Sentences with phrase «made thriller»

The movie just didn't have the same selling power, and while most critics agreed it was a well - made thriller, the average moviegoer felt cheated by the lack of a dynamic twist ending.

That's the hook that will lead you into «The Commuter», a well - made thriller that borrows a lot from other films from the same genre, but is effective all the same (at least until the chaotic climax).

Sadly, The Siege, which begins as a well made thriller with an intelligent grasp of geopolitics, winds up muddled, goes crazy, descends into the usual Hollywood hoopla of unbelievable escapes from fiery explosions and impossible Mexican standoffs.

She has made a thriller about the U.S. efforts to assassinate Osama bin Laden.

A rather silly, though slickly - made thriller from director Luis Llosa, with Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods and Rod Steiger, the movie was essentially about a load of bombs going off; and it's the only real action movie Barry's scored since 1987's The Living Daylights.

«A Quiet Place» is an intense and well - made thriller about a family's stand against extraterrestrial invaders.

However, it is a well - made thriller with a certain level of intelligence and non-reactionary morality.

It's never more than a well - made thriller, but in this case that's plenty.

LAW ABIDING CITIZEN is a competently made thriller that attempts to make up in panache what it lacks in credibility.

Relentlessly bleak and hopeless, as well as grisly and gory, this well - made thriller nonetheless paints an interesting portrait of human nature and the divide between perceived strength and kindness.

Kelly Reichardt made a thriller.

There's a visceral sense of urgency in this cleverly made thriller that holds our attention even when the plot begins to feel over-constructed.

With a premise not much more believable than Snakes on a Plane, this slickly made thriller entertains us from start to finish by never flinching once.

Verdict: Last year, Denis Villeneuve and Jake Gyllenhaal teamed up for «Prisoners,» a gripping and beautifully made thriller that featured one of the best performances of the year from Gyllenhaal.

Ben Affleck confirms his directing skills with this sharply made thriller, which carefully maintains a human connection with its characters.

Fabien M. tipped us off to the English - language trailer for Jorge Dorado's Spanish - made thriller Mindscape, starring «American Horror Story» fav Taissa...

Save for Lansbury's Oscar - nominated performance, the acting isn't that great either, but in spite of its flaws, «The Manchurian Candidate» is a well - made thriller that every cinephile should see at least once.

A sleekly made thriller with a sparky sense of humour, this is also a rare action movie that has something important to say.

Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train is an expertly made thriller with fluid camera work, dark humor and enough cliff - hanging build up to keep you biting your nails until there's nothing left.

It's not hard to remember that he once made thrillers like Three Days of the Condor (1974), but lately his brand of filmmaking has been closer to lightweights like Presumed Innocent (which he produced) and The Firm.

To say Frederick Wiseman makes observational documentaries is like saying Alfred Hitchcock made thrillers — accurate, but not the heart of the matter.

All right, this is how to make a thriller: Start with a situation of astonishing difficulty and emotional weight.

A gently comical undertone makes this thriller even creepier than expected, bolstered by sharp writing and directing from Dan Giloy and an especially clever performance from Jake Gyllenhaal.

What makes this thriller extraordinary is its willingness to make us scratch our heads and ask questions as the tense, fable - like story patiently unfolds.

Mark Wahlberg has been talking about the experience of making his thriller Lone Survivor, which currently sits atop the box office in America and opens in Britain this weekend.

It is a little rough around the edges and there is an argument to be made that the relative lack of directorial flair makes the film feel too conventional but those points are only really relevant when comparing it to Argento's later works, and after all, this was his first movie and there are plenty of filmmakers out there at the twilight of their careers who would love to make a thriller as tight and effective as this with everything available at their disposal, let alone the small budget and restrictions that Dario Argento had to work with.

Making a thriller with Darren Aronofsky got Natalie Portman an Oscar, so it's not a leap to think Mother!

If only Michell didn't have to swing for the fences and go for the riveting finale, which threatens to unravel all that the story had built up to that point, with a silly story of obsession that causes every single character of the movie to act in a way that no one would ever act in reality, merely for the contrivance of making this a thriller.

It's so nice to know that even though the Cold War is over, it's still possible to make a thriller rife with old - fashioned Cold War paranoia like SALT.

Kinetic and moving with pulsing energy, Nemes makes a thriller out of a story about a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people who finds moral survival upon trying to salvage from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son.

So from that point forward I knew I wanted to make this a thriller about race.

However, stellar performances and a refreshing depth in characterisation make this thriller stand apart from...

The dynamic cast is sure to make this thriller a memorable one.

«But Florida told me, «No, you're making a thriller.»

Her second novel, The Burial Society, was published by Ballantine January 30, 2018 and she has just concluded a deal to make the thriller the first of a three book series.

The action and suspense make it a thriller as well, and there's romance in it, because you can't have people interacting in pressure - cooker situations without something developing between them.

It doesn't really make it a thriller for me.

It's not a traditional horror tale, but Soma's excellent sci - fi story, strong sense of setting, and thematic consistency make this a thriller from start to finish.

Not exact matches

About four years ago, Lionsgate announced it was planning to remake «American Psycho,» the Wall Street serial killer psychological thriller that boasted a star - making turn by Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman.

The Amy Adams - starring sci - fi movie, an early Oscar favorite, is much more than just another aliens - make - contact thriller.

But it's also being touted as a «geopolitical thriller,» as the documentary touches on Poitras» own experiences with government surveillance (Poitras has been monitored by the US government since making her 2006 movie «My Country, My Country»).

(My suggestion is Justin Cronin's surprisingly well written and totally addictive vampire thriller The Passage, which once made a transatlantic flight I took feel about 20 minutes long.)

Throw in some Michael Crichton plot twists and you would have the makings of a great thriller.

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana - made films are being shown alongside the work of filmmakers from across the world at the New Orleans Film Festival, which opened Thursday night with a red - carpet showing of the Louisiana - shot thriller «The Paperboy.»

Alten's giant shark thriller MEG is even being made into a major motion picture by Warner Bros..

In 2013, she abandoned the corporate life to make a movie, a still - unreleased indie thriller, called «Veracruz.»

When Brooklyn - based filmmaker Mitzi Peirone went looking for investors to make her indie psycho - thriller, Braid, she had to think outside the frame.

Podcasts have been around for more than a decade, but it was the NPR audio thriller Serial, which unpacked the murder of teenager Hae Min Lee and subsequent botched investigation by the Baltimore Police Department, that arguably made podcasting take off.

We pretend that romantic comedies or naturalistic thrillers set in the present day are more «realistic» than any that require us to remember that we live between immensities, for no more than a fraction of sidereal time in a world that we did not make.

He explained, «When you make a horror or a thriller, you say, «You're supposed to be scared here.