Sentences with phrase «moments of suspense»

As a whole, the story does have moments of suspense, but can often be spoiled by dialogue that can be downright annoying.

In fact, the historical background is every bit as entertaining as the moments of suspense, and is one of the features that make the book such a stand - out.

The plane hijacking and the dramatic ending are the only two moments of suspense.

With a meager budget but memorable moments of suspense, decease the film marks a return to form of sorts for the writer / director, who earned accolades for his work on the Oscar - nominated film The Sixth Sense.

Also directed by Franklin, this film is a propulsive blast, with some all - time classic moments of suspense and craft.

For instance, De Palma's prom scene, which features tense, split - screen moments of suspense, is replaced with cheap snafus that culminate in the climactic moment being replayed from different angles no less than three separate times, in case we missed its significance.

«The film manages intermittent moments of suspense, and a few genuine shocks.»

A rape scene with Hill (although uncomfortably played for laughs) provides a wonderful Rosemary's Baby reference, and the scenes where they must contend with demonic monsters still work as moments of suspense.

Thanks to that rousing third act, good performances, and a few fine moments of suspense, «Jurassic World» succeeds as an enjoyable piece of popcorn entertainment, in spite of its troubled first hour.

There are even Hitchcockian moments of suspense as Petit and his crew set up the wires across the two towers.

With online dating, you can still experience the mystery and excitement that surrounds meeting someone new, as well as those moments of suspense, waiting for them to contact you.

Kylo being Kylo, he allows his rage to control his actions, and swings his lightsaber through Luke, at which point we discover, after a brief moment of suspense, that Luke is a lot more powerful than we thought, and that he accomplished all of this without ever leaving Ahch - To.

Each work renders a prolonged moment of suspense through the use of stop - motion photography and slowmotion film.

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The suspense of a particular moment, carried across chapters where we learn bits and pieces of the past, was perfection.

There are times when the ride is steady and fairly easy, and then there are the moments of exhilaration, of suspense, of uncertainty, and of sheer fear.

During the moments of greatest suspense, activity in the frontal parietal brain regions, which are devoted to orchestrating attention, flared up in healthy participants and became increasingly intense until the end of the film, when the boy nearly hits the family maid with a real bullet.

They inject their story with great moments of character and suspense but also have a terrific visual eye to create mood.

In addition to Mr. Tarantino's trademark dialogue - heavy, suspense - filled set pieces, there are moments of pure silliness, like a gathering of hooded night riders (led by Don Johnson), and a late escapade (featuring Mr. Tarantino speaking in an Australian accent) that perhaps owes more to Bugs Bunny than to any other cultural archetype.

Surprisingly, when Colonel Nelec literally comes face - to - face with the realities of the situation he is facing with in Lillian, the suspense and excitement which should be amplifying the moment is sorely lacking.

Part of what makes German director Christian Petzold's pulp psychological thriller so special is the way it wrings complex shades of suspense and disquiet out of very basic techniques, and its finale — the most sublime gasp moment of the year in film — is a master class in simplicity of form, cut almost entirely from just two angles and carried by stars Nina Hoss and Ronald Zehrfeld, whose performances have been building to this one exchange of subtleties.

Foley delivers a few moments of tension and suspense as the kidnapping plot kicks into gear, but it's clear he has little interest in revisiting the superior genre efforts of his long - ago youth as a director.

By bringing the complex psychology of Brian Garfield's book up - to - the - moment and injecting new thrills and a stark, unflinching look at the American psyche in 2017, Eli Roth and Death Wish bring audiences to the height of unforgettable suspense.

No one is there, maybe, in «The Pact,» a tightly controlled low - budget chiller whose occasional moments of unexpected special effects are set up beautifully by long periods of suspense.

At all moments a deftly crafted mystery and with thoughtful scares and the sort of shocks that don't feel extraneous, Goodnight Mommy is a must - see for anyone who appreciates sustained suspense, and who maybe doesn't mind a trip to a masseuse after to get all that tension worked out.

Cinephiles will also notice homages to some directorial greats - such as Kubrickian and Hitchcockian technique for creating intense and effective moments of horror and suspense, respectively.

There are moments of visceral, physical suspense, but there's also the emotional suspense, the stuff in the relationship, the good guy and the bad guy, and that bad guy is uniquely terrifying.

Director Daniel Monzon keeps the story briskly moving with several moments of unbearable and skillfully handled suspense and the fact that it avoids the usual genre conventions with many unexpected plot developments, helps in keeping you captivated and wondering what direction it will go in.

The structure of the film cannily avoids milking the moment of Jeff's incapacitation for either cheap suspense or dodgy political import.

Incorporating moments of both heart - pounding suspense and improbable beauty, the documentary draws viewers into the lives of three of its founders — Khaled, Subhi, and Mahmoud — as they grapple with the chaos around them and struggle with an ever - present dilemma: do they flee or stay and fight for their country.

What it truly lacks is acuteness, because as a end - up of the Hitchcock style, the moments where Brooks actually spoofs the Master of Suspense are too few and far between, and the rest of the film is mostly uninspired filler.

The movie has plenty of suspense and «made my partner hide under the blanket» moments so they were doing something right.

However, thanks to a particularly well - crafted villain, the script does an amazingly good job of sustaining suspense even in moments that are not action packed.

Speaking of explosive set - pieces, The Lost Legacy has some incredible moments of adrenaline - filled suspense; with impeccable AAA presentation.

If there's no suspense in whether or not Cash and June will get together, a measure of discomfort in the beating Cash's first wife Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin) takes for reacting reasonably to her husband's philandering and pill - popping, and some disdain for the coy trainspotting of songs, George Lucas In Love - style, throughout (June cries «burns, burns, burns» at one point and accuses Johnny of being unable to «walk the line» at another), at least there are a couple of moments like that 5 & Dime scene that let the cast out of a certain straitjacket.

Says MGM, «By bringing the complex psychology of Brian Garfield's book up - to - the - moment and injecting new thrills and a stark, unflinching look at the American psyche in 2017, Eli Roth and Death Wish brings audiences to the height of unforgettable suspense.»

Eyes Wide Shut is at times overdrawn, at others overlong, but there's more than enough moments of eruditeness to make this a sexual suspense vehicle to remember.

The movie does forecast its moments of danger / suspense a bit more than needed, but this may be its only method of catering to its family film classification.

He said something to the effect that what he wanted to do was slowly build the dread and the tension, rather than explode to 11 in the opening moments and fail to be able to register that kind of suspense for the rest of the film.

Each moment of the wardrobe falling must be as big as possible, so the low angle shows the suspense of it toppling towards its prey, the close - up of hands shows the cringe - making impact of wood on knuckle, and the close - up of the head bursting through the back of the furniture gives us the pained reaction as well as another gag.

From the opening sequence of getting rid of poor «effected» grandpa the suspense only lifts for some short lived moments of happiness.

Instead, the film gets its scares from the atmospheric creepiness and intensity brought in the style of suspense and thrills, with the occasional moments of humor put in there to lighten the mood.

Regardless, Hollywood fabrication or not, there are still enough moments of genuine drama and suspense to recommend K - 19: The Widowmaker as a solid submarine adventure flick, even if artistic license is heavily employed.

Do the false - alarm moments, like a group of girls screaming playfully in a parking lot, come a little too close to suspense - thriller jump scares?

Forster handles the small - scale moments well, creating a measure of tension and suspense.

But there isn't a single moment of proper suspense, mainly because it's all played for laughs: as if senile old people are hilarious.

In a way, it is similar to Jaws in its basic story, but Carnahan lowers the suspense and raises up the contemplative moments that suggest that there is more to the design of their fate than mere coincidence — it's a test of their wills.

Strikingly filmed in black and white — cinematographer Robert Crasker won the Oscar for his work — The Third Man contains a great deal of suspense, several moments of dry British humor, and a fun performance from Cotten as the wide - eyed innocent.

It's a relentless exercise in suspense, the anxiety throbbing through my veins as events ran their course was almost overwhelming, the emotional shock of the final moments so all - encompassing they took me over completely.

With such a quality troupe of actors, it's hard to go go wrong, and admittedly, there are good laughs and moments of genuine tension, making this a surprisingly effective little suspense vehicle for long stretches at a time.

They also managed to get a couple of moments of genuine suspense squeezed into the film's 77 - minute running time.