Sentences with phrase «only uplifting film»

Who can blame him when his only uplifting film (The Fountain) was a commercial flop that was met with incredibly hostile reviews?

Not exact matches

One's interest does, as a result, begin to wane considerably as the film plods into its increasingly predictable midsection, with the inclusion of hackneyed plot twists - eg Nick and Billy must whip their ragtag group members into shape, Billy is forced to contend with an obnoxious rival (Max Minghella's Graham), etc - ensuring that the movie only grows more and more interminable in the buildup to its expectedly uplifting finale.

Only marginally uplifting and just passably enjoyable as a film.

Indeed, Waititi has made an uplifting film tuned by a lively, modern soundtrack; although legal dangers await both of them in various forms, Hec and Ricky show they have a resilience not only for surviving the outdoors, but for keeping their spirits high.

While the film ultimately may not be inspiring or uplifting, it's an eye - opening and profound experience that not only gives us insight into the situation in Mexico, but a first - hand account of an endless cycle that has repeated over and over in the course of ours species» history.

A tacked - on «uplifting» finale provides the film's only false note.