Sentences with phrase «own zaniness»

In a photo recently posted to Instagram, Floyd Mayweather, the boxer, sits on a private jet surrounded by stacks of dollar bills, touting the sale of tokens for a prediction market called Stox — a moment some saw as proof that ICO hype had reached peak zaniness.

Despite three quarters of explosiveness, and despite typical Les Miles - related special teams zaniness, this ended in strangely orderly fashion.

Let's take a quick look back at the zaniness of previous seasons.

So Depp summons every type of behavior Burton requires: heroism, zaniness, longing, wit, ferocity, sexuality, icy resolve.

The film's opening narration introduces us to Harold Crick, played by Will Ferrell in an economic performance where we can feel Ferrell's natural zaniness coursing underneath Crick's bland exterior, just begging to be let out.

... The show's workplace zaniness is definitely where Champions is most a work - in - progress.

Left as the straight man, Wilson's Mitch is relatively bland, forced to whine a lot about his friends» misbehavior, although the actor's lackadaisical disposition is occasionally interrupted by flashes of zaniness, including a disastrous post-breakup bender at Frank's wedding reception in which he attempts to vent his pent - up rage and frustration during his ceremonial toast.

But there is restraint to the zaniness and professionalism to the presentation.

While the series is not a word - by - word translation of Douglas Adams» work, the creators infuse it with the soul, zaniness, inventiveness of

Some of the better actors get too animated once the spotlight inexplicably shifts on them, as though the zaniness of the whole movie depends on them shining like comic stars.

Now obviously, the decision to take a more serious tone with this film won't sit well with diehard Dead Rising fans, especially those who enjoyed the zaniness of Watchtower.

Regardless of how you feel about his personal antics, there's no denying that Gibson is a talented actor, and his mixture of charm, danger and zaniness (all qualities that made Martin Riggs an action movie icon) are on full display in director Jean - François Richet's darkly comic thriller.

By Hope Madden I edit college textbooks for a living, with all the associated hoopla, madness and zaniness you might expect to go along with that job.

The movie goes for a certain mood — a zaniness that doesn't preclude the likelihood that lots of people will end up dead.

That is, unless you wish to hunt for collectibles or kill Maniacs, Dead Rising 4's version of the Psychopath, albeit without the zaniness and cutscenes.

The vampires zip around in blurry, crazy - fast jolts that seem like silent - movie zaniness.

A new fan - produced video compilation reminds us of the zaniness of Captain America's 1960s adventures on the animated Marvel Super Heroes.

She lends the rather tired comic plot some much needed zaniness.

Other than that, his attempts as zaniness and / or sincerity never seem to mesh with the film's funky fabric.

Hampered at the box office by its perceived similarity to the previous year's «The Truman Show,» it still offered the actor a chance to carry a picture, and he managed quite well, thanks to the natural zaniness he brought to the part.

Exhibiting signs of drug - fueled brain damage, Galifianakis confidently treats the film's first half as a personal showcase, nailing so many weirdly uncomfortable one - liners — including a priceless gag involving an infant and simulated masturbation — that despite the predictable homophobic barbs marring the early mood, he single - handedly inspires confidence in the zaniness promised by the subsequently established premise.

If you enjoyed the zaniness of I Heart Huckabees, then this will probably be down your alley.

When he has Frankie Faison describing his father's job as a washroom attendant, the scene is riveting and pertinent, but it clashes with the comic aggression of Will Arnett, the muted zaniness of Will Forte, and the «How did I end up here?»

It's not just the zaniness that matters, and it's not just the gender discourse that matters: it's an understanding of the genre that, I think, is critical to deconstructing said genre.

Mistress America continues to play up Gerwig's gift for physical comedy, and the plot, which whisks Brooke and Tracy to Connecticut in search of startup money, gives the second half a screwball zaniness unmatched in Baumbach's work since Mr. Jealousy.

Hopefully for their encore, the creators will figure out a better way to give is all of the snark, zaniness, and tongue - in - cheek references we want, without having to shoehorn several dozen characters into yet another formula plot barely worth following.

Disney scores points for creating such an elaborate set and choreography, but they would have been better off using a solid slate of true - blue Disney tunes and a lot less zaniness.

Melissa James Gibson penned the script and we only hope to see Rudd and Giamatti fully embrace some Franco - Canadian zaniness.

Even as American comedy has become almost wholly Apatowized and Ferrellified, growing louder and crasser and more self - consciously buffoonish, the Coens have gone the opposite way, ratcheting back their own zaniness.

Instead of wearing a suit that is split down the middle by a terrible tailor, complete with animal prints and other colorful zaniness, Two Face's suit here keeps it mundane work - week, though frayed and lived - in on his bad side.

It's a decent mix of racing, action and zaniness — what do you make of Sony's PlayStation Plus freebies for April 2018?

Unfortunately for him, however, his diminutive, «finding himself in the big city» recluse has no chance against the boisterous Harrison when in the same scene (although, truth be told, during a few extra man mentoring scenes his straight man ways were a welcome offset to Kline's zaniness).

Superhero movies should be funny, and this massively entertaining success — based on Marvel's 1969 spinoff title — doubles down on the zaniness.

These Looney Tunes - ish bits that have Sidhu literally kicked from one side of his town of Chandni Chowk to the other by his adoptive father (Mithun Chakraborty) serve to distance the viewer, Bollywood familiar or not, just about from the jump; Advani was obviously chasing after the FX - bolstered zaniness of Stephen Chow, but even the live wire Chow knows better to wait until the audience has settled in a bit before unleashing his unbridled insanity.

Yes, it has generic elements of the genre but by the end, it can't be pigeonholed and the characters aren't your average troubled souls that are played for laughs or zaniness.

In addition to the game's inherent zaniness, I discovered a sizeable upgrade system that lets you unlock buffs and wacky powers — like the ability to trap your enemies in giant floating bubbles or an upgrade that turns you into a bulldozer when you sprint into environmental objects.

Effortlessly blending drama and zaniness, Brian Skeet and his talented troupe of actors have created a sly little gem of comic seduction.

It's a throwback to old screwball comedies where anything could happen without having to make sense, and it relies on that zaniness to drive laughs rather than pairing it with rapid - fire jokes like an Airplane!

With forced jokes and performances that go for increased zaniness without adequate material to take things to the next level first, Funny Money sinks into the comedy abyss due to spending too much time spinning its wheels in plot mechanics and desperate injections of trite shenanigans for easy laughs.

Again, it's endlessly charming and funny, but has a lot of texture underneath the zaniness and the bevy of classic bon mots.

Some entries in the largely undistinguished dysfunctional - family - holiday - film subgenre — The Family Stone (also with Keaton) and Jodie Foster's Home for the Holidays, to name two — are watchable despite their forced zaniness and predictable emotional beats; the spectacle of attractive stars packed into the frame to act out universal problems (meddling parents, sibling rivalries, unfulfilled romantic and professional lives) has its charms and comforts.

The brief scene with Forrest is one of the few times The Good Dinosaur brushes up against the surprising, inspired zaniness of Pixar's best efforts.

But this message is somewhat watered down by the rather corny zaniness that fills the screen, including several massive action set - pieces that not only make very little sense but feel like scenes we've seen before.

The success of an Adam Sandler movie now depends on the zaniness of the script and the energy of the movie is dependant on Sandler's co-stars.

She's able to convey bubble - brained zaniness about as well as anyone in the movies right now, and then she can switch gears and give you a scary dramatic performance in something like «Vanilla Sky.»

I'm looking forward to the goofy zaniness in Brothers Bloom.

Tracy Morgan might even be accused, when left to his own devices, of being too weird for most people to actually «get» as a comedian, only really taking off after TV's «30 Rock», which is known for its excellent writing, utilizing him in scenarios that allow the cast to play off of his zaniness.

With an ensemble cast of memorable characters, catchy tunes and lots of zaniness, it's hard not to love the Kipling adaptation.

But it lacks even the self - aware zaniness of those shows, and the shaky - cam fight scenes feel like they were edited by a random number generator.

Dylan Baker puts in a great performance as Freddie Shapp, however he's effectively playing the straight guy to Ferrell et al's zaniness, so it can't have been as fun for him.