Sentences with phrase «melodramatic tone»

The earnest gravity of the fighters» quests pairs with the melodramatic tone to produce a brand of purely absurd, sidesplitting humor.

Where these other films blend the dysfunction with humor built from realistic situations, The Only Living Boy in New York takes a more melodramatic tone, hoping to garner sympathy for its character.

If you don't mind the melodramatic tone, both Bening and Bell reportedly turn in stellar performances, and the film tells the story of their romance in flashback, allowing plenty of time for the actors» chemistry to build and create a satisfying and plausible relationship.

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.

A melodramatic tone and fragmented plotting undermines this film's serious edge, almost losing the point in the process.

represents a huge departure from the brooding, serious, melodramatic tones of more recent offerings like «The Skin I Live In» and «Talk to Her.»

Not exact matches

The tone of this film is melodramatic, hypothesizing the unconsummated love between Elizabeth (Blanchett) and Raleigh (Owen).

The film can't grasp a consistent tone in its melodramatic depiction of true events.

An extended, affecting riff on Tennessee Williams» «A Streetcar Named Desire», Blue Jasmine tones down the melodramatics and sexual tensions to reposition its Blanche Dubois as a ruined New York socialite (Cate Blanchett) forced to rely on the kindness of her working - class sister (Sally Hawkins) when she is bankrupted by criminal husband Hal (Alec Baldwin).

The movie may be criticized by some for not finding a unified tone, shifting from broad comedy to serious drama, but Garrone overcomes audience doubts by seamlessly weaving in the comic with the melodramatic.

It has a melodramatic, overwrought tone, some of the acting (especially by Bill Travers) is really bad, & despite the desire to decry racism, some scenes do have a racist edge the the contemporary eye.

He chose an arch, plastic tone rather than a gritty or natural one, with a musical score (by Alexandre Desplat) that's intentionally oversized and melodramatic.

Aronofsky is going for a very specific aesthetic tone here, a home invasion thriller psychodrama with layered metaphors and melodramatic elements.

Bright's light, droll tone ably skips over melodramatic pitfalls (and glosses over a few plot elements that strain belief), but when Nick and Adelaide's secrets come out, her sparkling prose becomes unrelentingly sharp.

While there's a seriousness surrounding the proceedings, the tone avoids becoming too melodramatic, making the forty - hour adventure feel thoroughly enjoyable.

The vivid tones further the individual images» strong emotional tenors, earnest and heart - felt, but never melodramatic.