Sentences with phrase «in second acts»

It felt natural then to move on to Anke Kempkes, a dealer who specializes in second acts.

I was also impressed with young Makayla Joy Connolly, who stole the show (and showed off an impressive belt) in her reprise of «Let Me Sing and I'm Happy» late in the second act.

I was craving a few more hardcore horror bits in this puppy, especially in the second act.

These problems are mostly in the second act, though.

It is a welcome surprise to see a lighthearted Western that places its importance more on the characters than on the famous real gunfight depicted - and the deep - focus shots are beautiful -, but still the film has trouble with maintaining the focus and pacing in the second act.

But even though «Edge of the City» starts decently enough, and makes its point well in the end, the dramatic tension does fall off somewhat in the second act.

Yet all of Marvel's phase three films and their tentative questioning of the underlying political ethos of the franchise feel like buildup for Black Panther, which in its second act comes very close to completely tearing down the Marvel Cinematic Universe en totale — and making viewers long for such a thing to happen.

The smooth jazz score which punctuates the film gives certain sections the feeling of a silent movie, while the long awkward silences in the second act are like a lighter, less absurdist variant on the work of Samuel Beckett or Harold Pinter.

Despite an episodic first act, this is Tarantino's most linear picture and as such, offers less in the way of surprises, especially in the second act that telegraphs a confrontation but takes its sweet time building up to it.

And then there's Fishburne, who wanders into the film deep in its second act, and absolutely owns a whispery - crazy scene in which he imparts some of the wisdom he's gleaned from 10 «seasons» of hunting and being hunted.

Instead, he resorts to a graceful, intelligent and uncompromising approach that elevates the film and allows it to truly soar especially in the second act.

In the second act they talk about how it takes years of practice and study to become a sorcerer.

For in attempting a true romantic comedy in the second act instead of the more usual boys comedy with a touch of romance, this is a new direction.

The story becomes a little more engaging in the second act as two interrelated mysteries take shape, but the story careens wildly off the rails in the third act.

When they do materialize, late in the second act, they're not much more than static - inducing shadows with large almond - shaped eyes and spindly arms.

Bobby Moynihan, as the socially awkward Alex, comes dangerously close to wearing out his welcome in the second act but gets funnier the more cocaine he does.

By the end of the heist, the film feels like it's in the second act of a sequel, like there are things that ought to already be known.

If there's any consolation, Spider - Man arrives just in time during an airport battle in the second act, which unloads the entire kitchen sink in a clash between heroes.

Developer Intelligent Systems made the smart choice of switching up the level design in the second act to focus more on problem solving rather than simple battling and linear progression.

The material sounds light and kid - friendly, but it all goes to hell in a hand basket in its second act.

Inventive level design in the second act offers some much needed diversity to some of Color Splash's otherwise linear gameplay before the disappointing third act regresses into simple and uninteresting battles.

Instead of being a polemic against the practices of pharmaceseutical companies, it takes a complete u-turn in the second act.

«It also feels a little bloated, pushing past the two - hour mark after peaking in the second act.

Classic stages play even better than they did in their original appearance, transforming in the second act, new stages are incredibly creative and the soundtrack is just as good as the game's overall design.

Though I thought it faltered a bit in the second act, «Vera Stark» is insightful, witty and visually delightful.

Even though Hugh Jackman provides the main character, Hooper allows the other characters in the second act to grow, putting Valjean in the background of the story.

Unfortunately, it returns to formula as the middle act begins to transition into the final act, inducing the sort of «gearing up for the big game» narrative structure, along with the «I can't do this» drama thrown in late in the second act.

It could be argued that there is one or two pacing issues, especially in the second act were Zach and Beth seem to go over the same routine again and again.

What prevents it from being the actual thriller that it dreams of being is the slug like pace that is witnessed in the second act.

His character comes to fruition in the second act and apart from being present during pivotal battle scenes, his character is not given enough time to establish, and so comes off rather bland and underwhelming.

Interestingly enough, the more broad comedy that opens the film is not as effective as the more personal comedy that takes off in the second act.

While punchy and full of giddy flourishes of dialogue, as ever with McDonagh it paints itself into a corner in the closing scenes where a convenient entrance stage - right in the second act is exploited.

Smashing and gunfire create a claustrophobic environment especially in that second act.

Malick's direction is brilliant though at times disengaging especially in the second act.

But what if Daniels had been killed in the second act?

Not surprisingly, the film delivers plenty of cool set pieces along the way, including a no - holds - barred battle between the Hulk and the Abomination in the streets of New York, and an even more enjoyable fight between the Hulk and a still - human (but super soldier - juiced) Blonsky in the second act.

Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of Cianfrance — who very admirably manages to keep the tone consistent throughout — the dropoff from which the film suffers after switching perspectives to Bradley Cooper's character in the second act is palpable.

Eventually, a job goes wrong and he runs afoul of the cops, including Bradley Cooper's hero cop, who must struggle against the corruption of his unit at the hands of Ray Liotta in the second act, only to jump ahead a generation to follow Cooper's son and a friend at high school, played by Emory Cohen and Dane DeHaan, respectively.

Then the plot resumes giving us yet more exposition for the turn of events in the second act, which is followed by the reiteration of said exposition by a different character.

Superhero stories are, for the most part, permanently stuck in their second act.

In the second act, Chiron (Ashton Sanders) continues to struggle with concentrating in class while others bully him, particularly a much larger boy, Terrel (Patrick Decile).

Everyone's likable enough, save Jackson and a couple hissable stooges, and once Kong gets to a certain point in the second act, enough gears are in motion to get it to the finish.

It's slow to find its footing, but picks up in the second act, and it's definitely fun.

Each moment with him is a joy, whether he's sweating profusely or issuing threats, but his presence is missed in the second act.

Unfortunately, there are long stretches (particularly in the second act) that are just plain boring.

And for those of you that insist that you can't put up with more than thirty minutes of Larry David at a time — good news — he disappears in the second act for a very large chunk of the movie.

That's fine and all, but the meat of any movie is in the second act.

«Fury» inexplicably grinds to a halt in its second act under the incorrect assumption that its characters need a further dose of human drama.

I can't go into too much detail without spoiling it but I will say that something is revealed in the second act and it plays out into the third act.

Too often (especially in the second act) the actors are found standing in a line, reciting their dialogue or singing their songs on what clearly looks and feels like a soundstage with some mist on the floor and some trees in the background.