Sentences with phrase «old tropes given»

Not exact matches

What surprises and delights here is that the old trope of cat and mouse, Spy v Spy is given a 360 degree turn and works so well that Killing Eve becomes your new obsession!

Where Austin Powers poked fun at the James Bond movies» familiar tropes and old - fashioned misogyny by imitating them to exaggerated levels, Spy's female focus allows for a different and more knowing kind of parody, while also giving McCarthy her most nuanced role to date.

That subtle leaning on tropes but using them as springboards for substance as well as style is what gives Hap and Leonard its intriguing, engaging appeal; Purefoy's East Texas charm and Kenneth Williams» hot - tempered intensity fit together like old friends really do, with each one enjoying the chance to deliver the pulpy dialogue.

As Horacia puts two and two together at a key point late in the film, Diaz gives his own spin on a hokey, century - old visual trope by placing the entire scene out of focus; his heroine only comes into sharp definition as she walks away, toward the camera.

This seems like an old JRPG trope that could have been left out in favor or giving the player a little more control about how they explore the dungeon levels being that it is here that you are most likely to be defeated.