Sentences with phrase «passable action»

The order of the day is lots of noisy, yawning, metal - crunching mayhem, and purely on that level, Terminator Salvation is passable action trash.

At its best, Tomb Raider is a passable action movie.

Gauntlet: Slayer Edition is a passable action - RPG for those desperately looking for a dungeon crawler to play with friends but it doesn't offer much in the way of replayability or unique concepts to really recommend past that.

It all adds up to passable action cinema, but disappointingly generic for a Die Hard film.

Not exact matches

This probably requires a reference to the specific event to discuss further, but usually for any political action there is a myriad of reasons deeply rooted in contemporary situation and probably each could be expanded into a passable doctorate thesis and still not have definite answer.

Get The Gringo is a passable addition to the action genre but it might have been better had the need to keep Gibson's fan base happy not been so pressing.

This globe - trotting sci - fi - action - drama lacks the budget and superhero star power to deliver the entertaining thrills of the big screen counterparts, but it's passable for a television approximation.

Liam Neeson continues his descent from leading - man respectability to run - of - the - mill action star in «Unknown,» a passable Hitchockian thriller.

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Wahlberg is passable as the new go - to Bay action star, and Stanley Tucci gives a pretty hilarious performance for his role (which like the rest of the plot, makes no sense, but at least it's entertaining).

But Captain America remains just a little north of passable in its almost impressive lack of ambition, though it never even touches the level of low - brow action - movie spectacle that made Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk such fun, exciting experiences.

Taken as an example of this particular brand of action movie, Soldier makes for passable entertainment.

If it's just barely passable material for a long - time Bond fan like myself, I can't imagine it being worth sitting through without having at least the weight of Bond's tormented motivation behind his actions in this film.

He can do action fairly well, so there was potential for this to work out in a passable fashion.

As it stands, The Commuter is just another forgettable notch in Neeson's geriatric action movie phase defined by jarring editing and risible action that can't strike a passable balance between taking itself seriously and being utterly ridiculous.

If you like escapist espionage thrillers with lots of action, perhaps there's enough quality actors, superb stunt work, and nice location shoots to give The November Man a passable grade, especially because the R - rated action can be quite brutal compared to a James Bond flick.

Without anything resembling reinvention, Cruise takes a movie that would have been a dud in any of the aforementioned action stars» hands and makes it a passable experience.

This confusion can be forgiven, especially considering the action is passable enough, provides context for some hilarious back and forth between Ferrell and Wahlberg, and it wouldn't be much of a «blockbuster» unless it busted some blocks.

To be honest, for standard horror - science fiction fare, it isn't half - bad for a while, but once the cave - dwelling creatures start to emerge, the movie begins a rapid descent into unappealing, mechanical action - horror clichés, taking what might have been a passable vehicle for genre junkies and turning it into the b - movie schlock.

While the action is solid, alas, there is the in - between stuff to contend with, the plot and dialogue, and these are the moments that keep The Incredible Hulk in the realm of just - barely - passable fare.