The play received rave reviews for its drug - addled scenes of criminal behavior and
narrative twists when it premiered in Los Angeles in 2011, with the Los Angeles Times hailing it as ``... a psychological thriller worthy of Hitchcock.»
Not exact matches
When it comes to the
narrative twist, there's the element of surprise and the element of effectiveness.
Audience members will be nervous
when they aren't supposed to be or blindsided by terribly handled, and uninspired,
twists that are poorly developed throughout the larger
narrative.
Her pitch - perfect performance is vital to a
narrative that
twists and turns and takes you down paths that look familiar, even
when it's pitch black, even
when you're lost.
«Body» finds a trio of young women panicking
when their pranksome holiday hijinks result in an accidental death — a premise that, while unoriginal, could have resulted in some suspense,
narrative twists and macabre humor.
The supporting cast are more interesting, a few double - crosses and
twists thrown into the mix, so
when the game gets to its dullest, it is the
narrative that keeps you fighting your way to the end.
Unfortunately
when the film does attempt to spice up its
narrative with some minor «
twists», they end up not carrying the significant impact that they should.
What is does seem to be is a film that is thoroughly convinced of its own cleverness, setting up
twists in the
narrative anyone could see coming and paying them off like some grand revelation
when the time comes.
When I picked up Fingersmith by Waters and began reading, I was immediately reminded of Collins with his intricate plots, multiple
narrative voices, and mind - bending plot
twists.
There are several times within the game that the story would never stay consistent, and even in the end
when the
narrative took a
twist, it made no sense.
But
when it comes to gripping
narrative, hard - hitting
twists and some top - quality «choose your own adventure» style storytelling, this is well worth a look.