Sentences with phrase «of buddy flicks»

If you are a fan of buddy flicks or Shane Black's past films, then you don't want to miss this one.

Not exact matches

Wildly absurd and entertaining, «The Hangover» may not be the epic comedy that many expected, but it's still a great buddy flick that could be the surprise hit of the summer.

The Hangover does come close to some sort of self - awareness, of itself as a trashy buddy flick and of Vegas as simulacrum of excess.

Through an odd series of events Roger convinces Eddie to help him clear his name; quickly transforming the film into a buddy flick.

Hyphenate David Michael O'Neill's Five Aces is another in that long - standing tradition of pseudo-nostalgic man - sensitive buddy flicks, this one free of the stultifying voice - over narration but not of the contracted timeframe and forced epiphanies.

In their previous screenplays, Wright and Pegg have very shrewdly thrown genre conventions on their collective ear; they clearly love horror movies and action flicks and buddy comedies, and they understand the structure of those films with such clarity that they can rewrite the rules, scramble up our expectations and wind up with a creation that's both an homage to and a subversion of past classics.

Run the words of the title together and you get a not - terribly - clever yet not - entirely - awful summary of what the film is getting at when it's not busy being a retarded high - concept buddy cop flick pairing your typical crusty old vet with an earnest rookie who happens to be an alien with a spotted pate instead of a hilarious racial minority.

Director Shane Black (Iron Man 3) was going for a «70s noir buddy - flick type of vibe, set in a smog - covered L.A, complete with gloriously groovy outfits worn by all.

Film Review by Kam Williams Jackie Chan Teams with Johnny Knoxville for Familiar Unlikely - Buddies Flick Jackie Chan made dozens of martial arts movies in his native Hong Kong prior to finding phenomenal success stateside in 1998 co-starring with Chris Tucker in the buddy - comedy Rush Hour.

The movie: Channeling the best elements of every buddy cop movie and crafting something wholly unique, Shane Black's action comedy noir is simply one of the funniest flicks of recent years.

Hot Fuzz is a great example of homage and meta - commentary capped by a masterclass in shooting action; it's buddy cop flick that's all about buddy cop flicks.

Here's yet another buddy comedy / action flick where two cops with some sort of barrier join forces and save the day.

A microscopic buddy flick complete with a crusty police captain, a megalomaniacal Mayor Phlegmming (William Shatner) bent on re-election, a sexy single cell (Brandy) who won't give our unfairly - maligned leukocyte the time of day, and a series of breathtaking circulatory car chases (along the Vena Cava Expressway) that take us on a giddy tour through all the major towns of Frank (and a few greasy fly - by - night joints like the club carbuncle), Osmosis Jones is amazingly fun and clever.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Malkovich Shines in Character Study of Kreskin - Like Mentalist Even though his name is The Great Buck Howard instead of The Amazing Kreskin, it's pretty apparent who John Malkovich's character is based on in this bittersweet, unlikely - buddy flick.

Other than that, «Bulletproof» is your standard vulgar, mindless, action - buddy flick, albeit with a love story at its center — something that might have marked the movie as a landmark among the kind of fictional relationships that date back to «Huckleberry Finn,» if it weren't trying so hard to deny its identity.

While Melissa McCarthy has undeniably been hilarious in buddy flicks and as part of an ensemble, a la Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013) and Ghostbusters (2016), she remains yet to prove an ability to maintain that level of laughter carrying a star vehicle.

While the running thread of the mismatched black and white partners forced to work together has been a staple since 1958's «The Defiant Ones,» this movie can not seem to decide if it wants to be a cleverly - bantered buddy flick in that vein, a serious crime drama, a fast - paced tale of worldwide illegal drug operations or a violent action adventure (although there is certainly enough of that latter element to go around).

He's probably best known for his role in the slasher flick You're Next, but Swanberg's 2013 effort Drinking Buddies earned him plenty of notice as writer / director with a refreshing voice.

In the midst of Vulture «s big update on the projects that are moving around over at the Warner Bros. lot, they dropped a little nugget of info right at the very end of the piece: Justin Timberlake is now attached to star in the Joel Silver produced buddy action flick «Fully Automatic.»

The film boasts moments of hilarity (especially from Malkovich), but the element of surprise has left this old - guy buddy flick.

Brett Ratner may lack the artistic flourishes of his predecessors, taking the film more in a straightforward thriller direction, but shows enough talent in this genre to expect that he may prove successful directing films other than buddy - flick comedies.

Black has a penchant for teaming up badly matched heroes for buddy flicks — he is the writer of the Lethal Weapon series (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover), The Long Kiss Goodnight (Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson), and The Last Boy Scout (Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans), all of which feature two leads with different personalities who must team together or fail — but this may well be his most inventive pairing yet.

Perhaps it was MTV's way of redeeming themselves for unjustly ignoring the cinematic masterwork that was «Encino Man» back in 1992, but their love for Shore was short - lived; he has since remained nomination - free, despite the brilliant back - to - back - to - back comedic trifecta of «In The Army Now,» «Jury Duty» and, lest we forget, his much beloved buddy flick with Stephen Baldwin, «Bio-Dome.»