With the exception of Henry's despicably racist father, Pappy (Jonathan Banks, dead - eyed perfection), who spends most of
the movie sneering at Laura and hurling epithets in the Jacksons» direction, Rees has a remarkable gift for seeing her characters whole.
Not exact matches
Bird's
movie neither panders to children nor
sneers at them, and it beautifully, lucidly captures the giddy adventurousness of childhood.
Devised by acting - writing comedy team Lowe and Oram and co-scripted by Amy Jump, director Ben Wheatley's professional and personal partner, the
movie pokes fun
at the social limitations of these lumpen Midlanders without
sneering at or patronizing them.
Super bugs» — infections that
sneer at conventional drugs and run unchecked through the population — used to only plague actors in science fiction
movies.