Sentences with phrase «in romantic subplot»

The main family / military husband plot was completely by - the - numbers and pretty pointless, (though it was better than a hastily thrown in romantic subplot) but I guess when you're spending $ 200 million on a movie you need to have a thematically simple side story.

Screenwriter Caspian Tredwell - Owen and director Martin Campbell must have realized that their preachy scenario did not engage on any kind of emotional or storytelling level, and so they tried to shoehorn in a romantic subplot between Sarah and Nick.

Cerebral confrontations, however, do not make for a mass appeal film, so Annaud and Godard shoehorn in a romantic subplot — an understandable move, but not a completely forgivable one when the execution is as sloppy and uninvolving as it is here.

The story is already formulaic as it is, but someone came up with the bad idea of shoehorning in a romantic subplot for Vianne that feels just that — uncomfortably wedged in.

In the primary plot, Hitchcock's work is stagnant, so he finds a new start; in the romantic subplot, Alfred Hitchcock's marriage is stagnant, and he rediscovers why the old ways still work.

Thankfully, screenwriters Matt Lopez and Mark Bomback don't trip over themselves trying to awkwardly add in a romantic subplot with Jack and Alex.

Not exact matches

While there are many, many compelling things about the film, I found myself gravitating toward a teeny - tiny subplot: when both Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) accidentally hear the tapes each recorded of the other in their attempts to erase each other from their memory, they get a glimpse of what their former romantic partner was thinking of them at the time things went south.

Yes, it was a romantic tale set in a similar fashion along with a subplot like family issues resolved in a meaningful story.

Music factors into the romantic fragments of Creed's subplot in interesting ways, and if Ludwig Goransson's score feels as comfortable as the narrative formula, a steady, throbbing hum apparent each time Creed and Bianca interact succeeds in creating a fitting tone.

It even slipped in the suggestion that Clark and Darden were romantically involved — because what's a TV show without a romantic subplot, whether it's an FX drama or a nationally televised murder trial?

Upon presenting her novel to the local publicist, he condemns her sequestering the romantic elements that her ilk (other women) should want to read in favor of a horror subplot involving things going bump in the night.

It's also a testament to Sheridan's writing that there's no romantic subplot squeezed in, bringing a dynamic you don't normally see in bigger budget films.

Without all those moronic flashbacks, an obnoxious teenage girl, a passionless romantic subplot and all those half - witted villains, Elektra could have been a terrific lone, stoic assassin, quietly searching — like Alain Delon — for meaning in an empty universe.

More effective is a long scene in which the guys make a group of well - to - do women feel better about their lives, while a romantic subplot involving Mike and a rebellious photographer (Amber Heard) is slight.

The romantic subplot, which has a lot of prominence in the movie, feels forced and unnecessary at times, which is a shame since Gordon - Levitt and Woodley have great chemistry together.

And soon enough we're back to the explosions, chases, battle sequences, kickin» - ass montages, and pointless romantic subplots that we've come to expect from these movies, the latter of which comes in the form of Phillips's right - hand woman, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell).

-- There's a minor romantic subplot between Star - Lord and Gamora following the seeds planted in the first movie

(There's also a romantic subplot involving Max, but aside from some beautiful shots of the two doing yoga in front of a wheat field, it feels nonessential.)

The romantic subplot between Gamora and Star - Lord is somewhat undercooked, but all of the above made me root for it in spite of myself, if only because it would be legitimately interesting - and for this genre, (nearly) ground - breaking - to see them pair off, procreate, and be faced with a half - pink / half - green baby of their own, with whom to (hopefully) do slightly better than Ego and Thanos did with them.

Softley returns in optional commentary for a 22 - minute block of deleted scenes, which rather fascinatingly reveals that test - screening audiences rejected a romantic subplot between Kate Hudson and Peter Sarsgaard.

Refn can't keep from romanticizing his hero's descent — especially in a poorly conceived romantic subplot involving a prostitute — but he has a sophisticated understanding of how the profession rewards luck more than honor.

The twins also become a threat in their own sense, once their romantic subplot peters out.

Hook and Tiger Lily have a romantic subplot that no one cares about and Peter spends a lot of time being a really awful brat — which jives with what a selfish asshole Peter Pan is in literature, so at least they got that right — and there's a giant blind crocodile but Hook never loses his hand because Warner Brothers thought they were launching a franchise and could do that in another movie.

It's one thing to be about love, and entirely another to be one not just about romantic love, but all types of love — also love between friends, within a family (as illustrated in a subplot involving Naina's bickering mother and grandmother, which nicely supports the main story), and its power to inspire people to act beyond themselves.

In a sweetly romantic subplot, Sammo walks all over the island looking for a birthday cake for Cheng Pei - pei, a fellow teacher he's sweet on.

Once I realigned my expectations with the reality of the movie, I began to enjoy myself — though there wasn't as much hockey as I'd hoped (more on that in a minute), the romantic subplot, between Doug, and self - professed slut and lover of the violence of hockey, Eva (Alison Pill) captured my interest, not for its sweetness or charm, which it had, but because Eva was quirky, but in a realistic manner.

It's the romantic subplot of Kinski and Julie that tends to cause a lag in the film.

Most of the film plays like your typical fish - out - of - water story before switching focus to the romantic subplot between Alan and Zahara in the final act, but while it's an interesting development that explores the difficulties of such a relationship in Saudi Arabia, it feels so rushed that Tykwer is unable to give it the attention it deserves.

Even though he's the only one actually committing here, Michael B. Jordan might as well have been phased in from another brand of C - grade rom - com as his super-sized cheesy, level 11 cliché romantic subplot butts heads with the should - be elbow nudging plot line going on with the other fellas.

Pratt is also stuck in a half - baked romantic subplot with Bryce Dallas Howard, who co-stars as Claire, an all - business operations executive.

No one looks at photos anymore, since everything anyone would want or need to know about a person can be obtained from an oral swab (women and men visit a dating booth, where the recently amorous have samples of potential mates tested, and it's where a co-worker (Uma Thurman) tries to find out more about «Jerome,» in the film's clumsy and obligatory romantic subplot), which is helpful.

He stages a grand disaster in a nuclear power plant, drags us around the world to offer up exotic locales and inserts a ridiculous romantic subplot to give us all the quivering lip close - ups a thriller needs.

Primary in that regard, I definitely disliked the romantic subplot between Frank and Laura.

There is also a major romantic subplot that almost feels like it wandered in from another movie, featuring singer Nicki Minaj, who steals every scene as Draya, a buxom stylist trying to tempt Calvin's friend Rashad (Common) away from his hard - working wife, Terri (the singularly named Eve).

The film starts off clumsily, a scene in a music shop where Richard (Efron) meets Gretta (Zoe Kazan) features stilted dialogue and an uncomfortably obvious telegraphing of a romantic subplot (though it would turn out to be more of a structural hallmark).

Army of One's romantic subplot illustrates why King of Comedy was better off not being weighed down by a half hour of scenes featuring Rupert Pupkin's arbitrary love interest (played by, I du n no, Maria Conchita Alonso) about how, as a woman of a certain age who's been banged around by life a bit, she's lucky to have a good - hearted, if someone eccentric ambitious young show business striver like Pupkin in her life.

And here are the five most disappointing films of the year: On the Road (Michael Winterbottom's Wolf Alice tour movie can't even find something interesting in its fictional subplot), Hampstead (a painfully strained romantic comedy set in a twee version of London), The Book of Henry (Colin Trevorrow missteps with this convoluted thriller), The Snowman (Michael Fassbender struggles to sustain this lifeless Scandinavian mystery) and Pitch Perfect 3 (it's painful to watch the Bellas try their hand at action - comedy).

After a pharmaceutical - and - alcohol - induced bit of airplane class struggle that exemplifies Wiig's ability to ramp up a joke so it doesn't become repetitive (as does a later, extended attempt to have her cop admirer Rhodes (Chris O'Dowd)-- a sweet romantic subplot in which the two have worthwhile conversations and uncontrived issues to resolve — notice her by breaking all sorts of motor vehicle laws in succession), Annie's life, which she already thought had, really hits rock bottom.

True, the whole romance angle isn't there, but it's kind of added in later by the Preminger / Wallach versions, both of whom have a romantic subplot as part of their stories.

Throw in an unnecessary romantic subplot between the chemistry - free Tatum, and Kunis, the story suffers greatly from thin characters.

The story of Joshua's search for his missing sons isn't substantial enough to warrant an entire movie, so writers Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios have tacked on a romantic subplot between Crowe and Olga Kurylenko's Turkish widow (which doesn't seem right considering Joshua is still mourning the death of his wife), as well as flashbacks of his sons in battle that are incredibly difficult to watch.

This is the main overarching plot, yet, somehow — in amongst the boardroom meetings and battles — a dire romantic subplot takes place, Medivh's intentions are questioned, and Khadgar becoming the next «Guardian of the Realm» is hinted at countlessly.

Those «feelings» she refers to includes the dangling romantic subplot between Black Widow and Bruce Banner (last seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron and referenced most recently in Thor: Ragnarok), as well as Cap and Widow's ongoing conflict with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) since Civil War.

There is also a justification for revenge amidst some moments of comic relief and a romantic subplot that joins the main story in a happy ending providing a sense of communal unity through a shared emotional experience.

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL: An enjoyable dramedy that also puts forward the rare romantic subplot featuring actors not in their 20's or 30's, The Meddler has something a bit unique to offer the marketplace.

Aside from a forced romantic subplot between Thurgood and the staunchly anti-drug Mary Jane (Rachel True), the above is all Half Baked has in the way of plot.

Strangely, all the women have perfect skin and wear lipstick — obviously bought in the nearest Boots pharmacist — and there's a strange Roman Soldier - witch romantic subplot tacked on at the end.

Don't expect Daenarys to enjoy another burgeoning romantic subplot, according to Emilia Clarke in Style Magazine.

The romantic tension was a nice subplot, and finally a male cop / PI, with integrity enough not to take advantage of the damsel in distress.

Johnson's metathriller, spiked with gory intrigues and romantic subplots, is a ripping piece of fiction that is also an astute commentary on the nature of freedom, sacrifice, and glory in a world where everyone's «a survivor who has nothing to live for.»