Sentences with phrase «nifty twist»

Though the heist film is a tried - and - true part of the crime genre, it's not often you see a really nifty twist on the idea.

The inclusion of a few nifty twists within the final stretch does help alleviate the static atmosphere, although such elements are ultimately unable to compensate for the ineffectiveness of the preceding half hour's content - which ultimately does confirm Killing Ground's place as a periodically entertaining misfire.

Not that he's working with a cracker - jack script here from his frequent collaborator Simon Barrett (Dead Birds, The ABC's of Death), as the plot creaks and cracks from the massive amount of implausibility from some of the so - called nifty twists to work.

Francois Ozon (Sitcom) toys once again with conventional genres of cinema, only this time, he crafts a mostly conventional crime drama himself — but with a few nifty twists.

Researchers put the nifty twist down to the reinforcement of health and weight loss goals provided by lifting.

The pacing isn't as tight as it could be, but the plot offers some nifty twists, and there is a humanization of the characters, both on the side of «good» as well as the madmen they try to take down.

A nifty twist on the standard ghost story, this British period drama starts extremely well and then slips into overwrought melodrama.

The Buzz: It's tailor - made for its release date, true — but don't let that scare you away; the screenplay boasts a nifty twist, and the cast is immensely likable.

It is also more easily accessible, with a simple to follow storyline (although there are some nifty twists), as well as less emphasis on the art and history that formed part of the story of Hero, which left many viewers somewhat perplexed as to exactly what was going on.

(That scene ends in a nifty twist.)

Cutting de la Iglesia some slack here, the visual elements do merit some interest, and some nifty twists and turns allow him to coast to the finish line with finesse.

This movie has nifty twists and turns and I liked the end where you are left hanging whether or not Jackman was rescued or not.

It's a good looking film, and entertaining, with quality special effects, well - shot action, and some nifty twists along the way, but at the end of it, film buffs aren't likely to think, «Wow!

The clever hashtag offers a lesson in the value of cultural literacy — often a touchy subject in education — but with a nifty twist: This time, it's our students who got a cultural reference that left many adults scratching their heads.

These keyboards feature 104 keys in a standard QWERTY layout, but with a nifty twist of being the most portable keyboard seen to date.

1) The new flying pikmin are a nifty twist for how they break the level design.

Sounds like a really cool idea, a nifty twist on an old gameplay style, like Portal or Unfinished Swan or whatever, but they just couldn't quite get the writing and level design up to scratch.

But today I want to share a nifty twist on networking that worked during the last recession, and can give your job search a boost in this economy, too.