Sentences with phrase «hand than the actor»

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On the other hand with the housing bubble, the distribution hit unsophisticated actors, who could not tolerate risk, and gave them signals the risk was lower than that, everybody who needs housing.

Hopper's choice to have the actors singing during filming, rather than lip - synching to a pre-recorded soundtrack, gives such impact to the performances — even with his overuse of certain other filming choices — creates such a complete world that even with its flaws, Les Miz had me in the palm of its metaphoric hand throughout.

Buscemi is an old hand at stringy curmudgeons, but Del is a subtler and more complex creation than most of them, and the actor seizes the chance to muddy the waters: the character is a genuinely well - meaning mentor to Charley, as well as, professionally speaking, a treacherous schlub.

The plot plays out like a very bad Silver Age comic, with a cringeworthy heavy - handed «Captain Planet» - esque anti-nuclear weapon message, beyond cheesy plot consisting of multiple meaningless subplots, mediocre effects - driven action sequences that induce laughter rather than suspense, and actors who seem more disinterested than the next.

The conflict might be heavy - handed without Phoenix's face — his irresolution somehow more powerful than other actors» resolve.

Having handed in a restrained performance as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin in «The Social Network,» British actor Andrew Garfield was heralded by more than a few gurus of gold as the guy to beat in the supporting actor race.

Like McDormand, Rockwell easily could've coasted on a broader performance and, in a lesser actors hands, the character would never have been able to do all that he was able to and be more than strictly a villain.

* So what else is a comedic actor to do when they want some respect, than to try their hand at some dramatic acting!

The impressive fluidity of Olivier Assayas's Clean, which is much indebted to the right - hand - in - glove fit of DP Eric Gautier and how he seems to catch actors on the intimate fly even when they're sitting still, makes the film appear more naturalistic than it really is.

The actors, who play onscreen lovers in the vampire movie franchise, have repeatedly denied they are more than just friends, but rumours heated up earlier this week (begs09Nov09) when they were pictured holding hands in Paris, France.

Krasinski has a longer CV as an actor than as director — he was in the US version of The Office and is Jack Ryan in a forthcoming TV series — but establishes himself here as a sure hand with the mechanics of nerve - shredding.

Ridley Scott wisely plays it very low - key from the get - go, leaving the film to play out in the more than capable hands of his actors and he's rewarded with three excellent performances.

Wick is a man of few words, but Keanu is no stranger to getting physical and hands - on in his roles, so watching him kick ass was more believable than a lot of other Hollywood actors.

Luckily, he's matched by a superior supporting cast of actors who deliver equally assured performances here, even when the people they're playing feel less organic than machined to make a political point about tolerance and hypocrisy: To name just a few, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane, Bill Camp, Ben Foster and the ubiquitous Timothée Chalamet are all on hand for some duration of the journey; Rosamund Pike, as a woman they meet named Rosalie Quaid, delivers a searing portrayal of trauma at its most physically excruciating and psychically disorienting.

When they were handed a below par script like the one for Death Race 2 the several «name» actors such as Sean Bean (most of whose dialogue are unintelligible), Ving Rhames and Danny Trejo were probably thinking «holiday in Cape Town» rather than «quality entertainment.»

In other words, this is a far more complex and intriguing drama than it could have been in the hands of a less talented filmmaker or with a less incredible actor to center it.

I must say that this was one of the worst movies I've ever watched, «Evil Dead» was better than this mound of shit... Gareth Edwards should be banned from directing hence forth, and now I hear he's directing the new Star Wars spin - off... I'm not one to talk down to others but let's be honest, you have to be retarded to like this movie... It made absolutely no sense, the script (the most important piece to any movie) was terrible, the plot was stupid, the acting was horrible and it seemed that the actors who were chosen were acting for a different movie all together... Where was the sense of urgency, I mean there were 300 foot tall behemoths walking through buildings and all you could show us was who was going ride with the little boy on the school bus... Maybe if all the main characters died and they just let Godzilla do his thing from there on out an eyebrow could've been raised but unfortunately, there isn't one good thing to say about this movie... I'm shocked the WB handed over one their biggest names to Legendary Pictures... Let's not forget what they've done with Superman Returns... This is shameful...

In 1958, actor Steve McQueen bought an XKSS that had already changed hands twice for $ 5,000, slightly less than the original sticker price.

The shopping cart patent is a good example of what happens when low - quality patents end up in the hands of bad actors — Soverain, the patent's owner, has reportedly made more than $ 70 million in settlements and lawsuits claiming it owns basic, obvious shopping cart technology.