances.

You'll also find some great supporting performances from Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy — Don't worry; she's much wittier here.)

The supporting cast do well to play normal opposite his hilariously inappropriate behaviour — Jamie Bell and Imogen Poots are great as his smart sidekick and a supportive female officer, while Eddie Marsan gives a wonderful against - type performance as Bruce's spineless friend, whom he drugs into dancing with fairy lights in Amsterdam.

And when a movie can start so brightly and continue to build on it like «Drive» does (thanks in part to great supporting performances from Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks), it's no wonder why so many people love this film.

He turns in a great performance here, as does the supporting cast.

The «Scrubs» star does a solid job in the lead role, and Mandy Pantinkin and Joey King both deliver great supporting work, but it's Kate Hudson who is the movie's most pleasant surprise, turning in her finest performance since «Almost Famous.»

Affleck brings big - screen charisma, understated wit, and a hint of tenderness to the role of Chris, a man who wants to connect with other people but doesn't quite know how; Anna Kendrick does her winsome Anna - Kendrick thing as a CPA unknowingly entangled in a diabolical corporate scheme; J.K. Simmons and Jon Bernthal offer solid supporting performances as, respectively, a Treasury agent and an elite hitman; and the great Jeffrey Tambor is even tucked in there, as a white - collar con in a high - security prison.

What it did have in common with the Coens» previous work wass a gallery of great performances (Isaac's impressive turn is ably supported by the likes of Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, F. Murray Abraham and Coen fixture John Goodman), any number of great scenes (a bit where our hero visits his shabby record company is arguably the funniest of the lot) and a soundtrack that you will almost certainly be buying as soon as you leave the theatre.

As his wife, Barbara Barrie did get nominated in the Supporting Actress category — knowing Hollywood, amidst lighter competition — for her less flashy but still great performance.

The second thing great authorizers do is build the capacity to charter schools, oversee and support their operations, and evaluate their performance in a top - quality manner.

Based on his support for the initiative, and recent U.S. Department of Education criteria for granting NCLB waivers to states that pledge higher standards for student performance, greater accountability, and improved teacher effectiveness, Secretary Duncan clearly believes that it did.

This also means that developers must support multiple versions of the Android platform, however, and it also means the overwhelming majority of Android users do not have access to the latest features, security updates and other improvements brought about by newer versions of Google's mobile platform — nearly 99 % of current Android device owners are using a version of Android that does not support great new features like Google Now, enhanced voice search support and «Project Butter» performance enhancements.