Sentences with phrase «moment of levity»

It's a game that never takes itself too seriously, with moments of levity sprinkled in through good writing and voice - acting.

There's also a little bit of sex, a few moments of levity provided by Miles Teller as a quipster whose allegiances are forever shifting (some levity is also provided by Elgort, though sort of accidentally), and game appearances by Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts, who seems poised to take on a bigger role in the third and, ugh, fourth movies.

There's not too much of a musical score, although the use of a famous piece of music in a late game boss fight will elicit a smile from even the most hardened gamer and is a rare moment of levity in an otherwise unrelentingly bleak gaming experience.

But Anthony Hopkins provides the few rare moments of levity as Noah's grandfather, a Yoda - like Methuselah.

It's quite a riveting and though - provoking journey, with compelling and nuanced performances all around, and, although it is quite serious, not without moments of levity.

While The Conjuring takes itself very seriously, Wan also provides moments of levity, mostly through the police officer character (John Brotherton) that accompanies the Warrens on their ghostbusting trips.

She's able to both convey the brutality of the games by making Katniss a more battle - hardened warrior this time out, which also finding moments of levity, such as her priceless reaction to an impromptu striptease by Malone in an elevator.

There are even moments of levity courtesy of John C. Reilly's bearded and frazzled character.

Despite the amusing bits (and there are many), despite the budding ardor (predictable and crowd - pleasing), despite the rarely seen and irresistible smile of Emilia Clarke (who is not allowed moments of levity as the formidable Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons, on Game of Thrones), Me Before You is a juicy, ripe red apple of a romance with a razor blade embedded under its skin.

A rare moment of levity for Captain Phasma.

It's a much grittier world than the one in the Dead Island games, but there are moments of levity sprinkled throughout to prevent Dying Light from taking itself too seriously.

The event was punctuated by moments of levity but mostly dominated by anger from residents who feel their elected representatives have sold out their interests to the real estate industry, with a focus on the proposed redevelopment of the vacant Bedford Union Armory.

More than any other film in the franchise to date, we expect that the 2017 blockbuster will emphasize humor and offer even more moments of levity than its predecessors, Kenneth Branagh's Thor and Alan Taylor's Thor: The Dark World.

It's a very weird film, with some strange, funny moments and some surprisingly moments of levity and beauty.

Each episode offers up wondrous new surprises, whether it's a dream sequence, a stunning revelation from a new character, or a sly moment of levity from an unexpected source.

Moments of levity releases a bit of that tension at key moments before building again, by way of scene stealer LilRel Howery as Chris» best friend and TSA agent.

Though much of the film finds them in a state of disconnect — they communicate with each other through a very clinical intercom system in the house — we get these small moments of levity that make their relationship feel very lived in despite their tensions.

It's a role full of meaty monologues and aggressive behavior for Washington to sink his teeth into and he does just that, capturing with gusto this domineering, narcissistic father who still has his charms, as he finds sincere moments of levity in the genuine love shared between Troy and Rose.

The laughs, or more accurately moments of levity, are one of the films stronger suits.

KINGS A thoroughly messy, and vaguely dreamlike... or nightmarish... I can't decide, exploration of race that features the most ill - timed moments of levity.

The second moment of levity is even stranger, in which Chiwetel Ejiofor hands Benedict Cumberbatch a slip of paper that reads «shamballa», and Cumberbatch asks, «what's this, my mantra?»

Paul's an interesting choice for the lead; he's a character actor at the helm of an action film, and he manages to invest his one - note, brooding character with a few welcome moments of levity and excitement.

About the last thing the sodden swords - and - sorcery movie Season Of The Witch can be accused of is having a sense of humor, but the few moments of levity come courtesy of Ron Perlman, who plays the bearish companion to Nicolas Cage's AWOL 14th - century Crusader.

Each character is well realized and played out completely and each makes for their own moments of levity that overall make for a compelling and hysterical single night of fun and mayhem.

«Winter Sleep» contains a few surprising moments of levity, from scene of drunken men dueling with Shakespeare citations, to the peculiar nature of Aydin's relationship with a disadvantaged horse.

One of the greatest aspects of this story is how it unfolds slowly, surprising the viewer along the way with unsettling moments of fury alongside genuine moments of levity.

Maybe later they can use it to look for Konoske's hat, which the wind rips off his head and tosses straight into Mexico, providing a nice moment of levity for everyone.

The two follow up each other nicely and there are couple moments of levity especially when Jim was talking about «building the C6 Corvette, the C7 Corvette and (pause...) other special editions...» which the crowd took to meaning the C8 Corvette.

It's also to provide us with a palate - cleansing moment of levity.

The campaign in particular is well - acted with moments of levity and gravity.

And, to be sure, there are moments of levity in «State of Decay 2's» non-stop cavalcade of technical issues: far - off zombies caroming into the skybox as if flung by trebuchets; cars getting stuck in invisible geometry, then miraculously unstuck, then rather un-miraculously stuck again; even the ever - present crashes can have a sort of mangled comic timing, like the curtain suddenly falling on a community theatre production of a lost «Walking Dead» episode.

Through their play, companion pets provide moments of levity that eventually become more enduring.

I started sometime during college because, as a student who had sat through innumerable lectures, I enjoyed and appreciated when professors included rare moments of levity to make a point, enrich a metaphor, or even just keep us awake.

Be prepared for the fact that this is a long film, clocking in at nearly two and a half hours, with virtually no moments of levity or comic relief, dealing with brutally difficult subject matter throughout.

Throughout the difficult press conference there were moments of levity, thanks to Bickell's baby daughter Kinsley, who wanted to be by her dad's side while he was speaking.

As has been made painfully clear neither of those elements appear meaningful to the governor and, notwithstanding some moments of levity, time and retrospect treat many of Mayor de Blasio's words harshly.

Ms. Mark - Viverito's presentation began shortly after noon with a moment of levity: a tongue - and - cheek video of her trying her hand at rap, comedy and theater as if her future might include those endeavors.

It was a moment of levity during a day of grueling campaigning.

I've been trying to find some moments of levity.

George Lucas's films had moments of levity, horror, action, drama, etcetera for a reason in different parts of the film.

Matador isn't a comedy, but it has its moments of levity, which is smart — the show shouldn't take itself too seriously, and those very Rodriguez (who directed the pilot) touches of sudden jump cuts and cartoonish violence work perfectly with the overall aesthetic.

While there are serious moments of life and death and the consequences to what each of these could mean, where this truly shines is in the moments of levity.

An emotionally sterile and self - serious terminal disease drama without a moment of levity to be found from first frame to last.

Howard excels at infusing lighthearted stories with gravity and more serious narratives with moments of levity; the balance here is as good as it's ever been.

From a directorial standpoint, the Russo Brothers often succeed at balancing out the more serious plot beats and dramatic situations in Civil War with moments of levity - though at the same time, there are a number of instances where the film awkwardly injects jokes into otherwise serious scenes, seemingly out of concern that the movie is at risk of becoming too serious.

Telltale imbues nearly every scene of Tales from the Borderlands with a moment of levity, using all the tricks in the book to elicit a laugh.