Sentences with phrase «particularly well cast»

Asa Butterfield (Hugo, Ender's Game) isn't particularly well cast here in the lead, his lead performance is very surface based, pushing the character from scene to scene, but never developing him beyond a cliché.

Bradley Cooper (usually a smart and talented actor) was, frankly, not particularly well cast or well directed in this ho - hum picture and the idea of him getting a best actor nomination ahead of Oyelowo or Spall or Ralph Fiennes is pretty silly.

He was particularly well cast as Edgar Kennedy's shiftless brother - in - law in a series of RKO two - reel comedies produced between 1934 and 1948.

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That's particularly good news when you consider the economic shadow cast on the solar energy industry during the global economic crisis.

The secret to a great sear is to have a fairly hot (not scalding), dry (preferably cast iron) pan; rub some oil, salt, and pepper on the meat you're searing (this works particularly well with ahi); and lay it in the pan.

Some observers have speculated that Schneiderman's efforts to cast himself as the most liberal member of the five - Democrat AG field might well get him elected on Sept. 14 — particularly since he's back by unions with crack GOTV operations like 1199, HTC and 32BJ — but could hurt him against Republican Staten Island DA Dan Donovan in the general election.

It's tautly helmed by first - time feature director Title and well - acted by the able cast, particularly Vance and Annabeth Gish.

Thankfully, Stoller surrounds his two leads with an excellent supporting cast that helps keep the mood light, particularly Chris Pratt, who steals the show as Tom's idiotic best friend.

This is fine in the first ten minutes or so where the characters are being introduced and the Squad is being assembled; there's a lot of welcome black humour, particularly from a well - cast Margot Robbie, which serves to separate her version of the character from that in Batman: The Animated Series.

There is a certain intimacy to Hibbs» efforts, though not as much as there is to the efforts of a cast full of dated performances, some of which are dated to the point of mediocrity, while other hold up well enough to be rich with charisma, if not a little dramatic weight, with Audie Murphy himself, as himself, all but carrying the film with his particularly grounded charisma, and charming chemistry with his peers.

Its cast and crew (Seth Rogen is particularly good as a bemused script supervisor) are bewildered.

What King adds is better writing (particularly in next week's funnier episode), a better cast and a more affectionate tone.

Some of the other actors don't fare quite as well, particularly Angelina Jolie (cast as Alexander's scheming mother)- who goes comically over-the-top early and often, though it's hard not to imagine that this is partly the fault of Stone.

Which makes casting a television series particularly trying; with so many regular characters, creating a well - balanced cast that works well together can be a chore.

Both actors are well cast and Arestrup gives a particularly great performance but the script could have used more subtlety in shading this fraught bond between the principal characters.

That extends to its cast as well — particularly star Chloe Grace Moretz (one of Hollywood's more exciting young talents, who's never been afraid to dip her toes in the genre pool) and Julianne Moore as her ultra-religious mother.

The cast are actually really good, particularly Page and Diego Luna.

Cage tries to give his lines energy with hammy mannerisms, while Jolie (The Bone Collector) has barely a dozen lines and is cast solely for her looks rather than acting ability (and she doesn't look particularly good in this film).

Baumbach and Stiller have a comfort level with each other that helps a lot, though credit goes to the entire cast for getting so many laughs out of the material, particularly Adam Driver in one of his best supporting roles in cinema to date.

The supporting cast also does well with what they're given, particularly Ewan McGregor as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna.

None of the new casting in this film works particularly well.

What I am particularly pleased about is that the cast is primarily made up of brilliantly good British character actors who are just right for interpreting and bringing to life my printed ones.

The «villains» of the piece are perfectly cast and directed as well, particularly Spacey and Jamie Foxx as the menacing Bats.

recruits a solid support cast, particularly via the philosophically foul - mouthed Jedburgh (Ray Winston) and refreshingly well realised villain Bennett (Danny Huston).

The trailers look grittier than any previous film in the «Star Wars» universe, and the supporting roles are particularly well - cast, with Donald Glover as a young Lando Calrissian, and Woody Harrelson in a criminal underworld mentor role.

Reviews haven't been particularly good — hence the quiet opening — but the cast is top - notch and the material looks fun and difficult to resist despite the tepid reviews.

But the story is involving, and the cast is particularly good.

What she has done that particularly works well is colorblind casting not suggested by L'Engle but greatly enhancing the film's impact.

The kids were awesome (particularly Courtney & Fanning), the adults were well cast, it was visually stunning, & the writing was so realistic.

It's also hard to really root for any of the three, despite the best efforts of the young cast — particularly Teller, as Daniel, having wonderfully naturalistic delivery at times — with Jason a selfish ladies» man, Mikey a workaholic pushover, and Daniel a crass, tactless adolescent.

The film finds Bigelow (and regular writing collaborator Mark Boal) returning to the mix of drama and real events that has served her well in the past (particularly in the likes of Zero Dark Thirty) and she has a cast that includes John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Tyler James Williams, Jason Mitchell, Jacob Latimore, Malcom David Kelly, John Krasinski, Will Poulter, Kaitlyn Dever and Jack Reynor.

The cast does a good job of bringing the material to life in a believable fashion, particularly the leads; the reserved Hutcherson is likable and Robb excels in the flashier role.

The best line is the above quote from the teaser, and, despite their earnest performances, none of the core cast have any particularly interesting characters.

While the film contains some jokes, it's not much for comedy; the casting of the likes of Chris O'Dowd (Cuban Fury) and Dylan Moran (Good Vibrations) reads as more of a distraction than an attraction, particularly given O'Dowd's dead eyed approach to the material and Moran trying to engage with a register that doesn't suit him in the slightest.

There are interesting moments throughout and the performances of the non-professional cast, particularly Cobham - Hervey, are very good.

Robert Wagner is best known for his heroic roles — particularly on TV shows like Hart to Hart, Switch and the stellar BBC series Colditz (which has shamefully never been made available in this country; I was lucky to catch it as a boy while living in Portugal and long to see it again... but I digress)-- but here he's expertly cast against type as Bud Corliss, a college kid who's only interested in becoming rich by any means necessary.

The supporting players are all well - cast and effective, particularly Sarsgaard as Bobby Kennedy and Crudup as the journalist.

While rookie director Vaughn Stein clearly enjoyed Alice in Wonderland and Pulp Fiction, he doesn't do a particularly good job of ripping them off, and he drags a decent ensemble cast down with him.

He's also cast the film reasonably well (three pieces of the central quintet particularly noteworthy) making rooting for the titular heroes a heck of a lot easier than it otherwise would have been.

The movie's many action sequences are well - choreographed (particularly the initial chase of Red Hood), and the voice casting is impeccable.

Labor Day is well cast and played with conviction by its three leads, particularly the ever - reliable Winslet who, despite being bizarrely cast as a dowdy housewife, manages to be heartbreaking even when the film borders on farce.

SY: What was the casting process like for the Brenner family, particularly Stefanie Scott, who plays Quinn, the teenage girl who becomes possessed, as well as Dermot Mulroney, who portrays her widowed father, Sean?

The Swiss actor Bruno Ganz (Wings of Desire, The Downfall), who is cast as a kindly esoteric German and the partner of Patricia Clarkson's mouthy American character, said he had taken pleasure in the role particularly because he wasn't used to playing comic roles or good Germans (in Downfall he played Hitler).

Interestingly, Allison Janney has been cast as the tough, suspicious, particularly knowing in a woman's way, lead detective, whereas in the novel the investigation was headed by a rather refined gent until he was pushed aside by a woman detective who knew better.

The rest of the cast also fills out their roles well, particularly Carol Burnett as Kangaroo and Will Arnett as Vlad.

Add in a great cast (I particularly liked Samantha Morton, who played the psychic Agatha... her scenes were very interesting, and she did a good job conveying her terror at facing the world of the present) and you've got something I was pretty happy shelling out a few bucks for.

He works well with his supporting cast — particularly Tessa Thompson as his feisty and nicely developed romantic interest, but especially Stallone as the old pro himself.

The supporting cast is an unmatched smorgasbord of Anderson ensemble players - from Jeff Goldblum as a stern family attorney, to Edward Norton as an apologetic police inspector called Henckels, and Willem Dafoe, perhaps best of all, as a leather - clad henchman with knuckle - dusters and missing teeth, who looks as though he's emerged the worse for wear from a particularly terrifying Transylvanian nightclub.

Advantages over the conventional cast - iron brake of a similar design and size: even better responsiveness and particularly high fading stability.

The basic cylinder head design of the LS9 is similar to the L92 - type head found on the LS3 V - 8, but it is cast with a premium A356T6 alloy that is better at handling the heat generated by the supercharged engine — particularly in the bridge area of the cylinder head, between the intake and exhaust valves.