Sentences with phrase «ostensible romantic»

Having out - witted the powers that be in the first Hunger Games — a TV spectacle in which children compete to the death for the entertainment of the privileged few — and survived with her ostensible romantic partner Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), deepens her rebellion here.

Keanu Reeves, by comparison, seems stiffer than usual as the film's ostensible romantic lead, even as he continues to move as gracefully as ever.

Not exact matches

However, while Harris makes for an appropriately smart and menacing adversary, the loss of Rachel McAdams (only briefly seen this time) as Holmes's romantic foil proves to be a more sizeable step backward; while she was not the most comfortable fit in the first film, her chemistry with Downey was promising — which becomes all too painfully clear when neither Downey nor Jude Law (as trusty sidekick Dr. Watson) show much rapport at all with her ostensible replacement, Noomi Rapace as a gypsy who (platonically) joins the duo's mission.

Nolan seems to think the Wally Pfister photography can sell any scene, whether it's one of the most boring chase sequences in a big budget film (but it's at twilight and Pfister makes it look great) or if it's ostensible lead Christian Bale and his romantic interest, Marion Cotillard, letting the rainy afternoon bring out their passions.