Sentences with phrase «great title character»

Détective Pikachu has a cool concept and a truly great title character.

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She has won Jeff Awards for her portrayals of Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and the title character in Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's «Caroline, or Change,» and she rings in the New Year at Northlight with a new lineup of songs celebrating the greatest female vocalists in American pop and jazz history.

Marvin J. Chomsky's sweeping historical drama, Catherine the Great, features Catherine Zeta - Jones as the title character.

Ana Ofelia Murguia coaxes some genuinely earned tears as Miguel's fading great - grandmother Mama Coco (the de facto title character); over in the Land of the Dead, Gael Garcia Bernal amuses as the seemingly carefree Hector, who serves as Miguel's resourceful tour guide.

Solo is as much the Kessel - running starship's origin story as it is the title character's, and without wanting to give away too many surprises, it's great to see how the Falcon looks before she is turned into a hyperspacing bucket of junk: all shimmering and white and with an escape pod neatly filling the gap between those two front prongs.

Despite the title, the lead character is, in fact, Miguel (terrifically voiced by young Anthony Gonzalez), a 12 - year - old resident of the town of Santa Cecilia who dreams of becoming a famous musician just like his idol, the late, great Ernesto de la Cruz (played with pitch - perfect grandiosity by Benjamin Bratt).

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham has a well - rounded story and the great variety of characters brings a broad repertoire of possibilities even when reiterative level design and poor mechanics dilute what could have been an exceptional title.

All in all, Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days is a great strategy RPG, and while I still prefer the original title's story line and characters, there's nothing to really complain about when it comes to the gameplay.

Great characters and deep gameplay mechanics, supported by an unusual variety, make Arc System title an hidden gem.

Colin Farrell plays the title character, the Macedonian general who united the Mediterranean and western parts of Asia into a great empire.

The great graphics, nice - interconnected between the characters - story mode and enjoyable fighting system make Team Ninja's latest game a worthy contender for the title of the genre.

Either of those would have been great choices for the title character, but Fox decided to go with another great actor in James McAvoy.

Regardless of how you feel about the story mode, multiplayer are the character creation tools nested in SoulCalibur V make the title truly great.

Graphically, the title is a little sharper than most tennis games on the Wii with detailed gaming environments, especially the stadiums and some great character animations.

was a huge game for Nintendo and a great money earner, as well as being a game forever etched in our memory due to the experience it gave us, the opening sequence and mesmerizing characters such as the titled character, Midna, Twilight Princess.

Despite its great title, the dark humor is slightly off, its secondary characters aren't as memorable, and then there's the ick factor.

Graphically, the title is a visual treat on the PS3 with impressive background environment, great character design, especially for Afro.

The storylines of both titles were great, but I just can't stand the notion of seeing static images of the characters in lieu of CGI cutscenes, let alone swaying my hips in front of a broken motion - sensing camera.

And while the cast is wall - to - wall great, what's notable (for genre fans, anyway) is that the title character is played by -LSB-...]

The first trailer didn't do a very good job of showcasing everything the film has to offer (focusing mainly on the budding relationship between the title character and his pupil's sister), but the cast is great and Steven Soderbergh is usually reliable.

And while the cast is wall - to - wall great, what's notable (for genre fans, anyway) is that the title character is played by none other than Anya Taylor - Joy, who broke out in this year's hit horror movie The Witch — only now it looks like she's the one doing the tormenting.

I had no idea who Cantinflas was, just that he was the title character of this biopic (oh and that he was my great - grandmother's favorite performer), so I was looking forward to learning about his life, and how he became one of the great entertainers in the Latin community, and then, the world.

Benedict Cumberbatch is pitch - perfect as the cocky yet charming title character, while the rest of the cast (particularly Tilda Swinton) turn in great work.

«Russell Crowe has simply never been better» (Pete Hammond, Movieline) as the title character who takes on the monumental task of building the legendary ark, saving the chosen few and surviving the great deluge.

The title features all the same great action as the original PC version, with the added benefit of two new unlockable characters.

Radically upping its utility in a game of Great Character Actor Bingo, Gerard Butler's The Headhunter's Calling has added Alfred Molina and Willem Dafoe to its ambiguosly titled tale of corporate drama.

Helmed by Ron Howard (after taking over for the fired Phil Lord and Chris Miller), «Solo: A Star Wars Story» features Alden Ehrenreich as the beloved title character, with a great supporting cast that includes Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Woody Harrelson, among others.

Directed by Ron Howard (taking over for Phil Lord and Chris Miller), «Solo: A Star Wars Story» features Alden Ehrenreich as the title character, with a great supporting cast that includes Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Woody Harrelson, and more.

The title is the name of the great - grandmother of the central character, a high - spirited, music - mad 12 - year - old boy named Miguel (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez).

(There's also a great in - joke here for fans who recollect the production name given to the title character in Jaws.)

If the great and influential Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti was anything like the character portrayed by Geoffrey Rush in «Final Portrait,» they could have come up with another title for the film.

Always a great supporting actor (showing up in the likes of X-MEN ORIGINS, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE and SALT), Schreiber has seemingly made the transition to strong leading man following an excellent first series run on TV show Ray Donovan, in which he plays the title character.

Written with great subtlety of emotion and nuance of character, Short Term 12 features a breakout performance by its star, Brie Larson («United States of Tara «-RRB- as Grace, the lead counselor at the short - term facility of the title.

The first two handheld Mario Tennis titles feature role - playing game elements, where the player controls a young boy or girl character who has enrolled at the Royal Tennis Academy and must set out to become the top - ranked player there, enter a tournament called «The Island Open» to challenge other tennis champions from elsewhere in the world, and afterward travel to the Mushroom Kingdom to challenge its stars, ending with a match against the game world's greatest tennis player of all, Mario.

The plot's no great shakes, but Stevens turns in a captivating performance as the intriguingly impenetrable title character, and the film's pacing and dark sense of humor are just so damn great.

Despite its title, HBO's Girls has features almost as many great guy characters as it does ladies.

Silly title, but quite a funny family movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs benefits from a wickedly offbeat sense of humor, great comedic timing, and a cast of characters that are not only likeable, they're also all quite amusing as well.

Logan Marshall - Green turns in great work as the title character, and Peter Mullan and Damon Herriman offer good support as two of Quarry's criminal associates.

Subtlety has always been a foreign concept to Oliver Stone, even back when he was in great form, so it's not exactly surprising when various characters make a pitiful attempt at thematic commentary by blatantly spitting out the title in Stone's latest movie, a wobbly, wandering drug dealers vs. cartels thriller.

Pacino does shine as the title character, though, who when we first meet him is stuck in a greatest - hits limbo of comeback shows.

The title character is the hero's great - grandmother (Renee Victor), who was traumatized by her dad's disappearance.

But there are also some important differences: Biff Grimes (Cagney) lacks Jim Corbett's gift for dominating the events of his own life; women have far greater importance here, with the title character (Rita Hayworth) and Amy (Olivia DeHavilland) being the central forces of the film; male friendship is complicated by betrayals and delusions (here the Jack Carson character is the traitor, while the unfortunate Grimes is rather like the Carson character in Gentleman Jim).

Owen Wilson voices the title character, a large but lovable Great Dane who spends his days wreaking havoc on his owner, Phil (Lee Pace), by making him chase him around the house, purposely farting in his face, and just generally being a thorn in his side.

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The very richness of the Marvel universe, however, is also the greatest barrier to entry for many people: So many characters, constantly changing not only over time but also across different titles — Spider - Man used to be Peter Parker in the Amazing Spider - Man comics (and he still is in the newspaper comic strip) but now the former villain Otto Octavius has taken him over in Superior Spider - Man, while Miles Morales wears the webs in Ultimate Comics: Spider - Man.

Other trends that will be followed in the coming year will include a more scientific sci - fi, more emphasis on biographies and history for younger readers, more cartoon - based novels like the popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, strong female protagonists and survival / adventure stories, and a greater appreciation for diversity in both the characters and the story lines of these titles.

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Dave Richards: Yeah, who would have thought an already great take on Captain America would get even better after the title character died?

Another good grouping of titles this year, including some mainstays in the world of Nintendo, as well as some characters that have a great presence on Nintendo platforms.