Sentences with phrase «how effective the film»

Regardless of how effective the film was in removing barriers toward the horror via its commitment to realism, Scrapbook would nonetheless be received as an artifice by viewers due to the formal and social arrangements, such as credit sequences and watching the film on a tape which had either been bought or rented.

It's quite amazing how effective the film is when most of the «action» is of Woodward and Bernstein on the phone or sitting and talking to people.

Not exact matches

The film, featuring interviews from experts and those in communities directly affected by flooding, explores how flood risk has been managed in the past and calls for authorities, organisations and communities to work together as the most effective method for flood prevention.

A similar technique could help a film editor work out how effective different edits are for an audience's understanding of a film.

That's not to say that leading man Steve Martin isn't good - he's as wacky and occasionally funny as he's been in recent years - but given how effective he used to be in films like Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Parenthood, that he's essentially become another Eddie Murphy is certainly a disappointment.

But once you get past that element of Kidd's screenplay (based on the novel by Helen Schulman), there's certainly a lot here worth embracing - particularly Linney's performance, which is incredibly strong (though not entirely surprising, given how effective she's been in films like You Can Count On Me and Mystic River).

I really enjoyed the film, and thought it was a fine achievement for Barker, who knows exactly how to create effective terror.

Corin Hardy provides his film with a strong commentary that highlights just how effective he is with the macabre element and to best use it in film.

Wan comments on the Witch's presence in the movie, and how it will be kept to a minimum, «For these films to be effective, you want to pick and choose your moments.

Once viewers start to get an idea of what exactly is going on, however, they may very well with the conspiracy remained in the shadows, for all the effective jolt scares in the world can not disguise how utterly preposterous the film becomes.

While light on story, this trailer features a better look at the action in the film, showing just how effective Ben Affleck's Batman is at taking down thugs as well as a bit more of the showdown between the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel.

While light on story, this trailer features a better look at the action in the film, showing just how effective Ben Affleck's Batman is at taking down thugs as well as a bit more of the showdown between the Dark Knight and -LSB-...]

As if she still needs to prove how consummately excellent she is, Cotillard tacks on some more buzz scenes to her flashy resume and gets away with claiming the film's most coherent (and therefore effective) monologues.

Most effective, and, unfortunately relatable, is how the film spotlights good people navigating their daily lives as they count down the time a loved one has left.

One of Paul Thomas Anderson's earlier films, this effective warning to chronic gamblers fixes on a gambler who, broke as a wonky door, is adopted by a seasoned gambler who demonstrates the ability to get pricey rooms for next - to - nothing and how to get that lost money back.

The film has some effective moments but I felt the inability to get lost in the material as it's constantly reminds us just how much of an independent film it is.

Tellingly, Signs also features bookend title cards touting it as «An M. Night Shyamalan Film» in thirty - foot letters — it's a total ego trip (note Shyamalan's extended «cameo» and exactly how crucial it is to the film: the man makes himself the most important character in the piece), and no matter how beautiful it looks, how expertly its sound is mixed, how funny it can be, and how effective a few tense scenes are, the picture is a first - class disappointment.

One wonders how much more effective the film might have been if the roles were reversed.

Not only is this an energetically choreographed and edited scene, it is an effective and endearing introduction to Aman's exuberant personality and how it affects others, plus a slick expression of the film's east - meets - west aesthetic.

Perhaps the scariest thing about this film is how effective it is in doing just that.

Equally remarkable is how effective the minimal use of music (some classical stuff at the beginning as the family is driving and one particularly jarring John Zorn song used a couple of times in the film) is in helping to create the tension and suspense of Funny Games.

Though the generation - gap clashes between father and son over how best to confront institutional prejudice — and over Sidney Poitier's acting abilities — are another of the film's strong points, the plotting here becomes too contrived to be effective.

Whether intentionally or not, the supplement section of Lionsgate's DVD release actually shows how much more effective this film could have been.

That the film ends up with a running time of 163 minutes is largely down to this excess padding, and one wonders how effective it may have become with a tighter focus.

It makes the story all the more effective and hard - hitting but even if you are aware of this man and what happened, there's still no denying how raw and effecting this film truly is.

(I wish Coulter had reined in Pattinson's one scene of unfortunate histrionics, had had the actor underplay instead of go big, because the rest of the film demonstrates how effective an actor and how appealing a screen presence he can be.)

From a technical standpoint, the film was one for the ages (this was one of those increasingly rare movies that cried out to be seen on the biggest screen possible and was even one of the few to make intelligent use of 3D technology) but what was even more surprising was how effective it was from a dramatic standpoint as well, thanks in no small part to the career - best work from Bullock and the deft use of Clooney's glib star quality to help orient viewers for what might have otherwise been an off - putting experience).

The horrors of the film are so memorable that I tend to forget how effective its sense of humor is.

There's something to be said about the minimal — though effective — violence that is shown throughout the film and how it's so matter of fact when visible on screen.

On this track, Rodriguez gives in - depth coverage to how the film was made, paying special attention to point out how the green - screen effects were done and how he made cost - effective decisions.