Sentences with phrase «heart warming film»

This could easily have turned out to be one of those formula feel good films with their predictable story book endings but, In the capable hands of director Mara Nair («Amelia»), she brings warmth, emotion and an understanding of the Ugandan culture into this lovely and heart warming film.

«The Blind Side» is a beautiful and heart warming film about transracial adoption and the adoption of an older child.

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No matter what makes your heartache, just taking time for yourself, holding onto a warm cup of tea, and either sitting quietly or feeding your soul with nurturing company — be it in the form of books, friends, or films, are the first steps toward healing your heart center.

Why not apply for tickets on the Gay Pride website to go see the brilliant and heart - warming film «Beautiful Thing» with your date.

It should be, because big Hollywood names aside, this Michigan - filmed family movie overcomes an initially harebrained - sounding story line with just enough thrill, modern - day ocular wizardry and even fragments of heart - warming emotion to convert most initial skeptics into believers.

The film gradually thaws out the stark, frozen mystery at its heart, but the warm - blooded, breathing truth of Linda's life is no less tragic than that of her cold death.

Even though the comedy might be a little bit subtle in some parts of the movie, I would definitely recommend this film to anyone looking for a nice, heart - warming tale.

Midnight in Paris is light - hearted and heart - warming, without the slightly bitter edge that Woody's films are wont to display.

Programming issues aside, the film itself is a delightful tribute to B - grade science fiction films that is heart warming and clever.

I realise that at this stage of the book, Bilbo is a narrative device rather than an active character, but there is still a lack of that ordinary Hobbitness that made the previous two films so heart - warming.

Rachel McAdams is the heart of the film and she provides a warm and energetic performance that makes even the most familiar plot elements seem fresh and engaging.

Wearing red gloves in a cold, blue world, Heidi has the warm hands, warm heart that don't come so easily to her emotionally troubled, noncommittal new boyfriend (but do come easily to the gratuitous local kid with Asperger syndrome, the film's sole unspoiled man).

Compared to many other Marvel Studios films, 2015's Ant - Man was only a modest success - but with a charming cast and a warm heart, the small film was enough to set the stage for something bigger in Ant - Man and the Wasp.

Laughs are earned throughout this heart - warming story that never speaks down to its audience and never engages in the potty humor that so often undercuts these family - friendly films.

Nicole Holofcener's Please Give is a heart - warming, subtle film about the lives of two very different New York families.

He is incredible and despite coming across as slightly too nasty nearer the end of the film, he does have a touching moment with Dave Franco that will warm the heart.

This feels like the kind of film that will offend or warm the heart depending on the viewer.

There's a kind of stupid grin I get when a romcom is warming the cockles of my heart, and Adam Brooks» film had me from hello.

Justin Simien's film has a surprising amount of heart, and so much of that is down to Thompson, who finds the real pathos and pain of the character, while still being an eminently likable, warm and winning presence.

It is a rough film with a warm heart, about a grumpy old man and a juvenile misfit who don't understand each other but look after each other's welfare when needed.

This film definitely falls under the category of «heart warming».

Nicolas Cage is on a mission to «Escape from New America» in director Rob King's (I Heart Regina) sci - fi action thriller The Humanity Bureau, and we've got a look at the first poster; check it out here... The film takes place in 2030, where global warming is wreaking havoc on the American midwest, and the -LSB-...]

Is this movie another heart - warming sports movie from Disney or is film so cliched and cheesy that you'll want to run out of the theater?

And yet, whilst the value of the inane antics depicted will depend on the viewer's threshold for tired toilet humour, simple sight gags and jokes about electronic methods of communication, the film's quest to garner cheap laughs eclipses any earnest effort to warm hearts or convey a suitably sentimental message about cherishing the old whilst accepting the new.

Frears and company have made a delicate, but delightful film sure to make you laugh and warm your heart.

As bombs are dropping all around them, Catrin, Buckley and a colorful crew work furiously to make a film that will warm the hearts of the nation.

While it may not quite make it into the Gremlins strata of holiday horror classics, its liberal use of real performers in special make - up and costumes, as well as practical effects did warm my cold heart and gave me a bit of a nostalgic glow for those films with which I grew up.

Every underdog has his day in this fun, family film hailed by critics as «clever and charming» (USA Today), «the year's best family film» and «funny and heart - warming» (CBS Radio News).

Also, in an age when every inane, mind - numbing blockbuster seems to have to come with the obligatory running time of at least 150 minutes, isn't it just a treat that a film like this can tell its heart - warming story in just over an hour.

Though an unlikely pairing, Blair Waldorf and Dr. House transcend their signature roles and develop a warm and believable relationship at the heart of the film.

When an unhappy housewife (Bates) befriends a lady in a nursing home (Tandy) she hears a remarkable tale of laughter, devotion and a special friendship that defies all obstacles in this heart - warming film from acclaimed director Jon Avnet.

With the country's morale at stake, Catrin, Buckley and a colorful crew work furiously to make a film that will warm the hearts of the nation.

As a huge Batman nerd, I'm a bit biased to this film, but how can you deny that powerful stories about a marathon runner, a boy with cancer, a cop, and wealthy guy who dresses up and visits sick kids at hospitals isn't heart - warming and inspiring.

In terms of the four - way romance at the heart of the film, the Spall - Faris thread is more effective, as it is easier to symphatise with with the husband's predicament, given the warm history that he shares with his former partner.

I'm sure I'll have another one of my own «proud mama - bear» moments when I finally see the film myself, but just hearing such high praise really warms my heart.

While the opening is definitely Taming of the Shrew in a high school setting, the rest of the film plays out as its own creature, a touching, heart - warming rom - com that stands up as its own original piece of work.

From heart warming moments to tear - jerking scenes, the film touches upon what humans value through the eyes of a dog.

And it's a fine film, with good writing, funny visual gags, and a surprisingly heart - warming story about trying to find your place in a large scary world.

The film definitely does not disappoint and gives us a heart - warming dog film that we haven't had in a while.

I will never completely understand the championing of this sort of film as «heart warmer» or «family» — as a picture it is desperately uneven, as a history it's deeply suspect, and as an entertainment it's simplistic and jejune.

by Sarah Ward «the film's quest to garner cheap laughs eclipses any earnest effort to warm hearts or convey a suitably sentimental message about cherishing the old whilst accepting the new.»

This Christmas a venerable Seattle tradition continues as the Grand Illusion plays, on 35 millimeter film and for the next three weeks, Frank Capra's greatest film, the grim, bleak, heart - warming holiday classic from 1946.

Puzzle is a charming, understated, quiet little film that will melt your heart, and make you laugh, and give you a warm, fuzzy feeling.

This warm and funny film hits all the right notes, and nothing compares to the satisfaction that comes from watching Annie Mary triumphantly sing her heart out.

Now Bob Welch has written 52 Little Lesson from It's a Wonderful Life, putting the heart - warming experience of the film into a meditation of its lessons.

Her charm is irresistible and, over the course of the quick 45 minutes of the film, your heart will definitely be warmed (not unlike the microwaved leftovers you're sure to be eating for days to come).

It's really heart warming to see so much support for the tiny house movement and the film.