Sentences with phrase «near masterpiece»

Escape from Tomorrow is nowhere near a masterpiece, but the sheer ambition on making what can be described as an «impossible film» is undeniable.

And not in spite but because of its determined embrace of all that is corn, it's damned near a masterpiece.

Whether you want to be near the masterpieces of Florence and surrounded by the vineyards of Chianti or near Liguria's Italian Riviera, our villas offer our guests a chance to experience the true magic of Italy.

But it is a clever companion piece to Carpenter's near masterpiece from 1982.

Should another caterpillar have the impertinence to wriggle too near the masterpiece, an exchange of leaf - scraping and drumming breaks out.

The game spent nearly a decade in the oven, but the result was an intricate, highly - polished near masterpiece.

For all of its many flaws (emphasis on MANY), Lucio Fulci's 1979 B - movie near masterpiece «Zombie» (a.k.a. a slew of other titles) has enough worm - ridden zombie flesh, horrendously fake yet appalling gore, and completely superfluous female nudity to make this a winner.

Nowhere near the masterpiece that is From Software's game, of course, but worthy of respect.

Brian Wright's first Toledo offense was a damn - near masterpiece.

This film is a near masterpiece, it refuses to age and is capable of giving the most cynical viewer goosebumps if they give it a chance.

Lincoln is a near masterpiece.

What with the subject matter and characterisation, «sentiment» is exactly what's required to fully enjoy this near masterpiece.

That said, I do admire the man's imagination and I keep returning, hoping to see something of the greatness of Cronos, The Devil's Backbone and most importantly his near masterpiece of fantasy, Pan's Labyrinth.

Joe Begos: Hellraiser II: Hellbound is a sequel that is arguably better than the near masterpiece of the original.

Recalling the best of Jean Pierre Melville's films, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a near masterpiece that only becomes more rewarding with further viewings.

What a let down - especially as the trailer is a near masterpiece.

I find that some movies change more than others over repeated viewings, and after three screenings Patrice Leconte's The Widow of Saint - Pierre slid all the way from near masterpiece to effective piece of distraction.

It's this very complexity that makes this Miyazaki's near masterpiece.

As an example of Aristotelian storytelling techniques married to the commercial imperative, The LEGO Movie was a near masterpiece.

There's not much in the way of criticism that I can throw at this near masterpiece, other than Robert Rodat's script; the conventional plot strays into cliché where the Germans are completely stereotypical and there is absolutely no sign of an Allied soldier anywhere.

When what is left unsaid enhances the story through mystery, then we have a near masterpiece like Ida.

I suppose I'm just a little frustrated that a good movie could have been a near masterpiece with just a bit more focus and effort.

In fact, I thought it a near masterpiece of style and composition.

Bertrand Bonello has made what I'd be more comfortable calling a far masterpiece rather than a near masterpiece, a film that comes to life in sublime flashes while being surrounded by more plodding and mediocre parts.

Atonement is a near masterpiece that only lacks the substance of great performances.

It's a near masterpiece performance that I'll remember for years to come.

She was handed her good character and molded it into a near masterpiece.

Prisoners was my favorite film of 2013 and Incendies was a near masterpiece in the vein of Hitchcock.

Joe Wright's World War Two weepie is a near masterpiece that only lacks the substance of great performances.

Deservedly garnering Oscars for Best Picture and the two stars, The Silence of the Lambs is a near masterpiece of horrific tension that will stay with you long after each viewing.

There really are not that many flaws in a game that can be considered a near masterpiece from Guerrilla games.

On paper, the premise of Oxenfree may seem like a clichéd thriller, but really, Oxenfree is a near masterpiece, a blend of mind - boggling sci - fi, and subjective storytelling that serves as a singular and timeless piece of gaming.

Building off the triumph of the first game in the planned trilogy, this Viking - themed strategy RPG was hailed as a near masterpiece after it came out on PC in April.