Sentences with phrase «more effective thrillers»

The more effective thrillers of this variety avoid that temptation as much as possible.

Four years on, and with a John Woo - directed sequel to compare it to, «Mission: Impossible» feels a little dated but it is a superior story and a genuinely more effective thriller.

Not exact matches

Driftwood is presented and promoted as a horror movie with psychological elements, and while this is true, it undersells what is an effective psycho thriller, less about gore and horror, more about story and character.

A very effective Hitchcockian thriller that starts off as a modest drama, taking a good time to develop its characters in a careful way, and then starts unexpectedly to become suffocatingly tense as the characters find themselves trapped more and more in an unbearable situation.

The presence of Penn, who has purposefully avoided making big - budget Hollywood films, is a testament to Pollack's reputation and power; and rarely has this supremely gifted performer been more effective, despite the inherent limitations of the thriller genre.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a thriller for anyone looking for more than the run - of - the - mill and one that continues Lanthimos» streak of delivering effective storytelling.

Strangers on a Train, though undoubtedly effective as a classic Hitchcock thriller, is also nothing more complicated than one elongated gay cruise joke - cum - horror story.

First and foremost, it's an incredibly effective thriller which can easily be called a horror film, more than suspenseful enough to keep you alarmed at all times, with one of the most compelling finales ever seen in cinema.

This is all the more appropriate since, as a whole, Civil War can be summed as part effective superhero action / thriller, but also equal parts, if not more so, engaging dramatic / psychological thriller that features Earth's Mightiest Heroes; though admittedly, while the title might suggest otherwise, Civil War is only really a superhero war movie in a figurative sense.

While there are some extremely basic yet passably effective jump scares set up by director Christopher Landon (Scout's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), Happy Death Day evolves more into a mystery / thriller and even comedy the longer it goes on.

Following 2013's Hitchcockian horror - thriller Stoker, Park's latest continues to plumb female sexuality and the female experience of sex with men absent, and The Handmaiden is all the more effective when it maps these territories so seldomly shown in mainstream cinema.

Suddenly, what was an enjoyably twisty chase thriller becomes an equally - gripping, but far more effective look at the old would - you - kill - Hitler - as - a-child dilemma.

At the hands of a master like Hitchcock, who probably would have changed the script into something more plausible, this could have been an intriguingly effective thriller.

Patriots Day is more effective as a suspense thriller than a stirring docudrama that explores the complexities of real - life heroism.

Better sniper movies include American Sniper and Enemy at the Gates, while more effective (mostly) one - character thrillers include Locke, Buried, and 127 Hours.

The imagery at some points makes you think you paid money to see a horror film rather than a crime thriller, but it is all the more effective as Blunt gives a strong, but vulnerable performance.