Sentences with phrase «movie falters»

Molly's Game bristles with fun zingers, electric energy and Sorkin's brand of verbal fireworks — all of which help enormously when the movie falters in fleshing out its characters.

Yes, some of the movie falters in its two and a half hour running time but not enough to ruin the tone.

It's immaculately shot, it's fast - paced and gripping, but where the movie falters, like other Yates movies, is its storyline.

Where the movie falters is mostly due to the nature of adapting a stage performance to the big screen.

Where the movie falters is in the portrayal of Elio's bathetic and tiresome parents — played by Amira Casar and Michael Stuhlbarg — who cosset him and flatter him in a way that feels not only untrue to life but a means of stifling the movie's anarchy.

â $ œWhy are you such a dick?â $ she asks him at one point; the movie falters because it doesnâ $ ™ t have the guts to actually make him one.

Not exact matches

From the first movie to today's film, my love for Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, r2d2, C - 3PO, Obi Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader has never faltered.

It's a film that often calls attention to its own self - importance and falters when compared to Spielberg's best historical dramas like «Munich» and «Lincoln,» movies that earn their messages instead of just stating them.

The film does falter when Letts and Friedkin choose to take it outside of its theatrical origins, especially in a motorcycle scene that feels like it came from another movie, but it's a minor complaint.

He never falters enough to harm the movie, but he doesn't add to it either.

It's the narrative tissue in between that allows the movie magic to falter every now and then.

The script, written by Trevor De Silva and Kevin Hood, falters when farce gives way to melodrama, but the movie regains momentum with a climax in a ballroom.

Like Whedon's first «Avengers» movie, Snyder's «Justice League» falls into three parts: the assembling of the team, the team's faltering early battles and internal squabbling, and the slam - bang finish in which — spoiler alert — good triumphs over evil.

It's only as director and co-writer John Walsh starts to emphasize a more laid - back pace that one's interest begins to falter, and there's ultimately no denying that the movie fizzles out in a serious way towards the end (the inclusion of several melodramatic elements, including the dreaded fake break - up, certainly doesn't help matters).

The deal comes as Fox spins off its movie and TV divisions, handing Disney their studio and television package which includes the FX networks, National Geographic channel, stakes in Sky and Hulu and regional sports channels, including some international sports networks that can help fuel Disney as ESPN falters thanks to American cord - cutting.

As the movie's visuals literally steal the show, the 1080p / AVC - encoded video transfer offers splendid details throughout and never falters, no matter the type of scene you are watching.

Sure, some of the jokes falter and the film pales in comparison to some of the early Farrelly productions, but this was a movie made about diehard Red Sox fans who had watched their team lose time and time again.

Despite the movies minuscule budget of $ 4 million the production value never falters and truly rivals some larger Hollywood pictures.

Almost always calm, charming and in control, when his front falters the movie is at its most terrifying.

Inside Out instilled in me all the clichés; I laughed, I cried (I wanted to buy the print) and I left the cinema having shared an understanding of what it is that forms us as human beings with a team of movie makers who may have faltered in recent years but return in 2015 with an uneven yet bold, powerfully accomplished movie.

While the movie does falter in its ability to balance the light with the dark, I found that the positive aspects of it outweighed the negative by far.

But Watts rarely seems to falter, even when her movies do.

The only place where the movie really falters is in the final minutes, which is a little too nice for the events that precede it, because even though the subject matter may be bleak, «Starred Up» is a truly captivating film about the ineffectiveness of the penal system and hands - down one of the best prison dramas in recent memory.

It's just Mr. Schwarzenegger attempting to revive his faltering movie career by trying something new and unexpected.

The movie also falters on basic technical levels; in addition to a host of editing continuity gaffes, green screen prominently reflects in Gary's glasses frequently, something that ought to have been dealt with in post-production.

I've already compared Collateral to Training Day for its comparable walk on the Los Angeles wild side, but unfortunately the two movies share one more trait — it falters in its final scenes.

The action does falter a bit toward the end when McTiernan reveals he's making a popcorn movie after all, as he opts for a few clichés and moments of crowd - pleasing formula antics, letting the supporting characters have a role in clobbering a bad guy or two.

Rango has surprisingly dropped beneath The Lincoln Lawyer, faltering against the family movie competitor Diary of a Wimpy Kid sequel.

Even when Hot Fuzz appears like it may be destined to falter, such as dealing us a prolonged action climax that seems somewhat modeled after Shaun's tense bar finale, the movie has more than enough spirit and humor to justify its actions.

There comes a point — after the songs lose their bite (They're intentionally wrong - headed, such as one that mixes kinky sex with patriotism, but still, apparently, popular enough to mostly fill a stadium) and all the targets have been hit — when the movie begins to falter.

The movie only falters during its final third, when Vaughn lets the humor drop in order to wrap up the explosive story.

The first «John Wick» was a pleasant surprise that seemed to come out of nowhere in late 2014, simultaneously reviving the B - movie action flick and Keanu Reeves» faltering career with its stylized, no - holds - barred violence.

But after the last five years or so of Oscar history, the technical achievements and total nominations for Shape start to align with movies like Gravity, The Revenant, and La La Land: big, impressive feats of moviemaking that win Best Director with ease only to falter in Best Picture.

This causes all manner of institutions to falter, to close, to be needed and to open, not just schools (think grocery stores, movie theaters, fast - food emporia, playgrounds, libraries...).

Everything is faultlessly fast and fluid, with apps loading almost instantly, games — even racing titles such as Need for Speed Most Wanted cruised along effortlessly — and HD movies never faltered.