Sentences with phrase «number of subplots»

I suspect there will be a number of subplots, twists and turns along the way but this is the outline of where the game stems from.

You really need to start with the first in the series as a number of subplots are ongoing.

Mox's rise in rank to hometown hero is supplemented by a number of subplots.

Yet what sounds like a straightforward revenge plot turns out to be something altogether more involving, as Tarantino's dramatic breaches of standard chronology not only keep things interestingly non-linear, but also enable the introduction of a number of subplots, equally about revenge, which complicate our interpretation of the main revenge plot, its causes and its consequences.

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Dennis Lahane, Live by Night is massive in scope, containing a number of subplots, locales, and characters to go along with it.

The filmmaker's ambition gets the better of him as the number of subplots begins to rival the body count.

But despite the number of subplots going on that include parallels to a particular commander - in - chief, amnesia, and betrayal to name a few, Vaughn and Jane Goldman manage to tell a story that gels just enough to avoid becoming incomprehensible.

The screenplay by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) is close to perfect in the way it relays the story of the match of the film's title, finding a way to juggle a number of subplots to tell a cohesive story that doesn't feel like a typical biopic.

While there are a number of subplots, the theme of faithfulness integrates the various issues Endō explores in the novel.

Not exact matches

Check out our video... https://t.co/jaryJI7Cha — Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 28, 2015 There are a number of interesting subplots to today's top two clash.

Overly complex in almost every way, the movie takes nearly 40 minutes just to get to the meat of the story due to a number of unnecessary subplots.

Unfortunately, this noble quest spins off a number of less interesting subplots: Sam's relationship with the mother of the dead man's son, Dennis» infatuation with Gray, and the Fritz / Gray coupling.

This strand features a number of sepia - toned flashbacks that tell the backstory of Eddie and Tanya's relationship from their university days to the present, as well as a subplot tracing Eddie's relationship with a childhood friend (and potential lover) Amanda (Sarah Wynter), who he sees, by chance, every nine - and - a-half years.

Paddington manages a number of consistently funny running gags that keep the movie lighthearted even in the face of an incredibly creepy subplot in which a Cruella De Vil figure (played by Nicole Kidman) wants to kill and stuff Paddington.

And he winds up being convinced to go for a ride on the Spatterbox, the yacht of a well - to - do blowhard, with Danny, where they endure a number of close calls (depicted unconvincingly with rear projection scenery) before getting lost at sea, a subplot with all the drama of an «ALF» episode.

But while the pair have ocassional flashes of brilliance (particularly the film's final frame), it takes a number of supporting subplots to drive the film forward.

Neither of these subplots connected with me as much as I wanted them to, and even though both have a number of strong moments overall each is depicted with such timid restraint I found it difficult to care about anything either man was currently going through.

There are a number of intriguing subplots, not the least of which is one involving sixty - something actor Ambrose Hilliard (beautifully underplayed by Bill Nighy) who must come to grips with the fact he's no longer an above - the - title star and is instead the veteran character guy called in to play the loveable drunken uncle who gets killed off before the third act.

The film also features a surprising number of intriguing subplots, including a love triangle involving Nat, Joanna and Cotton; Ayyash and his mother's (Natasha Gordon) becoming homeless, Nat's neglected granddaughter (Melanie Freeman) craving quality time with her grampa, and Ayyash's antagonizing a vengeful drug dealer (Ian Hart).

The challenge to pull off such a feat is quite daunting, considering the number of characters, storylines and subplots involved.

In fact, it might just be his worst movie to date — an adaptation of Ben Fountain's 2012 satirical war novel that's plagued by some really stilted dialogue and acting, as well as a number of awful subplots that go nowhere.

Strip «Robin Hood» of the pretense and you get a paint - by - numbers «origin» superhero story, resplendent with hissable villains, intense battle sequences, convoluted subplots and a hero with repressed childhood memories.

«You, Me and the Apocalypse» simultaneously launches into a dizzying number of global subplots — so many «meanwhiles» that it then tediously tries to knit together in the remaining nine episodes.