Sentences with phrase «overall story of the film»

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«The overall story [of the film] is a gift from Solomon to reflect on where we are.

Overall, the performances and the basic outline of the story buoy the film, which could have taken more time to develop its characters.

Overall, the film lacks that precise hook of exactly why it's worth telling this story now, but it remains a fascinating story nonetheless.

Overall, though LaBute's dialogue is very good and the actors are fantastic, there isn't a substantive story or a guiding theme to move the film along; it remains a character study, stagnant, like many of the lives it depicts.

As for the story, it has potential but fails to follow through; writes the Guardian in a two - star review typical of the overall reaction, «Byzantium starts to introduce issues that you'd seldom find in most vampire films, before cutting of the blood and leaving them to die.»

The film is bolstered by her knack for dialogue and character, but also in not pressing too hard in order to get laughs that aren't there, letting smaller conversations play out naturally, and having supporting characters mirror the main story in a fashion which draws out interesting tidbits without stopping the overall momentum of the character's journey at large.

While there isn't a huge amount of characters or a ton of story, there is enough to overall film that makes it incredibly successful.

It's a bit of a disappointment in terms of overall interest level, but if you need more closure to the story than the first film provided, it does tie up some of the important loose ends, not the least of which is the fate of Ming and his adjustment to his life of being a cop on the side of good.

I felt that the overall running time of the film was far too long for the story, therefore the plot became stretched and thin.

A pale imitation of the first film that boasts some terrible acting and even worse writing — and that doesn't even include the laughably misogynistic undertones that crop up once Katee Sackhoff's lone female character is introduced — «Riddick» doesn't really progress the overall story any further, leading one to question why another movie was necessary at all.

Set in the post-World War I era of the 1920's, the film tells the story of Porco Rosso - the Crimson Pig - a skilled seaplane pilot, war veteran, and overall scoundrel.

Overall, the film has beautiful cinematography (as is expected) and the story of the two chimps works well, but the rest of the tale seems forced, as if they needed to fill Tim Allen's narration with something else exciting and they didn't know quite how to do it.

Though the quality of the story and even the overall film can range from engagingly inspired to mind - numbingly stale, it's usually a safe bet that the performances will be on point.

This is his fifth collaboration with star Leonardo DiCaprio, but marks just his second feature shot digitally and combines a loosely mob - inflected story with a topical, high - finance setting, and so overall the film promises to deliver an exciting blend of the old and the new from the director.

On a personal note, being a hardcore Spidey fan, I felt I might be bothered by some of the modifications made to the origin, but after watching the finished film, I must say that none of the changes really have any bearing on the overall story, and it's remarkably accurate as far as the characters go.

Although this decision might make the film more accessible to a wider audience, as it is easier to understand what Amin does when it seems to be a direct result of information that cuts to his very core, it does weaken the larger political story overall by making the focus more about crimes of passion than it is about crimes against humanity.

The predictable softening of his steel exterior at the hands of Watts proves to be too soon to swallow, and the side story of a woman coming to grips between following her heart and staying on the path of righteousness gives the overall film a level of artifice and contrivance that makes for less interesting fare.

What could have been a super fun, super cool superhero adventure about a character that wears a ring that allows him to literally make anything he wants with it actually turned out to be one of the year's silliest films, not just the ins, outs and whathaveyous of the story but just the overall look and feel of it.

Movies based on true stories are already hard enough to critique on a plot or character level, but when you're dealing with such a harrowing, difficult story as the one about what happened on New Year's Day of 2009 in a BART Station by Oakland, California, there are a lot of things that need to be acknowledged, regardless of your overall feelings for the film as a whole.

They continue to be part of the comic relief of this film, even when you're not sure how they fit into the overall story.

The overall execution of the story and some of the reveals take it to a hokey and silly level, which really bring down the quality of the film.

Each filmmaker / composer team also works closely with an in - house sound designer in an environment where music, score, and sound design are treated as integrated aspects of the overall story world of the film.

The major problem lies with the story's all - too playful tone which diminishes the story's impact and the film's overall lack of originality.

The Uninvited is DreamWorks's redo of the 2003 Korean chiller A Tale of Two Sisters, and it's rather appropriate that the title was changed, for while the film hews close to some of original writer - director Kim Ji - woon's basic concepts and a few specific shots, directors the Guard Brothers (Charles and Thomas) and screenwriters Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, and Carlo Bernard take a very loose spin on things plot wise — namely, reconfiguring the overall story into much more conventional American genre terms.

But for me personally, I enjoy the characters, the story, the overall pace, and the practical effects while forgiving the film for any of its shortcomings.

Others looking for a good epic love story will think the many instances of traditional Jackie - isms to mar the overall feel of the film, often encroaching into the realm of cheese.

Though the slightest thread of a story enters with a triangle between the wolfish salesman and the two girls, leading to some glancing hints of jealousy and disappointment, overall the film remains faithful to the ebb and flux of quotidian reality.

It was one of my favorite parts about the entire film, because it was used in such a way that it would enhance each scene and the greater story overall, but never feel overbearing or forced.

But the film doesn't just get lucky with its aforementioned marriage; it's also simply an overall well - crafted film of delicate performances, illustrious cinematography, grade «A» sound design, and a very pleasant minimal story.

Even though the actors do what they can to make every scene intriguing, none of these story elements add anything to the overall film.

The new U.S. trailer offers a closer look at Niccol's film, providing a nice overview of the story and tone overall.

The rest of the cast, like Kyra Sedgwick, Hayden Szeto, Haley Lu Richardson and Blake Jenner, give great performances and only add to an already strong story and overall film.

As with Lanthimos» previous films, the story playing out in The Killing of a Sacred Deer takes its time even if the overall sense of discomfort can be felt from the film's initial opening moments.

There were several smaller story - lines placed throughout the film, some stronger than others, but none of them seemed to really get off the ground and add much to the overall film.

The narratives tick along with casual indicators of their place in the overall story until the film finally crescendos and the wizardry of Nolan's latest magic trick is laid bare.

While the actions taken by the cast are in the book, much of it is unnecessary for the telling of the overall story and I bet a talented screenwriter could have put this thing in at one film with less than a three hour running time.

Lone Star is a solid film to be sure, but it might have been even better without some of the side stories and characters who, while providing well - drawn characters and interesting things to think about, serve to weaken the overall tightness of what is a good story to begin with.

Perhaps what makes the success Revenge of the Sith, the supposed final chapter of the overall story (according to Lucas), surprising is that it should have easily been the most boring and predictable film in the series.

And overall I thought the film, especially the characters and story, lacked direction, like it was just Affleck trying to show off his home town of Boston while telling a fun popcorn movie story set around it.

To be very honest, they're some of the highlights of the film and are integral to the way the story unfolds and the overall choices that are made on several fronts.

This is the type of film where the performances stand out overall, compared to the story itself.

The film, a Cannes favorite that rebooted for awards season at TIFF, is everything that the Academy is chasing after both from the optics perspective — it's a film about equality on all fronts, from racial to gender to marriage — and from an overall logistics perspective, since it's an earnest and straightforward true story with social relevance that will be an undeniable across - the - board hit with viewers of all stripes.

Director Pollack (Tootsie, The Firm) gets the story, but at the same time, big name stars and corny comedy do impede the overall message, and whatever sense of weight the film might have had is mostly lost behind predictable romance and silly car chases.

There's a surprising amount of dark comedy given the subject matter, a facet of the film that eventually is a disservice to the overall story.

This is the movie that sets up the overall «big bad» for the Marvel films, and it begins what will be a roller coaster five - plus - year ride to the third Avengers film where one of the most popular Marvel stories of all time will play out on the big screen.

The lack of Godzilla, the film's poor use of characters, and the overall simplistic nature of the story will be more than likely be the complaints you will hear from most moviegoers.

Overall, Avengers: Infinity War delivers a great deal of emotion and story into this much anticipated film.

The overall storyline for this mobile game release will offer side - story content that compliments the event of the film.