Sentences with phrase «of eccentric characters»

It's so delightfully British, full of eccentric characters with magic revealing itself in unexpected ways.

The film is full of eccentric characters, but none of them had any depth.

Gringo has an ensemble cast of eccentric characters but director Nash Edgerton is unsuccessful at bringing out the true zaniness within them that is begging to be unleashed

Like Lock, Stock... and just about every other entry in the neo-noir-laffer genre, Snatch takes an assortment of eccentric characters and tosses them in a blender of danger, double - cross, dark comedy, and a dog (OK, the last element is specific to this film).

BP seems the perfect place to set a cloak - and - dagger potboiler: a secret establishment full of eccentric characters using their wits to defeat a deadly foe against terrible pressure of time.

Greta Gerwig has played a variety of eccentric characters before to the point of making it a trademark feature for her.

Hess tries to wring some laughs from the satirical premise, but despite his usual array of eccentric characters, it's just not very funny.

With broad satire and clever irony, Timson proves a delightful guide through slapdash adventures and a host of eccentric characters.

In the Kitchen is set in London's Imperial Hotel, where executive chef Gordon Lightfoot oversees a staff of eccentric characters.

A satirical look at the world of art through the eyes of a group of eccentric characters using trash and everyday objects to make noise to adoring audiences.

He flings paint on the frame like it's going out of style and this time he does it not just with whimsy but with whimsy in character as we follow a plane of eccentric characters going through a weird shared moment as they all are currently on drugs and probably about to die as the plane can not land and is running low on gas.

There are plenty of eccentric characters to be found here, including Faxon and Rash in cameos (they're the ones who look like it's still the «70s), as well as star turns from Sam Rockwell (Moon, Seven Psychopaths) and Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids).

Matthew Weiner's new Amazon anthology The Romanoffs continues to pile in talent to fill out its world of eccentric characters, linked only by the fact that they all think they're descended from the deposed Russian royal family.

«Spends a lot of time keeping its plates spinning (and napkins twirling) as the filmmakers parade a series of eccentric characters before their camera, the better to let us appreciate this farce we call modern life» — Norm Wilner, NOW Magazine

Like most other Burton films, the director offers a sumptuous visual display to go with a roundup of eccentric characters.

There's not as much of the eccentric character detail that fleshes out the similar romantics and heartbroken drifters of the later films, and the result is that the film feels like a stripped - down template for a typical Wong scenario.

Now that we have that my disclaimer and the premise of the way, I can just tell you that the movie, Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events is a wildly mixed bag, imaginative in appearance, but a bit of a mess underneath, whisking us from one set of eccentric characters to another and paying only the barest amount of attention to any of them.

The film's tone successfully mixes violence, humor and an enjoyable «whodunit» conspiracy storyline with some truly magnificent vintage set decor and a string of random, memorable single - serving bites of eccentric characters.

Though the action often builds too slowly, the exploration of family in its many human and undead variations is intriguing, and Harris delivers her usual mix of eccentric characters and engaging subplots.

Mother, Jugs & Speed is one of many seriocomic work - related movies to come out in the mid-70s, not too dissimilar to Car Wash and FM, with an ensemble cast of eccentric characters, sporting a hip (for the time) soundtrack and a marriage of fun with drama at the end.

Antiques Disposal, a new entry in Barbara Allan's Trash «n» Treasures mystery series starring Brandy and Vivian Borne, is a high - spirited foray into the lives of this mother - daughter amateur sleuthing team, and it's peopled with an assortment of eccentric characters and a slightly disheveled storyline.When Brandy and her flamboyantly attired mother, Vivian, win a bid for...

It comes chock full of eccentric characters and various scenarios, virtually none of which it pursues beyond the bare basics.

The hotel boasts an array of eccentric characters — Lisping Man (John C. Reilly), Limping Man (Ben Whishaw), Biscuit Woman (Ashley Jensen) and Heartless Woman (Angeliki Papoulia)-- all of which add to the bizarre.

Meet a host of eccentric characters, from fussy bureaucrats to mercenary bees; upgrade your weapons and defences, acquiring new abilities that open up previously inaccessible areas; do battle with all kinds of strange creatures, including five bosses.

TOP PICK FOR BOOK CLUBS Monica Ali's latest novel, In the Kitchen, is set in London's Imperial Hotel, where executive chef Gordon Lightfoot oversees a staff of eccentric characters.

It is a series of scenes of oddball behavior, full of eccentric characters and strange occurrences, but lacking a thematic resonance and ability to connect with its audience that is crucial in order to derive some form of identification and meaning to it all.

However, it does take place in snow country, it has a dark and offbeat sense of humor, and at its heart, it's a crime thriller full of eccentric characters all trying to get away with something.

Rat Race is similar, bringing together a cast of eccentric characters and hoping their interactions will make for some hilarious moments, but the film fails miserably in this regard.

This is the sort of film that seems to have been tailor - made to appear on the USA Network's late, great «Up All Night» series; it's full of eccentric characters and off - the - wall humor, regularly bouncing between being a comedy, a Western, and a horror movie.

This improbable duo concocts an ingenious plan to get the town talking about the day Mahony's mother disappeared and are aided and abetted by a cast of eccentric characters, both living and dead.

It's a gentle comedy of manners, full of eccentric characters and evocative turns of phrase.

Complete with her signature cast of eccentric characters, absurd situations, and heartfelt moments, Polly Horvath writes an on - the - road epic like no other!

Stephanie Kallos» well - received debut novel, 2004's Broken for You, was praised for its engaging cast of eccentric characters.

Antiques Disposal, a new entry in Barbara Allan's Trash «n» Treasures mystery series starring Brandy and Vivian Borne, is a high - spirited foray into the lives of this mother - daughter amateur sleuthing team, and it's peopled with an assortment of eccentric characters and a slightly disheveled storyline.

What follows is an often grotesque and always entertaining adventure that, while much smaller in scale than Deadly Premonition «s sprawling Pacific Northwest setting of Greenvale, is equally engrossing with its varied cast of eccentric characters, exciting motion - controlled action, and bizarre but ultimately compelling story.

Throughout the massive, open wasteland, the player can meet a seemingly - endless cast of eccentric characters, some casting invitations to join their cause.

With a cavalcade of weird enemies like hippies and taxis, a lovable cast of eccentric characters and true innovation in the way game stories are written, EarthBound is a classic that has proven itself to be one of the greatest video games of all time.