Sentences with phrase «outright comedy»

It would have pushed the climax way past «problematic» and into outright comedy.

But this is not merely cinephilia cranked up to the eleventh degree, his use of juxtaposition and the random appearance of actors such as Nicolas Cage, Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone and Donald Sutherland somehow making this the best outright comedy of the Berlinale so far.

Over the years, there have been some very entertaining con artist films, and they range from outright comedy (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) to cheeky (The Sting) to dramatic (The Grifters).

Since then, Marvel has continued moving further toward outright comedy, turning to comic performers such as Chris Pratt (who cut his teeth on the sitcom Parks and Recreation) and Paul Rudd to fill out its cast of heroes.

Boy is a curious mixture of outright comedy with coming - of - age drama, balancing moments of laughter with heartbreak, all in a perfectly timed and measured package.

Either way, I'll be happy to see Elijah Wood do outright comedy, since we don't often see him in that mode on the big screen.

It's not an outright comedy, more of a drama with funny scenes, that also perfectly recreates The Room and pays tribute to the one - and - only Tommy Wiseau.

One of the curious aspects of the film is that even though it's more of a character study than an outright comedy, that character is a legendary comic who's not really that funny.

For fans of Jordan Peele's socially aware comedy in series like Key & Peele, seeing Get Out raises a fundamental question: Why did he look to the horror genre to make his directorial debut and his statement on American race relations, rather than an outright comedy?

Though Jordan Peele's horror flick does contain some dark humor, it's more of a horrifying social commentary, not an outright comedy.

Consistent tongue - in - cheekery rather than outright comedy, it's the sort of film that grows on you the more you watch it.

A scenario as ultimately absurd as this seemed to call for something more outrageous, perhaps the outright comedy that Carell's genuinely deranged penguin shtick keeps threatening to turn the movie into.

Scarlett Johansson is no stranger to the world of comedy — she is a member of the so - called Five - Timers Club, an enviable group of stars who have hosted «Saturday Night Live» at least five times — and she's managed to emerge as an unexpected comedic MVP without ever toplining an outright comedy.