Sentences with phrase «much a character piece»

«It's very much a character piece,» Fleck told EW.

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At a time when any small change to our familiar and much - loved digital landscapes prompts thought pieces and 140 - character soapboxes, we're finding newer ways to express ourselves.

Russ — I don't think you'll find people arguing too much about the few character names we have, but more about other pieces of information that should be available to corroborate the supernatural aspects of the stories.

The Bible is full of fairy tales and should only be taken as a piece of literature of great importance just as the Odyssey is, but it shouldn't be used to govern one's life, much less to help build a relationship with the biggest fictional and ever - changing character in human history.

Which is probably why Reformation's designs (made from dead end stock fabrics) feel like they've got so much character; every piece wows in its construction — simple yet effective — that you really don't need much else.

I like the ethnic pieces as they have so much texture and character.

I want to try this method, I've been making my own chalk paint, and painted my china cabinet, and used the Minwax dark wax to antique it, it's not for everyone, but the look is just what I want, old world look, not even put it has character, I am doing my coffee table as well, I find very ornate pieces cheap and paint a base cream chalk paint and then go over it with the Minwax dark, let it sit for 15 min and buff, then add another layer of wax, its so much fun, but the problem I'm having is I'm ADD and I have 5 projects going at once!

I often love to add a stencil to my projects because it's a simple update that really gives my piece so much more character.

Adding just one natural wood piece to a room gives the space so much warmth and character.

director Xavier Beauvois uses the investigation of one crime... to string together a character piece that is as much about the character of a Parisian homicide squad within a police department as it is a study of some of the individuals who comprise it.

In other words, he's much better at effects - laden set - pieces than character drama, and this film is crying out for more of the latter.

It showcases a career best performance (Ed Norton in that movie) in a character piece that isn't so much about a personal journey as it is a grand statement about a specific social problem that will continue to thrive with no end in sight.

While he proves he can still handle a set piece, there isn't much in the performance to make this the actor's next memorable character.

Stay through the end credits for a funny scene involving his character that likely had been intended as a set piece within the main body of the film, but which works much better out of the context.

This is very much a character - driven piece, rather than plot - driven (though there are some dramatic plot twists) and the problem with this film is that the characters are simply unlikeable.

This is much more than just a superhero movie, it is a great character piece as well.

As ever with the filmmaker, «the environment is just as much of a character as the people,» but she also takes to the genre elements nicely, with the final set - piece being «the most claustrophobic thing she's made.»

However, again, this becomes too much of a character piece to really work as something as memorable as Casino or Goodfellas.

Tony is pretty much an everyman character going about his daily business when he happens to see what he sees, which leads to one of Argento's more memorable set pieces as Tony is trapped between the two glass doors of the art gallery, unable to help the victim inside who is bleeding on the floor and unable to escape outside to fetch help, and his and Julia's situation and relationship is played out in a very natural way, the scenes in their apartment with just the two of them interacting being as integral to the plot as the more violent scenes.

I loved the films from the 70s because they were about characters, and not so much about big plot point and big set pieces.

Hayley Atwell's character is much more impressive than anyone would expect from a female in a period piece.

However, it might just be Channing's kinetic energy which somehow weakens the film, since neither Nichols nor screenwriter Carole Eastman (of Five Easy Pieces fame and working under the pseudonym Adrien Joyce) give her much of a character to latch onto.

The eponymous character, Ned (Paul Rudd), is not so much the hero of the piece as the Holy Fool, a hippie... Read More»

With their powerful moral undercurrents, minimalist acting and ascetic style, Bresson's films (Mouchette would make an excellent companion piece to The Kid with a Bike) weren't concerned so much with stories and characters as with the ideas they helped to illuminate — namely the continual war between man's baser and higher instincts, between the evils of mistrust and crime, and the virtues of charity, compassion and love.

The movie doesn't have much in the way of plot, but it's a rich character piece and a sign that Green's talent is far from faded.

The bad dialogue and shameless product placement are to be expected, and the dynamic between the three lead human characters is pretty annoying, but Bay can't even get the action right in this one, settling for unintelligible set pieces that evade logic almost as much as the story.

A sombre, lowbrow mood piece that's very much character driven and has an authentic feel for it's titular working class, Philadelphia neighbourhood, God's Pocket.

Hotline Miami 2 certainly has that pursuit, but it's also more of a character piece, making its exponentially increased carnage that much harder to stomach.

I enjoyed it and laughed a lot (my humour is very much of this style) but as a movie and a story and character piece, it's pretty average.

Those who love anime will delight in the game's 40 or so characters, ranging from Dragon Ball to One Piece (and others I admittedly don't really know), but will soon realise there's not much to the title other than its superficial fan - service.

Those expecting something similar to the first movie will be mostly let down, as this film is very much a one - location thriller that relies more on character piece than big Statue Of Liberty lobbing monsters.

Nick Schager argues as much in his recent piece for Vulture, but he overlooks how Wright subverts his own characters, even though they seemingly resemble himself.

In this film «Generation Um...», he plays a much different role within this character piece.

The Coen brothers» dip into the western genre, «True Grit,» was a straight - forward piece of flavorful filmmaking much appreciated for its restraint, while similarly, Ben Affleck's «The Town» didn't attempt reinvention of the wheel while forging a resonant character study in a genre film's clothing.

After Avengers: Age of Ultron, which allowed too much bloat to get in the way of some socko individual scenes, this one establishes a beautiful balance between quieter character - driven sequences and splashy action set - pieces.

With so much modern screenwriting being overly heavy on expository dialogue, it's so refreshing to see a piece of cinema that conveys emotion, character, and theme through channels that have become increasingly underutilized.

Perhaps surprisingly, the historical tale is the weaker one here, with Madonna basically presenting a museum piece full of texture and color but not much life (although it is amusing to contrast the various characters here with their counterparts in The King's Speech); the modern - day episode is far more interesting, thanks largely to the strong performances by Cornish and Isaacs.

As the film sometimes rushes to set pieces, it feels like some much - needed character beats were left on the cutting room floor.

Spending much of its time spoofing other films (Chariots of Fire, Planet of the Apes, Hawaii Five - O and American Beauty — just to name a few), it doesn't develop characters with enough strength to hold all the bits and pieces together.

I spent too much time trying to piece it together and remember character relations instead of giving in and going along for the ride.

There's much to love about this adventure: it's brimming with nuanced characters, riveting drama, sharp wit, and a host of well - crafted action set - pieces.

Adventure Mode, although remaining pretty much the same visually, as its Wii U counterpart, now also includes heart pieces and heart containers for the new characters as well, which is a demonstration of the extra thought that has been put into the game and that's not even including all the new dlc that is planned for the game.

Markedly different from a lot of their films in that it's a much more intimate, character - driven piece, «Inside Llewyn Davis» most closely resembles «A Serious Man» in both tone and execution.

But I loved the «sex bob - omb» moments and there were some truly exciting pieces and also great character moments, so am looking forward to your next outing with much interest.

Again, when the main character isn't engaging enough to establish a connection, you're left with the story and, in this film's case, much of that story is deeply rooted in the piece's need to earn a laugh, something that it generally fails to do.

It is an understandable piece of character development for Pettyfer's tormented character, but because we have seen it so much before, we know how this story is going to end up.

The tone here is much more mannered (very «English», fittingly) and Allen chooses to explore his characters rather than develop set pieces for gags and laughs.

This has been shown to work in character pieces, however I Am Sam isn't so much a character study than one of caricature.

There's a new trend emerging in studio comedies where humorous set pieces are treated almost like action sequences in comic book movies — they come early and often and there's never much time to let the characters breath and develop in between the wild hijinks that blow up the big screen.

There are exceptions of course, such as One Piece, but reading the latest Shonen Jump made me realize how much I didn't care about the story or characters in most of them.