Sentences with phrase «jokes land»

This movie is the kind of R - rated comedy in which one joke lands with two others instantly miss.

As for how he arrived at the proper tone for the Bureau's emails and other editorial, says Moskowitz, «I wanted a buttoned - up sense of Fifties formality, because that's what helps jokes land.»

There are a few moments of hilarity when a few big jokes land; there are also a few genuinely eye - catching cinematic moments (see: the ecstasy sequence) and occasional moments of directorial flourish that will be remembered (that includes the glory hole scene).

The film is so slow and oddly paced that not a single joke lands.

Other jokes land very well.

Final Verdict: The Lonely Island gang are definitely playing it safe here, but as joke after joke lands, you won't mind too much.

Humor was present, but never really hit the tone that it was going for, with jokes landing flat sometimes.

And while more jokes land with a thud than you'd hope for, when it shines, it shines like the sweet diamond - crusted grills of Flava Flav.

«You want to let performances breathe and jokes land, and stay out of the way and support everything, rather than taking away.»

His pithy articulation and changes of tempo ensures his jokes land and ideas resonate.

Several of Nixon's jokes landed with the audience, drawing laughs and cheering, including one bit in which she encouraged Cuomo to «come out» as a Republican.

It doesn't work well enough to recommend, but the joke - to - laugh ratio is higher than I would have thought, with about every one in five jokes landing, a few had me cracking up.

Sure, now and again one of the jokes will make you laugh — you've got to love a «bottomless» party and the nearly stereotypical rednecks — but for the most part the jokes land with a deafening thud.

The «Thanos» joke lands, at least.

Critics Consensus: Fist Fight boasts a surplus of comedic muscle but flails lazily, and far too few of its jokes land with enough force to register.

Critic Consensus: Fist Fight boasts a surplus of comedic muscle but flails lazily, and far too few of its jokes land with enough force to register.

I hate overly serious action movies, but the humor in this goes too far and not all the jokes land.

It fits in with many of the recent comedies where many scenes are played through improv to see which insult comparison line or joke lands the best.

I remember seeing it at the cinema back in the day (no idea how I got in as I was about 8 at the time) and not really understanding most of it, but I gave it a rewatch recently and was surprised by how well the jokes landed.

Because of the loose, improvisational nature of the film, not every joke lands, but the ones that do are laugh - out - loud hilarious.

But when a joke lands, it lands hard with some gigantic laughs.

Very few of the jokes land, while the aforementioned action sequences are totally uninspired.

The joke lands like a lead balloon, but the thought lingers until Anna proposes that they try opening their relationship, as a sexual experiment.

Not every joke lands, and the movie begins to lose steam in the final act, but «Popstar» does just enough to keep you entertained with its goofy but catchy songs, musician cameos and a solid lead performance by Andy Samberg, who channels Derek Zoolander as the clueless, self - confident popstar.

The jokes land with clockwork regularity, but «The Sunshine Boys» is only intermittently successful as a dramatic comedy.

The joke lands like a lead balloon, but the thought lingers until Anna proposes that they try opening their relationship — as a sexual experiment.

What makes almost every joke land, however, is their grounding in realistic (ish) relationships; beneath the arterial bloodspray and zombie masquerade balls lies a simple, poignant exploration of what it means to be an outsider.

Fresno, directed by Jamie Babbit and Karey Dornetto, is well - assembled and many of its jokes land well.

Again, the material is familiar but it is made up for by how well many of the jokes land.

Not every joke lands, of course; I don't want to oversell it.

The jokes land harder at 3 a.m., it's a great movie to watch with friends, and there are scenes and even lines of dialogue meant for repeat viewing.

The actor said that although the joke landed successfully on set, the expletive - fueled reply had to be cut in order to keep the film at its audience - friendly PG - 13 rating.

Not every joke lands, and the movie begins to lose steam in the final act, but «Popstar» does just enough to keep you entertained with its cavalcade of musician cameos and a great lead performance by Samberg, who channels Derek Zoolander as the clueless, self - confident popstar.

All this might be forgivable if the action scenes thrilled or the jokes landed.

None of its jokes land.

First time screenwriters Brendan O'Brien and Andrew J. Cohen have been tangentially involved with the Rogen camp, and they understand the sensibility needed to make the jokes land.

There's lots of crude humor, and not all the jokes land, but the movie has many hilarious moments.

Because of the loose, improvisational nature of the film, not every joke lands, but the ones that do are laugh - out - loud hilarious, skewering centuries of vampire lore with goofy sight gags, clever observations about vamp culture and run - ins with a pack of werewolves led by Jemaine Clement's «Flight of the Conchords» co-star Rhys Darby.

The jokes land more often than not, though they may elicit stronger reactions from dedicated genre fans than from the average viewer.

There is also a charming playfulness to the film in this opening act, with almost every joke landing.

This fifthquel looks to be the rock bottom of the franchise as almost every joke lands with a dud and the premise just sounds ridiculous.

The humor is pitched at the same level (it's especially funny to hear spa worker Carla lament over the number of vaginas she has to wax) and most of the jokes land.

Add in some drug humor and some sexual pranks, and you've got an extremely thin shell of a movie where about one in every seven jokes lands.

I attended a panel at Pub U in Austin in April where one of the panelists joked that the guys packing up the pallets run over them with their forklifts for good measure, but the joke landed a little too bitterly.

The timing is perfect and the joke lands, reinforcing an age - old archetype of the down - on - his - luck hero.