Sentences with phrase «of the red herring plots»

Not exact matches

Ever since The Bird with the Crystal Plumage in 1970, Dario Argento's thrillers have been moving away from conventional narrative into plots of increasing absurdity, often full of red herrings, that gratify the director's delight in stylistic excess.

The plot is bogged down by inevitable revelations and throwaway characters, and even director Roger Donaldson seems exasperated keeping track of the whole thing (There's a scene in which a villain is revealed by name, and Donaldson stages it with Devereaux holding up a photo of two suspects so that the accuser can point out which one isn't the red herring).

It's not as entertaining as X-Ray, but it does sport a more competent cast and plot, with enough red herrings to choke an actual school of herrings.

But Michael Tolkin's screenplay — and presumably his own novel, which he adapted — is also tricked out with a bogus noir thriller plot full of red herrings and a boringly conventional love story that includes the least interesting character I've ever seen Greta Scacchi play.

What they encounter, is a bunch of red herrings, glazed over plot points and horror movie tropes.

There's also a young woman dying of leukemia who has been shoehorned into the plot, but she's nothing more than a red herring.

But from episode six, as the shape of the Russian conspiracy to sabotage the turbulent presidency of Elizabeth Keane (Elizabeth Marvel) started becoming clear, Homeland finally pulled clear of the amorphous plotting and vague red herrings that had bedevilled it, and began to look much more like a tough and pacy political thriller.

Basically a riff on Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians template, Five Dolls exploits the mounting paranoia as a group of emotionally and morally promiscuous rich folks are trapped on an island with a killer (with various red herrings tossed in for protracted plots twisting).

It's to Howard's credit that he is able to keep the momentum always breathlessly moving forward, but at some point, possibly due to the lengthy run time, you wish for a break in the action in order to have people actually talk to one another in a way that's not just a furthering of the plot or a red herring.

With its story of a love triangle gone sour, the unintentionally comic result was a masterpiece of inept moviemaking — inane, non-sequitur-filled dialogue, hilariously melodramatic acting, gratuitous sex, and a nonsensical narrative rife with inconsistencies, red herrings, and plot holes.

In this class you'll learn what you'll need to know about the thriller and mystery market including: what is hot in the suspense market now, the do's and don'ts of writing intense fiction, the importance of pace well as twists and red herrings, how to research, plotting and outline (to storyboard or not to storyboard?)

Filled with plot twists and red herrings, this is a gripping tale, a page turner that will have the reader on the edge of the seat.

With plenty of red herrings, surprises and thoughtful plot - twists, this story set in the tiny, north coast town of Siglufjörður, Iceland, is a welcomed addition to the English market.

Set in the tiny town of Siglufjörður, Iceland, Snowblind has the classic red herrings, plot twists and surprises that characterize the best of Christie's work.

There are plenty of red herrings, plot complications, and the change of venue provides a cast of colorful characters to keep track of.

The first time is fascinating but sometimes I wonder when we're getting to the cracker factory, so like someone else mentiond, the second time is usually a nice place to rest, where you can pick out plot hints and red herrings and know what's coming, know where you are in the game, but you're not sick and tired of what you once loved.