Sentences with phrase «less than a comedy»

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The study revealed that less than 10 percent of adult viewing on Netflix was of its much - buzzed - about original series, like «House of Cards,» its political drama, and «Orange Is the New Black,» the dark comedy about prison.

His previous special, Bona Fide, premiered on Comedy Central less than two months before the accident.

Watching the four men — of varying ages and dispositions — grappling to accommodate a real, actual woman is less a source of cosy comedy than a significant disturbance in the balance of their lives.

I doubt that taking estrogen blockers will make me hate romantic comedy movies and true romance novels by Danielle Steel any less than I do now.

The film was less than a success, but it did nothing to prevent Kinnear from getting the lead role in the 1996 comedy Dear God.

Featuring a screenplay by no less than five writers, Flushed Away has clearly been geared to appeal primarily to small children - as evidenced by the film's emphasis on action - oriented set pieces and distinctly broad bits of comedy (there's even a fart joke thrown in for good measure).

This wonderful film could have so easily been made into a silly comedy but is fortunately instead a bittersweet drama that relies on a captivating performance by the always talented Ryan Gosling, who gives life to a sensitive character that never seems less than real.

It all ends in tears, with Meg throwing over Robert for Darlington and Tuppy throwing over Mrs. Erlynne, a less than madcap comedy of errors straightened out when everyone does the right thing, finally.

In 1997, Posey starred in no less than five independent films, including Henry Fool, her third Hartley outing; the temps - in - hell comedy drama Clockwatchers; Linklater's adaptation of Eric Bogosian's SubUrbia; and The House of Yes.

A dweeby and unenchanting concoction as romantic comedies go, Mark Decena's debut feature also juggles enough storylines to fill five or six movies in barely 80 minutes of screen time, ending up with a whole distinctly less than the sum of its parts.

A buddy - comedy wrapped in a British Columbia road trip, Suck It Up figures out how to find the humor in emotionally distressing situations that might elude any less determined characters than the film's two protagonists.

The following year, Garofalo appeared in no less than five films, with a supporting part in the ensemble piece 200 Cigarettes, a starring role as an unconventional action heroine called the Bowler in Mystery Men (which also featured Stiller), and prominent turns in Kevin Smith's eagerly awaited Dogma, Hampton Fancher's psychological thriller The Minus Man, and the satirical comedy Can't Stop Dancing, in which she acted alongside fellow comedienne Margaret Cho.In 2001, Garofolo took on the role of Catherine Connolly in The Laramie Project, HBO's docudrama chronicling the aftermath of the death of Matthew Shepard, and filmmaker David Wain's comedy Wet Hot American Summer.

In 2000 alone, she could be seen in no less than four films, including the action comedy The Crew, Red Planet, and as a bartender with questionable motives in director Christopher Nolan's unconventional breakthrough, Memento.

Clocking in at just less than 3 hours, «Django Unchained» is about 40 minutes longer than a B - movie - Western - comedy has any right to be.

As is the case with pretty much any scenario involving both the great outdoors and exposed genitals, the experience is less steamy than it is a painful comedy of errors, complete with eight - legged intruders.

Fun and delightful odd - ball comedy, featuring the always brilliant Johnny Depp, whose character in this story is no less memorable than all those he has come to play after this movie was made.

Sure, it involved a fair number of cheap gags, but it twisted them to be more than just the standard gross - out nonsense you find it lesser comedies.

With less than a day to find him, bring on the comedy!

It's clear right from the get - go that director Alan Poul and screenwriter Kate Angelo aren't looking to reinvent the wheel here, as the movie initially comes off as an almost prototypical example of a modern romantic comedy - with the less - than - innovative atmosphere cemented by the proliferation of wisecracking characters and the protagonists» initial encounter (which essentially defines the term «meet - cute»).

This comedy has less to do with narrative than with sheer chutzpah and a first - rate cast.

You might call it a black comedy of errors, but the humorous side of the film is less well executed than Slattery's impeccable creation of a certain neighborhood feel.

With a throwaway plot and a parade of weird characters, the comedy tries to be bigger, bolder and more outrageous than the television series, but it ends up being a lot less funny.

An other thing that was awesome in» Friends with Benefits» is the situations (when there talking, etc) between Dylan and Jamie, which I found less cliche than most of romantic comedies.

Also screened: Sadako Vs. Kayako (Grade: B --RRB-, an entertaining, teen - friendly marriage of the The Ring and The Grudge mythologies that (thank God) has a sense of humor about itself, even though its final confrontation is less than satisfying; Dearest Sister (Grade: C +), a poetic (and rather slow) meditation on class conflict couched in a ghost story from Laotian director Mattie Do; and Down Under (Grade: B --RRB-, a Superbad - style profane coming - of - age comedy set against the backdrop of the Cronulla race riots that took place in Sydney, Australia in Christmas 2005.

(2005) was less a road comedy than a shameless, ninety - minute car commercial.

While largely avoiding the Twilights and Divergents of the world, he's made interesting career decisions, weaving horror and indie films throughout his comedy roles, and largely using social media in a much more subversive and less thirsty way than some of his peers.

This is classic Apatow - very funny and very naughty.Rudd and Mann make a good couple and the daughters are adorable.But Apatow needs to learn that sometimes less is more as this movie would have been better at 105 minutes than it is at 130 minutes.As funny as it is it seems very long for a comedy.

Smart and dumb, scary and silly, and never less than entertaining, Scream one of the best horror comedies of the modern era.

2009: So, there's nobody less enjoyable in a comedy than Jonathan Silverman, right?

Hoping to weigh in on the Christmas film cannon, the project proves to be nothing more than a cheesy, stupid, overly - sentimental comedy with little heart and less brain.

The sheer energy of the two leads is addictive but hold the confetti; the comedy is a lot less fluffy than your average romcom.

District 9 had a budget 5 million * less * than comedy The Hangover, which wasn't exactly a special effects rollercoaster.

Still, Pipe Dream is - more often than not - an engaging little comedy that undoubtedly stands as a testament to Donovan's ample talent and charisma (it goes without saying that, in lesser hands, his character surely would've come off as a sleazy scumbag).

In no time at all (reportedly less than one week), Kebbel auditioned for a recurring guest role on the WB's series comedy drama Gilmore Girls — and was hired immediately by series producers, thus realizing instantly her dreams of becoming a respected Tinseltown actress.In the popular Gilmore program, Kebbel portrayed Lindsay Lister, the woman who dates, then marries, then divorces small - town hunk Dean Forester (Jared Padalecki).

Having recently displayed palpable chemistry with a romantic interest even while in less than favorable conditions, Sam Rockwell has gone ahead and signed on for another comedy about two people who fall in love under «strange circumstances.»

Now, less than two years later, Polanski is back with something a little different and a little bit unexpected: a dark comedy called Carnage starring Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly.

There's been a mild resurgence of genuine comedy this year that shows just how lame the juvenile, less - than - sitcom fare we've had to endure along with it really is.

But you don't really enjoy spending time with these two buddies and the pointed Kim comedy is less hilarious than uncomfortable.

I'm a lot less snobby about comedy than some of my fellow critics and won't write something off for being immature or crude (Due Date and Horrible Bosses cracked my recent list of the top 100 films of the half - decade).

That does happen, admittedly, but it's far less highlighted than it might be in, say, a stoner comedy.

He showed a brief spark in 2008 with his Spanish installment, «Vicky Cristina Barcelona,» but the aging director is sadly less than a pale shadow of the auteur / performer who enthralled audiences in the «70s, «80s, and even the early «90s with masterful comedies such as «Annie Hall,» «Crimes and Misdemeanors,» and «Husbands and Wives.»

The start was about two million less than Clooney's last film as director — the comedy Leatherheads (this new effort has had better reviews - read ours), and the political aspect has more in common with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Good Night, and Good Luck.

«Magic in the Moonlight» doesn't make you believe in magic, or love, or anything, really, although maybe that's just the cynic in me, eager to expose the film as the fraud that it is, because the whole thing feels less like a genuine Woody Allen comedy (smart and funny with a healthy dash of neurosis) than a pale imitation.

The action comedy earned less than $ 8 million in theaters despite a cast that includes Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Goldblum and Olivia Munn.

It's the kind of lesser known film you might find through the film festival circuit (had it's premiere at Sundance Film Festival) that's made up of a different brand of comedy or drama than your used to from a typical blockbuster, strong performances from B or C - list actors, and overall much to offer.

But his previous work as a feature director, 2005's «The Baxter,» was another sweet and off - kilter romantic comedy; both films are far less caustic and a lot more compassionate than most of his other comedy work.

The gags in its immediately iconic nude scene, for instance, are built on self - consciousness rather than titillation — which, in around 110 years of comedy on film, makes it more or less unique.

However, the political satire seems to be a bit less prevalent than the situational comedy, making it slightly less witty, but still very smart.

Destiny Ekaragha's broad comedy is an authentic and lively depiction of Peckham with far less interest in gentrification than the average SE15 estate agent.

Part III is far less a comedy than Part II was (if you can believe that), and we really struggle to understand how any of these idiots have become married men.