Sentences with phrase «movie skimps»

Special effects may be hugely improved, but the movie skimps on characterization and leaves one uninvolved with the plight of its human protagonists.

Not exact matches

His original idea was to make a interactive movie called Quantum Gate, but tight deadlines meant that he had to skimp on the original project.

This is a very tough movie that does not skimp on either the beauties or horrors of the world of horse - racing.

Coupled with rich world - building that brings the long hidden land of Wakanda to striking life on the big screen, this allows Black Panther to breathe fresh life into familiar MCU plot and character tropes, without skimping on the shiny spectacle and playful humor that Marvel Studios movies are known for.

I'd also be a hypocrite if I denied my love for action movies that skimp on the plot.

The most fun that could be had at the movies this year, Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon's clever, funny, scary feature lovingly deconstructs the creaky subgenre of the slasher flick and puts it back together into something that winks at the familiar tropes while never skimping on being rollickingly entertaining in its own right.

Plus the movie just skimps on the jokes, so...

Still, if it skimps on character depth and somewhat dawdles during its first two acts, in which a pair of taut centerpieces helps prop up dramatic filler (including a subplot involving Olivia Wilde's single mom), The Next Three Days refuses to puff up its action with message - movie sermonizing.

That's not to say it skimps in this respect; it is a very bloody movie.

He doesn't skimp on his hard - R, horror movie instincts and lets blood spill where it must — sorry cat lovers, not all felines make it out of the movie with their heads in tact — which is what makes this love story so uniquely del Toroian.

The film takes all the tropes of the classic gangster movie and, whilst never skimping on the violence or seediness, presents something slicker, more complicated.

The movie also suffers somewhat from the obvious skimping on digital effects.

An American Werewolf in London is a cult horror film that will most likely please those into horror movies on the irreverently funny side, especially ones that don't skimp out on gore or bits of wry humor.

The movie suffers most in its script, with dialogue that doesn't skimp in the cheese department (well, it is a dairy movie, I suppose) and numerous plot turns that seem too contrived to be believable.

Vampire movies traditionally go a bundle on reds, and Dracula certainly doesn't skimp in that department: the Count has a scarlet train about a mile long, which looks particularly good when he is on all fours, and the screen is sometimes flooded with swirling platelets.

BOTTOM LINE Jackman's powerhouse performance carries this movie, which hits emotional heights but skimps on spectacle and grandeur.

Sounds good to me, considering that with a measly $ 30 million in pocket change director Neil Blomkamp managed to create one of the most powerful and political alien movies ever made, and without skimping on the fiery explosions.

When in doubt, just buy the newest model and don't fall into the trap of saying to yourself «Well these look identical but this one is $ 3 cheaper...» You'll hate yourself for skimping on the $ 3 when dumping all your movie files to the external drive takes an extra three hours.