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Whatever path that Adam Sandler was trying to lead in this film really worked and the dynamic chemistry between Jim and Lauren worked in an awkward and light - hearted sense.

Not exact matches

The only thing really linking the three films is the setting and the nameless cowboy (Clint Eastwood) in the lead.

The scheme lands the boys unwittingly in a series of misadventures that lead them to their old pal Teddy (Heyborne) and Moe's almost adopted father Harter (Collins) The film is broken up into pieces to mimic the «short» format of the original show, but they are really all acts in the same story.

Sally Field is the only performer who really goes toe - to - toe with the leading man, and the scene where they have at each other is one of the best in the film.

No one expected that he would be able to take a lead in a major film after really doing nothing but supporting roles.

As if it's not enough that the characters are kind of unlikable in certain areas, this narrative that does little outside of simply meditate upon the questionable leads is pretty thin, and that really undercuts much momentum, to where natural shortcomings play an instrumental role in bringing the final product to mediocrity, and yet, I won't go so far as to say that this film's story concept is completely juiceless, as its portrayal of a nerdy manchild's lifestyle is pretty realistic, if not genuine, and therefore kind of intriguing.

The plot really takes a while to pick up with very little in the way of dialogue; by the time the lead characters reveal a portion of themselves, it is already deep into the film and it seems late, granted the run time is just under 90 minutes.

But with such exemplary elements in place, the final payoff only seems a disappointment since it leads to an inevitability which makes the film seem more mundane than it really is.

In a lot of revenge films, the lead is usually likeable and relatable, and that is somewhat true here, but the great thing is that Ethan is really more of an anti-hero.

Jake Gyllenhaal has really turned around his career over the past few years with character - driven films like «Nightcrawler,» «Enemy» and «Prisoners,» so it only seems natural that he would want to collaborate with Jean - Marc Vallée, the Canadian - born director who led Matthew McConaughey to Oscar gold in «Dallas Buyers Club» and helped revive Reese Witherspoon's career with «Wild.»

Chiwetel Ejiofor is finally getting his leading man status, and while this isn't the best film, he's really magnetic to watch in that detective role.

A really lovely tale staring two great leads that you fall in love with almost immediately, however, as Ananda states in her review, anyone more concerned with space - time continuums or time travel paradoxes should just bypass this film, as it really is just another Richard Curtis movie and thus all sense of reality should be left at the door.

The two leads work well together, but the best performance of the film goes to John Mahoney as the father, surprisingly understanding and the type of father you never really see in teen films.

Described as action - packed and splendid - looking, the film is a CGI feast according to critics, who say (Rowling's) magic is as potent as ever, and welcome Katherine Waterston, who introduces something that had been missing in the Rowling universe: a really strong young female lead.

Really, his career as a leading man was dead the moment he debuted his chuckle - worthy blonde tresses in Oliver Stone's Alexander, the 2004 film that has become a byword for glorious miscasting.

I was quite impressed with Jason Clarke in the lead; he and Kiera Knightly actually stood out as the couple; but unfortunately yeah this film suffered from just too many people and not a really focused perspective.

The film, which stars Mel Gibson in the lead role will arrive in cinemas later this year courtesy of Icon Films, and it looks really rather good.

How, for instance, do you have 6 nominees for most categories but only 4 for Best Actress in an Action picture and only nominate supporting actresses for that prize and leave out two leading women who really carried their films with aplomb: Mary Elizabeth Winstead in 10 Cloverfield Lane and Blake Lively in The Shallows.

It's not really a handicap if you've not seen the first film, as the pertinent details are recounted in a lightning burst of prologue exposition, leading up to how our gormless hero Reiji opens the film dangling naked from a cage full of large sweaty men in towels being airlifted by helicopter across Tokyo.

Of the films we have already seen, Chadwick Boseman buffed his stardom in the lead role in Marvel blockbuster «Black Panther,» while Joaquin Phoenix took home Best Actor at Cannes as a brutal killer trying to save a young girl from the sex trade in «You Were Never Really Here,» and Ethan Hawke earned raves as a melancholy priest out of the fall festivals for Paul Schrader's recently released «First Reformed.»

Sorkin and Chastain sat down with TheWrap to talk about the film, with stops along the way to talk about Harvey Weinstein, Gilbert and Sullivan and who Sorkin really wanted to cast in the lead role.

Born without memory of his past life (the title is the film's first puzzle, as it is really not so much a search for «Bourne's» identity as it is an examination of an identity at birth), Bourne finds himself oddly proficient in self - defence, preternaturally aware of his surroundings, and possessed of a Swiss bank account number (via the laser projector) leading to a safety deposit box full of enough passports and foreign currency to match his ability to speak several languages.

Unknown as the arranged date in Menashe (Possibly not a professional actor, and I haven't seen any cast list but her justifiably combative but also obnoxiously shaming confrontation with the lead is a wonderfully tetchy moment in the film; it's impossible to root for either of them, and they really don't like each other!).

Adults don't really feature in the film and are dismissed casually by the teen leads, who are primarily interested in — but also very scared of — sex.

As with Charles and Erik, Vaughn manages to explore Mystique's character in a way that is more interesting than either the films or comics have really presented her — even though we know where her arc will inevitably lead.

In what really could be considered a leading role (and might very well turn out to be), Banks holds her own in a film that features two bravura performances by Paul Dano and John CusacIn what really could be considered a leading role (and might very well turn out to be), Banks holds her own in a film that features two bravura performances by Paul Dano and John Cusacin a film that features two bravura performances by Paul Dano and John Cusack.

Starring Taraji P. Henson (who is terrific in the lead role), the most disappointing part of it is that the film didn't do well enough to get Henson a follow - up, as I really like her as an action hero.

Uber - prolific (with over a dozen films in seven years — some of them very rough around edges, which could lead some to opine he's too prolific), things really transformed for Swanberg last year with the release of his breakthrough indie comedy «Drinking Buddies.»

«I really wanted to write a strong female lead for a film, because I hadn't really done that in my previous two films,» McDonagh said.

While Diaz is on the money as the film's «straight man» of sorts, this is really Leslie Mann's chance to shine as a lead comedienne in an effort that should make film producers other than Judd Apatow take note of her talent.

This is the kind of film that was all the rage in the early «60s: aging male star, once a romantic lead, is cast as head of a really annoying family that puts him through absolute hell, until the denouement that insists that family life is in fact splendid and really the ONLY THING WORTH EXISTING FOR.

Sadly, the only things this film really has in common with the original are similar creature effects and the return of the least memorable supporting character, now in the lead role.

There is really something for everyone in this film despite what the trailers lead you to believe.

The breakout star of Mistress America is Lola Kirke, who had a small role in David Fincher's Gone Girl last year but who really gets the chance to shine as this film's lead.

Thomas Mann, in the lead role of Greg (the «Me» of the film's title), turns in a good performance that shows some promise for a career that initially started with duds like Project X, but it's Olivia Cooke who really shines as his classmate who has recently been diagnosed with cancer.

What he has concocted with The Chronicles of Riddick is an increasingly messy and incomprehensible film that although it may attempt to be elegantly complicated and intricate, is really just a bunch of mumbo jumbo devised by Twohy, who it has been told, never really had any concrete plans for a spin - off from Pitch Black but was coerced into doing this film after being approached by Universal executives who saw potential in having a second Vin Diesel led franchise after The Fast and the Furious.