Sentences with phrase «in buddy flicks»

While Melissa McCarthy has undeniably been hilarious in buddy flicks and as part of an ensemble, a la Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013) and Ghostbusters (2016), she remains yet to prove an ability to maintain that level of laughter carrying a star vehicle.

Resurrecting the Champ (PG - 13 for violence and brief profanity) Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett co-star in this buddy flick about a struggling sports reporter who befriends a homeless boxing legend and in the process learns an important lesson about life which inspires him to reexamine his relationship with his young son (Dakota Goyo).

Not exact matches

While past Thor entries have been exercises in high superhero fantasy, Waititi churns out a unique chestnut here: an escape flick wrapped in a buddy comedy packaged in a shaggy sci - fi extravaganza.

Standard buddy action flick adventure fare where gold hunters wind up saving an African country in the process.

Hyphenate David Michael O'Neill's Five Aces is another in that long - standing tradition of pseudo-nostalgic man - sensitive buddy flicks, this one free of the stultifying voice - over narration but not of the contracted timeframe and forced epiphanies.

In their previous screenplays, Wright and Pegg have very shrewdly thrown genre conventions on their collective ear; they clearly love horror movies and action flicks and buddy comedies, and they understand the structure of those films with such clarity that they can rewrite the rules, scramble up our expectations and wind up with a creation that's both an homage to and a subversion of past classics.

Director Shane Black (Iron Man 3) was going for a «70s noir buddy - flick type of vibe, set in a smog - covered L.A, complete with gloriously groovy outfits worn by all.

Film Review by Kam Williams Jackie Chan Teams with Johnny Knoxville for Familiar Unlikely - Buddies Flick Jackie Chan made dozens of martial arts movies in his native Hong Kong prior to finding phenomenal success stateside in 1998 co-starring with Chris Tucker in the buddy - comedy Rush Hour.

It wants desperately to be a self - aware genre exercise in the Scream vein, but after its characters mention that there are «rules» to the buddy - cop flick, it chooses to demonstrate them rather than subvert them.

Hot Fuzz is a great example of homage and meta - commentary capped by a masterclass in shooting action; it's buddy cop flick that's all about buddy cop flicks.

Opening - night crowds raved about Blindspotting, starring Hamilton star Daveed Diggs, a buddy flick set in San Francisco - neighbouring Oakland about two moving - van drivers — one white, one black — that teeters into spoken rhymes when arguments get heated.

Danny Glover's Murtaugh famously opined in Richard Donner's classic American buddy cop flick Lethal Weapon, «I'm too old for this shit.»

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Malkovich Shines in Character Study of Kreskin - Like Mentalist Even though his name is The Great Buck Howard instead of The Amazing Kreskin, it's pretty apparent who John Malkovich's character is based on in this bittersweet, unlikely - buddy flick.

While the running thread of the mismatched black and white partners forced to work together has been a staple since 1958's «The Defiant Ones,» this movie can not seem to decide if it wants to be a cleverly - bantered buddy flick in that vein, a serious crime drama, a fast - paced tale of worldwide illegal drug operations or a violent action adventure (although there is certainly enough of that latter element to go around).

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He's probably best known for his role in the slasher flick You're Next, but Swanberg's 2013 effort Drinking Buddies earned him plenty of notice as writer / director with a refreshing voice.

Unless you enjoy laughing at outdated stereotypes suggesting that blacks are loud, stupid, lazy, smelly, promiscuous and criminal, you might like to pass on this insensitive exercise in bigotry masquerading as a buddy flick.

In the midst of Vulture «s big update on the projects that are moving around over at the Warner Bros. lot, they dropped a little nugget of info right at the very end of the piece: Justin Timberlake is now attached to star in the Joel Silver produced buddy action flick «Fully Automatic.&raquIn the midst of Vulture «s big update on the projects that are moving around over at the Warner Bros. lot, they dropped a little nugget of info right at the very end of the piece: Justin Timberlake is now attached to star in the Joel Silver produced buddy action flick «Fully Automatic.&raquin the Joel Silver produced buddy action flick «Fully Automatic.»

This old - school, character driven, private dick buddy flick is a kick in the crotch and I mean that in the best way possible.

John Badham (American Flyers, WarGames) directs to mostly successful results, utilizing a similar formula in his previous equally entertaining buddy flick, Blue Thunder.

Brett Ratner may lack the artistic flourishes of his predecessors, taking the film more in a straightforward thriller direction, but shows enough talent in this genre to expect that he may prove successful directing films other than buddy - flick comedies.

Perhaps it was MTV's way of redeeming themselves for unjustly ignoring the cinematic masterwork that was «Encino Man» back in 1992, but their love for Shore was short - lived; he has since remained nomination - free, despite the brilliant back - to - back - to - back comedic trifecta of «In The Army Now,» «Jury Duty» and, lest we forget, his much beloved buddy flick with Stephen Baldwin, «Bio-Dome.&raquin 1992, but their love for Shore was short - lived; he has since remained nomination - free, despite the brilliant back - to - back - to - back comedic trifecta of «In The Army Now,» «Jury Duty» and, lest we forget, his much beloved buddy flick with Stephen Baldwin, «Bio-Dome.&raquIn The Army Now,» «Jury Duty» and, lest we forget, his much beloved buddy flick with Stephen Baldwin, «Bio-Dome.»

Paul Feig will direct Sandra Bullock and his «Bridesmaids» star Melissa McCarthy in a tentatively - untitled buddy cop flick, which is based on a script by Katie Dippold (Parks and Recreation).

In 1987, Quentin Tarantino directed and starred in his first short film, the pop culture - infused buddy flick My Best Friend's BirthdaIn 1987, Quentin Tarantino directed and starred in his first short film, the pop culture - infused buddy flick My Best Friend's Birthdain his first short film, the pop culture - infused buddy flick My Best Friend's Birthday.

In addition, while the Netflix genres go beyond the standard Hollywood categorization (Rom - com, buddy flicks, period - piece, family - friendly), the descriptors are kept to 50 characters or less.