Sentences with phrase «of killer performance»

General Motors has a long history of killer performance cars.

Not exact matches

Just as you would take lots of time to write a killer speech, Port says that you should also devote a significant amount of time and effort to the actual performance.

High fees are another major killer of performance.

There were still some epic performances though, notably at the final race of the season in Japan when Alonso put in an absolute giant - killer of a weekend, starting with qualifying, where he put his car 18th on the grid.

In the game against Southampton we had plenty of chances and the performance was alright, but we have to show more killer instinct.

It was not as easy as you might think to select Oxlade - Chamberlain as the best Arsenal player from a pitiful performance that saw us crash to defeat against West Ham, as he was at fault for that killer second goal and it reminded me of what he did against Monaco but he was the most enterprising Gunner and at least looked likely to make something happen.

Keep in mind that not sleeping enough can have some scary consequences, too: Going 24 hours without any sleep can impair functioning just as much as a blood alcohol level of 0.1 percent Sleep deficit: the performance killer.

There was a killer surprise performance and we danced the night away with some of our favorite people!

It tells the story of a loser in debt (Emile Hirsch), his sexy - virginal younger sister (Juno Temple), their stupid, spineless father (Thomas Haden Church), his slutty, cheating wife (Gina Gershon), and a sick slickster of an hombre (Matthew McConaughey, in his second riveting performance of the year, following Magic Mike) who supplements his police - detective day job as a killer for hire.

The Killer Elite is a flabby, cheap looking, mess that has a saving grace in the performance of Deniro.

With this information in mind, Spacey's performance as a serial killer who is outwardly bland and viciously sardonic, yet so obsessed with fulfilling his «vision» that he is willing to risk everything to bring it to fruition, is hardly out of step with the reality of serial killers.

It is also built around a terrific central performance by Jessie Buckley, who burrows right under the skin of the damaged, inscrutable Moll, whose blank, peering eyes and briar patch of auburn hair are almost certainly meant to evoke Maxine Carr, who furnished the Soham killer Ian Huntley with a false alibi and was subsequently convicted for perverting the course of justice.

Robert Davi turns in a killer performance in Ariel Vromen's crime thriller, The Iceman, portraying Leo Marks, a character inspired by Anthony Gaggi, the captain of the Gambino crime family.

The twist - filled storyline, which digs up nasty secrets all over the show and offers a satisfying range of suspicious suspects and a truly disgusting killer, remains gripping, and the excellent, understated lead performances don't harp on the racial angle in that embarassing fashion which makes so many Socialy Significant films instantly dated.

At least the movie gets a solid performance out of Asano, a well - known face in American and Japanese cinema for his work in films like the Thor franchise and Ichi the Killer.

A classic nemesis from the Black Panther comics liberally reimagined by Coogler and Cole, he is the American son of a Wakandan prince — a cocky and cold - blooded killer who eventually dons a Black Panther suit of his own, his ruthlessness made sympathetic by Jordan's surprisingly moving performance.

Rating: 5/10 — a man (Lowery) drives across country after the death of his brother and gives a lift to a woman (Lane) who tricks him into being the getaway driver in a bank robbery, a situation that sees him on the run from the police but determined to prove his innocence; a gritty, hard - boiled film noir, They Made Me a Killer adds enough incident to its basic plot to keep viewers entertained from start to finish without really adding anything new or overly impressive to the mix, but it does have a brash performance from Lowery, and Thomas's direction ensures it's another solid effort from Paramount's B - movie unit, Pine - Thomas.

Combining the performances from Michael Clayton and Up in the Air with the hurting consciousness of a hired killer, Clooney should get the attention of Oscar this season and deservedly so.

Chief among the film's distinctions are the beautiful gloom of Conrad Hall's monochromatic cinematography... There are the fearless, wonderfully contrasting performances by Robert Blake and Scott Wilson as the sociopathic killers.

The combination of it being his directorial debut, his performance (which was a killer and, as you noted, filmed VERY quickly), the unpredictability and the strength of the supporting cast, not to mention the fact it has an interesting commentary on the nature of perception of who has a «perfect life» all added to a wonderful experience for me.

Tying everything together are the fantastic performances by the lead child cast, all of whom bring a depth to their characters many of their adult counterparts would envy, and of course, the killer clown himself, Bill Skarsgård.

Add in Tom Cruise's best performance of his life and a killer soundtrack from Aimee Mann, and you have one of the greatest movies of the decade.

He also won big for his chilling performance as the Trinity Killer in the fourth season of «Dexter.»

Matthew McConaughey may have become a star as a leading man in major - studio films like «A Time to Kill» and «The Wedding Planner,» but in the last few years the laid - back Texan has reinvented and revived his career with a string of sparkling performances in low - budget indies: Richard Linklater «s «Bernie,» Steven Soderbergh's «Magic Mike,» William Friedkin «s «Killer Joe,» Jeff Nichols» «Mud» and now Jean - Marc Vallee's «Dallas Buyers Club,» which has made McConaughey a strong favorite to land a Best Actor nomination.

The A.V. Club caught a special sneak preview screening of Split at Fantastic Fest, where we described as a «Hitchcockian take on a Silence Of The Lambs serial - killer movie,» featuring Shyamalan's signature plot twists and turns — including one at the end that had our audience gasping and applauding — and anchored by McAvoy's virtuosic, if showy, performance as Kevin / Dennis / Hedwig / et alof Split at Fantastic Fest, where we described as a «Hitchcockian take on a Silence Of The Lambs serial - killer movie,» featuring Shyamalan's signature plot twists and turns — including one at the end that had our audience gasping and applauding — and anchored by McAvoy's virtuosic, if showy, performance as Kevin / Dennis / Hedwig / et alOf The Lambs serial - killer movie,» featuring Shyamalan's signature plot twists and turns — including one at the end that had our audience gasping and applauding — and anchored by McAvoy's virtuosic, if showy, performance as Kevin / Dennis / Hedwig / et al..

Theron gives a searing, deglamorized performance as real - life serial killer Aileen Wuornos in an intense, disquieting portrait of a profoundly damaged soul that earned Theron a best actress Oscar.

Though he used to be somewhat of a punch line, known more for his shirtless roles in flaky rom - coms than his promising earlier work, recently McConaughey has been repairing his reputation with a string of outstanding performances in films like «Killer Joe,» «Magic Mike» and «Mud.»

As Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee who enlists the help of the infamous Hannibal «The Cannibal» Lecter to gain insight into the mind of another killer, Jodie Foster subverts classic gender dynamics and gives one of the most memorable performances of her career.

With that said, the whole cast offer solid performances, from Winona Ryder's portrayal of Deborah to Chris Evans who is unrecognisable in the supporting role as the ice cream van driver, who like Kuklinski leads a double life as a twisted contract killer and devoted father.

Released last week, this is definitely one of the best short fan films we have seen, using some great camera angles, what feels like an actual Panaglide camera that Carpenter would die for, slow burn suspense, and a killer performance from leading actress Suzee Dunn playing «Jamie», who is stalked by Myers for no apparent reason (other than it's Halloween).

For the last twenty years, Affleck has consistently turned heads with sometimes subtle, sometimes vociferous performances in films that include: «To Die For,» «Good Will Hunting,» «Gerry,» «Gone Baby Gone,» «The Killer Inside Me,» «Out of the Furnance,» and his career - best, «The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford» — for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Supporting Actor (2007).

AFCA also decided to recognize actor and Austin native Matthew McConaughey with a Special Honorary Award, in light of his strong performances this year in four films: Bernie, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, and The Paperboy.

Matthew McConaughey, long before he became the rom - com king and loooooong before his re-emergence as one of the finest dramatic actors working today, gives an effective performance as Fenton, the killer's son who has information on his whereabouts.

Everything comes together in this movie — a phenomenal story; great performances (particularly from Perkins, whose take on Norman evokes precisely the right mix of sympathy and horror); the black - and - white cinematography (done, by most accounts, as both a cost - cutting measure and to lessen the impact of the bloody scenes), which contributes to an edgy, noir - ish feel that serves to increase the tension; and a killer soundtrack (horrible pun intended).

Foxx has an extremely assured persona on screen, and his performance here calls for him to slowly lose it in exchange for complete befuddlement at Clyde's plan, which soon includes a nice steak dinner, some music outside his cell, and two more dead bodies — his cellmate and the lawyer who represented one of his wife and daughter's killers.

He's great in all of them, though I think his Magic Mike performance is a little overblown, and is specifically wonderful in Killer Joe, a film I almost didn't watch specifically because of McConaughey's involvement.

Speaking of veteran filmmakers, William Friedkin came rollicking back with the hugely enjoyable «Killer Joe,» with a brace of great performances, including a surprisingly ace one from Matthew McConaughey.

The Martin McDonagh - directed movie follows the story of a mother on the hunt for her daughter's killer and McDormand won the pest performance award at Sunday's Golden Globes.

The performances are so wonderful — the way Johansson pronounces «fish ass» in a hard New York accent is killer — and the film — lensed by longtime Coen collaborator Roger Deakins, unquestionably the greatest working cinematographer — so beautiful to look at it's a pleasure in and of itself.

And that is what Peter Rabbit is using, getting not only an A + physical performance out of him — reacting to nothing, it's really impressive — but also leaning on his knack for killer line readings.

The central figure of Irish filmmaker Martin McDonagh's newest outing as writer / director, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, McDormand owns every part of her performance as Hayes, a mother who takes matters into her own hands after the brutal death of her teenage daughter and sets up 3 very prominent billboards questioning the police force's effort to catch her daughter's killer / s.

She gives a top - to - bottom bravura performance as a grieving mother antagonizing the town's cops until they find a lead on her daughter's killer, burying her pain under a thick mantle layer of pure rage.

Bolstered by confident, strong performances from its two leads (as well as the rest of the principal cast), a visual style that perfectly reinforces the film's themes and tone, and a killer soundtrack, the film feels like a well curated tour of the darker corners of the art world.

Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey (Killer Joe) Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) Best Supporting Actor: Clark Gregg (Marvel's The Avengers) Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises) Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Suraj Sharma (Life Of Pi)

The first footage of the sports drama, which will be screened at both the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, has just dropped and features a killer performance by Moss.

And now he has given us what may be the performance of his career, as a kindly serial killer in the bracingly dark and violent black comedy The Voices — and over here in the US the thing gets a simultaneous VOD and limited theatrical release.

He's got the dazzling good looks and the killer charisma required, but after several first - rate performances in little films (THE COMPANY OF MEN, YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS), fine journeyman's work playing second - fiddle to powerhouse female leads (Julia Roberts» boyfriend in... Read More»

Elsewhere the programme bounces us from documentaries on Republican candidate Mitt Romney to internet activist Aaron Swartz; from John Michael McDonagh's wonderfully impish Calvary (showcasing a superb performance from Brendan Gleeson as a priest in peril) to Marjane Satrapi's ghoulish The Voices, in which Ryan Reynolds's grinning psycho - killer receives career advice from a satanic pet cat by the name of Mr Whiskers.

The actor came close to getting an Oscar nod for last year's trio of great performances - stealing the show in Bernie, Magic Mike and Killer Joe - but this...

Director Anders Walter won an Oscar in 2014 for his live - action short, «Helium,» and his feature debut «Giants» is assured, compelling filmmaking, with a complex performance by Madison Wolfe in the leading role as the killer of said giants.