Sentences with phrase «movie sidesteps»

To its credit, the movie sidesteps this self - pitying dilemma during Winstead's single scene, and buckles down to explore family dynamics and regrets instead.

In spotlighting the mostly sweet - natured but still slightly bruised give - and - take of this unusual codependent relationship, director Zachary Heinzerling's movie sidesteps doctrinaire concepts of nonfiction art films and expands its core audience, imparting glancing lessons about the uncertainty of love and the almost necessary dance of responsibility and care - taking involved.

Exposing a different side of Shrek (only brief buttock nudity is seen), the movie sidesteps some of the sexual innuendos played out in previous films, however it depicts a group of high school students stumbling out of a smoke - filled chariot where they've been sharing a joint between classes.

Not exact matches

ShareI am going to sidestep the whole political debacle about this movie (and if you don't know about it, then count your blessings that you can watch it peacefully) but I will say that I disagree with all the objections.

The movie cleverly sidesteps around the fact that he's an alcoholic (the only clever thing the movie accomplishes).

Down in the Delta is Woodard's movie, and she deftly sidesteps most of the traps in her way.

The film sidesteps a pitfall into which a lot of these type of ensemble movies fall in that none of the characters ever feel one - dimensional.

He also notes that most «epidemic movies have sidestepped the problem by focusing on the aftermath of a deadly plague» or inventing «a disease with outlandish symptoms.»

And the movie's visual markers — so pristinely devoted to its ancestors in the opening acts — sidestep the ghosts altogether by the climax.

While the movie does earn some credit for sidestepping the typical, cheap happy ending, there are no new ideas to set it apart from the plethora of cookie - cutter, disappointing horror films that have come out in recent years.

You're made to be aware of the movie's literary source — stylized voice - overs by multiple narrators, starting with Laura (Carey Mulligan), a woman who sidesteps spinsterhood by marrying a stolid farmer Henry (Jason Clarke), who chafes under the criticism of his hateful father (Jonathan Banks), and lives in the shadow of his more popular brother Jamie (Garrett Hedlund).

Normally this spells trouble for often groan - inducing no - budget movies, but this film sidesteps that with consistently witty dialogue, excellent pacing, and remarkable chemistry between the young actors.

The Grand Jury Prize winner at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the achingly well constructed «Like Crazy» is an evocative coming - of - age romance that pointedly sidesteps the Hollywood contrivances of so many relationship movies, and instead delivers a portrait of sincere young love that is perhaps not meant to last forever.

They must find the natives of Neverland (Depending on one's perspective, the movie either sidesteps or intensifies cultural stereotypes by making these natives an amalgamation of various cultural influences), and with the help of Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara), the group will uncover the truth of Peter's origins and return the surviving fairies to their rightful place.

Tate Taylor's film of Kathryn Stockett's bestseller about housewives and their maids in Kennedy - era Mississippi, which boasts Oscar - caliber performances by Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, sidesteps the pitfalls of movies like Mississippi Burning while providing sneers for the «Mad Men» - deprived.