Sentences with phrase «ludicrous plot twists»

This sequel is in on the joke in a way its predecessor wasn't — ludicrous plot twists and scenarios play out without any anxiety about how realistic or believable they might seem.

A misbegotten venture that constantly ups its own ante on histrionic overacting, ludicrous plot twists and insipid empowerment mantras, Herzfeld's puzzling concoction is likely to make most viewers reach for the remote control when it opens in limited theatrical and VOD release Friday.

The script and direction are equally inept, with a series of overwrought action sequences and ludicrous plot twists that come suspiciously close to parody.

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Critic Consensus: With miscast stars, a ludicrous plot and an obvious twist, Derailed embodies its name all too aptly.

What starts out teasingly moody, however, about the ramifications of a horrible incident — shades of «The Sweet Hereafter,» still Egoyan's best film — becomes baroque and ludicrous as the Hitchcockian scenario loses its psychological bearings in a web of trashy plot twists and self - conscious jumps in time.

Becomes baroque and ludicrous as the Hitchcockian scenario loses its psychological bearings in a web of trashy plot twists and self - conscious jumps in time.

Each plot point in The Glass House becomes increasingly ludicrous, using logic defying twists and turns that can only be present in movies like this.

Throughout, Collide speeds from one set piece to the next with a jaunty, confident air that largely elides the plot's many coincidences and leaps in logic, including a ludicrous final twist.