Sentences with phrase «laughs out of this script»

Reitman doesn't exactly mine a lot of laughs out of this script, but he does keep the movie from careening completely off the track and he did somehow convince Portman to sign on, so I guess he deserves some credit for that.

Not exact matches

It has the kind of cynical and darkly politically incorrect humor that is among my favorite (it made me laugh out loud the whole time) and an excellent script (which I wish I had written) that makes fun of how ridiculous the characters are as they expose the worst in themselves.

A laugh - out - loud - bad stinker of a movie in which * you * know what Eastwood's next «discovery» will be in the murder case a long time before does, and every potentially powerful scene is undermined by coarse acting, bad script and cheesy music.

Ultimately, The Nice Guys gets by on the strength of the two leads and a handful of laugh - out - loud moments that are unfortunately few and far between, although a little bit of editing and re-working of the script could have made all the difference, making it tighter where it gets a bit flabby and keeping the momentum going because, unlike Lethal Weapon, there is the sense that Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling have had to work a little bit harder than Mel Gibson and Danny Glover to get that spark going between them.

With a glint in his eye and that signature crooked smile, Damon sells this direct - address device beautifully — aided by Drew Goddard's warm and wickedly smart adapted script — making dialogue like «I'm going to have to science the shit out of this» into winsome laugh lines.

Employing as much adult oriented humor as kid - aimed cracks, Hotel Transylvania «s script includes some smart one - liners, funny sight gags and rude jokes (often about fecal matter), most of which are more chuckle - worthy than laugh - out - loud.

And while Steve Faber and Bob Fisher's script is unusually witty, what could have been a classic goofball, belated - coming - of - age tale takes a weird turn into chick - flick drama realm that's out of sync with the frat - boy laughs.

With its combination of tight combat, Metroidvania - style exploration, laugh - out - loud script and memorable Mexican folk - art graphics, the game was just begging for a sequel, and Drinkbox Studios is finally delivering one.

Scripted comedy in games is great - Portal and Monkey Island are up there with any sitcom in terms of writing - but for me two games stand out in terms of delivering laughs on a consistent and persistent basis: - Dead Rising 2 - the ability to combine a plank of wood, a lawnmower, a chiselled jawline, a serious expression and a pretty floral dress leads to some of the greatest emergent comedy I've ever seen in a game.