Sentences with phrase «melodramatic style»

Thus, when he came to write his «Letters on Landscape Painting», Durand deftly sidelined Cole's mature but melodramatic style, and advocated instead a straightforward method of plein - air sketching shorn of most philosophical content.

John Steuart Curry, the least - known of the three, was born in Kansas and had an anecdotal, rather melodramatic style, often depicting the violence of nature.

Between Odets» overly poetic dialogue, director Robert Aldrich's melodramatic style, and Palance's scenery - chewing, this is a camptastic good time.

Though visually beautiful and boasting superb performances from the entire cast, Black Swan, much like the ballet Nina so adores, falters because of its emphasis on melodramatic style over substance.

Not exact matches

There was potential for this film to be melodramatic and overacted but I think, and this is typical of a lot of Argentinian films I've seen, the films are believably acted and they have a grit to their visual style that is more realistic.

All in all, the film is plenty conventional, even in a portrayal of Ancient Rome that is about as thin as a lot of the characterization, and as contrived as the melodramatics which slow down the impact of momentum almost as much as dull and draggy spells, thus making for a script whose shortcomings are challenged well enough by a powerful score, immersively beautiful visual style, solid direction, and strong lead acting for Henry Koster's «The Robe» to stand as an adequately rewarding and very intriguing study on the impact Christ had even on those who brought about his demise.

In conclusion, there are melodramatic spells, as well as some focal unevenness, spawned from hurrying past certain plot aspects that really aren't all that needed in the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challenges.

First Reformed is made in a refined style but it's shamelessly melodramatic at its core; like a preacher trying to win over a skeptical congregation, Schrader keeps piling on reasons that a man of peace would potentially resort to terrorism.

We do get a twist that brings out the film's melodramatic side and a conclusion that reveals its not always imaginative stylings.

But Roach takes that theatrical style, mixes it with the look and feel of movies from Trumbo's era (including politically - themed dramas like Elia Kazan's «A Face in the Crowd,» a favorite of Roach's) and whips up a playful, stylized, slightly melodramatic tone.

The fairly packed audience started vocally reacting «Rocky Horror» - style to some of the more overtly melodramatic turns with «oohs,» «ahhs» and even laughter.

In response, Greg throws a screaming, crawling - on - the - floor hissy fit, which director Alfonso Gomez - Rejon follows in a hectic handheld style set to the melodramatic orchestral swells of one of those films that Greg «loves.»

I'm really glad to see that they're going with Strange's melodramatic comic book style for his costume.

Groff's flexible style can be impressionistic enough to convey the high points of passing years or lush enough to embody Lotto's melodramatic sense of himself.

The game starts out solid enough, with an opening cinematic done in the style of a motion comic and featuring a melodramatic voiceover to set the stage.

You get to watch Cinna and Marcus going to save Blank, you get to see Kuja fall even more in love with his melodramatic self, and Disc 2 even starts with a Shakespearean - style aside with two comic relief character with very little bearing on the story itself.

This is mostly done through melodramatic anime - style CG cutscenes.