The end credits include dozens of actors and actresses whose scenes had been given the axe, either down to just a token appearance or
out of the film altogether.
«And is it the right approach when the scene appears to be taking so many people
out of the film altogether?
The movie is narrated by Death (Roger Allam), a literary affectation the purpose of which becomes clear only at the end, and one which probably should have been left
out of the film altogether.
The island that they eventually get to seems more like an afterthought, as it's
out of another film altogether.
Even take Reggie
out of the film altogether, simply rename the film to «Kray» and see how deep the rabbit hole goes with Ronnie.
Not exact matches
The
film champions the supreme might
of man and machine working in unison, a combination that ultimately wins
out over the soulless tech geekery which aims to outmode workers
altogether.
The whole
film is wobbly enough that many
of scenes could be moved or cut
altogether with no effect, with one obvious example being a stop - over in a village, where Snatched makes some half - assed attempts to paint Emily's largely unsympathetic character in a better light and tries (and fails) to mount a gross -
out slapstick bit with a cheap - looking CGI tapeworm.
While the practical locations (largely shot in the area
of Jodhpur in Rajasthan) are stunning, and the use
of extras over computer - generated enhancements welcomed, the
film is slightly let down by scenes where its actors are imposed into old Movietone reels, which you can't help but feel were best left
out altogether.
As a result, Moonee and her pals — in one
of the
films great touches, she starts the movie hanging
out with two boys and via the transient nature
of childhood ends the
film palling around with another girl
altogether — become some
of the most compelling, realistic, and lovable (despite the fact that they are objectively little monsters) protagonists in any
film last year.
However, the poignancy
of the material certainly comes
out, and much
of the humor is inspired enough to elevate the
film from a sure misfire to one that is smart and witty, even if it isn't
altogether memorable.
These last two
films, which do not focus on Americans — an exchange student named Tracy Walker, voiced by Greta Gerwig, is the only American character in Isle
of Dogs — broke
out of the touristic mode
of the middle phase and set
out for closed, imagined worlds
altogether untethered from reality.
While I can understand this point
of view, I don't know if people are being
altogether fair in tempering their reaction for what turns
out to be one
of the most exciting and engaging pure action
films to come
out in many years.
Those that have already seen Magnum Force will recognize that my plotline above isn't
altogether complete, but since Magnum Force plays
out as a mystery
of sorts, I feel I shouldn't spoil the
film for those unaware.
I suppose one should never really expect a great movie
out of a
film that has Cole Hauser (Paparazzi, 2 Fast 2 Furious) and Morris Chestnut (Ladder 49, Anacondas) as the two biggest box - office attractions, which leads me to wonder why they didn't just opt for more convincing actors
altogether.
Altogether, 117 feature - length
films, selected
out of 12,218 titles submitted (72 more than for 2013), are scheduled for Sundance 2014.
The artist often disappears, sometimes literally, whether avoiding a spotlight in a
film of an early performance, or finally in absenting himself from the production
of his art works
altogether - his later paintings were carried
out entirely by assistants.