Sentences with phrase «other films of its ilk»

It delivers exactly the sort of cinema experience that it promises to deliver with more integrity and a little more substance than many other films of its ilk.

Kosinski's leisurely pacing, often setting up a hangout environment similar to those in the more laidback work of Hawks and Richard Linklater, gives Only the Brave a raw authenticity that's often overshadowed by melodramatic flourishes or superhuman heroics in other films of its ilk.

Not that the film doesn't revel in cheesiness, but compared to other films of its ilk, it manages to at least avoid drowning in the cheese.

It's hard to think of many other films of this ilk with characters, dialogue and detail this complex, which is probably why it gets exponentially better on every viewing.

Just as other films of its ilk (The Phantom, The Shadow), the updating of the material involves keeping the core of what makes the Green Hornet the Green Hornet, while stuffing it into a modern - day action and comedy style.

Although it is a short 85 minutes, it is padded much more than other films of its ilk, with scenes that are either needless or carry on way too long.

Not exact matches

Nevertheless the one thing that separates this from other films of similar ilk is that we actually learn to love George.

But especially given that, according to my friends who are its fans, Scott Pilgrim the comic is a story that tries to combat much of the misogyny that underlies Scott Pilgrim the film and other works of its ilk, it's a shame that this is the best Edgar Wright could come up with — a film that uses flashing lights and bright colors to distract its viewers from the unpleasantness at its core.

Every brief tale compels attention with sinister storytelling, the occasional wicked bit of humor and great performances, but it's the look of the film that sets it far above the others of its ilk.

But while many people may think that the action scene has moved on to other parts (mostly Thailand and South Korea, plus a mini-boom of excellent American direct - to - video films like «Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning» and its ilk), there's still a lot to offer from the once reigning king of cinematic punches and gunshots.

It's similar to a lot of other films of different ilk, and many may find some striking similarities with Point Break in particular, and that's dipping pretty deep in the bad action movie barrel for inspiration.

Standing in the shadows of other supernatural horror films of this ilk, «Winchester» is a creaky misfire with little going for it beyond window dressing.

I'm not as hard on the film as Fine is (and I certainly don't share his hostile feelings towards «Wendy and Lucy» and some others of its ilk).

The subject matter is darker than other similar films of its ilk, dealing with gang rapes, strangulation and kinky sexual acts that seem placed in the film in ways that titillate rather than educate.

Where this film lacks in comparison to his other earlier films of a similar ilk is it is missing that gut punch moment, that moment that forces you to make a judgment on the character (a really good example of this is Jason Patric «s nausea - inducing takedown of Catherine Keener «s character in Your Friends and Neighbors).

There is the element of power and control which appears in other fantasy films of this ilk, but also a question of the ethics of its use.

I do think kids will enjoy this, and parents will probably be more engaged with the film than some of the other recent releases of a similar ilk in the past year, but this is not a knockout by any means, not even close.