Sentences with phrase «often charming film»

One of the first animated features made in Brazil, «Boy & the World» is a brightly colored, often charming film that juxtaposes simple, hand - drawn animation with kaleidoscopic computer - generated patterns.

Not exact matches

Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. is a film to be enjoyed for its individual moments, Ariyan Johnson's winning charm as Chantel and the fact that Harris has put the spotlight on the girls who too often are just bystanders in other inner - city movies.

Overall, like I said the film often had a sweet charm to it and decent performances, but I wouldn't really give this too heavy of a recommend.

Despite Hemsworth's frequent attempts to spice up the often drab feature with his turn - on charm, all winks and nods and knowing smiles, the film suffers terribly from its inability to identify and convey proper tone.

Their interactions, though often charming, only touch on the personal demons Dickens was exorcising through his tale of mercy and goodwill, and the film is too eager to trade darker edges for sustained wholesomeness.

Featuring all the touchstones of a typical Pixar film — it's funny, charming, clever and touching, often at the same time — «Inside Out» is one of the studio's most unique features to date, and arguably its most mature as well.

' greater sins; whenever the film focuses on the innate charm and charisma of its leading ladies, it is often wildly entertaining, but when the plot rears its ugly head, everything falls apart.

The problems with Hemsworth and Casey's characters are emblematic of Ghostbusters» greater sins; whenever the film focuses on the innate charm and charisma of its leading ladies, it is often wildly entertaining, but when the plot rears its ugly head, everything falls apart.

That Bingham isn't a terribly likable presence makes for an interesting challenge to the often charm - dependent Clooney, but the unreadable, if whimsical, nature of his quest could prove an obstacle for the film as a whole.

By «ensemble» is meant that each actor is given sufficient time to strut his or her stuff, and Holly Hunter as Beth, with at least two other films to her credit this year, displays her charming, Georgia - born southern accent, often driving her husband crazy.

When he teaches class, the film is lively, funny and engaging, even when it is contrived and cloying (which it is often), but one gets the sense that the macho actor is actually in his natural element among the children, and the resulting charm is infectious.

Writer and first - time director Kelly Fremon Craig doesn't try to reinvent the generic wheel, and this charming and often boisterously chucklesome film is all the better for its focus on feel, register and texture.

That a film so terrifying becomes genuinely charming in its latter stages is a staggering development, one abetted by Johansson's dynamic, often silent performance.

The film is often funny and quite full of charm, but it is also able to make you cringe and empathize with aspects.

While the script and characters are often aggressively stupid, there's an odd charm to it (especially in the film's middle when the group is having fun) that makes it hard to discount.

Occasionally these vignettes strike a topic of wounding pathos or charming humour, but more often than not they veer towards asking questions that the film has no desire to answer.

The silliness is charming but often forced, the hit to miss ratio weakening the wilder the film gets.

Many great movies are accompanied by delightful and often charming short films that add to the appeal of the feature.

Lomborg, as always, is charming and persuasive, frequently shown riding his bicycle through Copenhagen's busy streets — in what has to be seen as a dig at Gore, who in his film is often seen racing through airports.