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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot is an acting showcase featuring one of the best performances of Joaquin Phoenix «s career and a supporting turn for Jonah Hill that joins his acclaimed performances in films like Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street.

In the years since her breakthrough in Late Marriage (2001), also an Israeli Oscar submission, and the first Viviane installment, Ronit has become the face of Israeli cinema having delivered brilliant performances in films like The Band's Visit and Or.

Though he used to be somewhat of a punch line, known more for his shirtless roles in flaky rom - coms than his promising earlier work, recently McConaughey has been repairing his reputation with a string of outstanding performances in films like «Killer Joe,» «Magic Mike» and «Mud.»

While he's been doing fine work for years, 2016 seems destined to go down as the year he really broke out, between his Marvel villain turn and his highly praised performances in films like Moonlight.

Boseman, who broke out as an actor with his performances in films like 42 and Get on Up, delivers a strong performance (and even a respectable fictional African accent) in Civil War as T'Challa, a member of Wakanda's royal family whose plot thread is fairly integral to the movie.

Iconic film roles include a wide variety of films ranging from his Oscar - winning performance in Good Will Hunting to other notable performances in films like The World According to Garp, Moscow on the Hudson, Jakob the Liar, Hook, Patch Adams, Desconstructing Harry, Insomnia, One Hour Photo, The Final Cut, Man of the Year, August Rush, Flubber, Toys and Jumanji.

After a handful of unmemorable performances in films like Knowing and Adam, Byrne is finally opting to stick with a genre that works quite well for her — comedy.

Anyone who's been paying attention to the actor's work for the last decade or so has witnessed an extraordinary variety of complex, empathetic performances in films like «Enemy,» «Brokeback Mountain,» «Zodiac,» «End of Watch,» «Source Code,» «Prisoners,» and last year's creepy, riveting «Nightcrawler.»

Actress Audrey Tautou and designer Gabrielle «Coco» Chanel are both international symbols of modern French femininity — Chanel as the trend - setting couturier who liberated 20th century women with the simplicity and ease of her clothing, and Tautou as the single most recognizable French actress in the world, thanks to her captivating performances in films like 2001's Oscar - nominated Amelie and a little 2006 thriller called «The Da Vinci Code.

Saoirse Ronan has had a distinguished career already, with notable performances in films like Atonement and Brooklyn.

As my fondest memories of Greer include here iconic comedic performances in films like Jawbreaker and 13 Going on 30 as well as her TV show Miss Guided, which left us far too soon, seeing her pull the reigns on what comes so naturally to her and amp up the drama wasn't just a nice surprise, but a notably successful effort, too.

And while he's best known for his laidback hipster performances in films like The Kids Are All Right, Mark Ruffalo emerged as a tireless, serious activist against fracking — especially in his home state of New York.

Not exact matches

George suffered from not being filmed every week like the stares of today, but his week in week out performance make him at the very least 2 or 3 of the very greatest players ever.

A definitely disjointed film, it coasts on the competent performances of co-stars Mendelsohn and Reynolds to keep viewers invested in a controversial third act that feels like a betrayal of the genre.

David Starsky is just the sort of uptight, anal retentive stick - in - the - mud that Stiller's has a lot of success with in films like Meet the Parents and Along Came Polly - while Wilson's Ken Hutchinson is reminiscent of virtually every character in the actor's repertoire (with few exceptions, including his rare dramatic performance in The Minus Man).

The wrestler is the most overrated film of the year.I think the film is bored and I don't like the Rourke's performance.I think Rouke's performance in The Wrestler is worst than Eastwood's performace in Gran torino, Josh Brolin's performance in Milk, Frank

Drawing inspiration from such pivotal usage of practical effects in films like E.T., The Empire Strikes Back, and The Thing, the team intends on building a practical robot puppet for the young actor playing Wei to interact with and get better performances from.

Although it could use tighter editing — like most everything in this regrettably paced film — the third act reappearance of Gollum is terrific, and amplified by a go - for - broke motion - capture performance by Andy Serkis.

But once you get past that element of Kidd's screenplay (based on the novel by Helen Schulman), there's certainly a lot here worth embracing - particularly Linney's performance, which is incredibly strong (though not entirely surprising, given how effective she's been in films like You Can Count On Me and Mystic River).

The wrestler is the most overrated film of the year.I think the film is bored and I don't like the Rourke's performance.I think Rouke's performance in The Wrestler is worst than Eastwood's performace in Gran torino, Josh Brolin's performance in Milk, Frank Langella's performance in Frost / Nixon, Richard Jenkins» performance in the visitor or Benicio del Toro's performance in Che.

Could Hanks, who remarkably hasn't been nominated since 2000's Cast Away (a race he ludicrously lost to Gladiator's Russell Crowe), end his drought as he couldn't with acclaimed performances in esteemed films like Captain Phillips and Sully?

Much like last year and the year before, this year's Movie Studio Report Card evaluates both the box office performance and overall film quality of the six major studios (and many indie distributors) in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of 2011.

The Beijing - raised, London - and Mount Holyoke — educated filmmaker shares with the American Honey helmer an interest in young people at the margins, a knack for eliciting fantastic performances from amateur or under - the - radar actors, and what film critic April Wolfe described to me as a «dream - like realism.»

For over a decade, sold out audiences have enjoyed Rocky Horror - like participation consisting of hilarious traditions such as screen - shouting, football playing, throwing spoons at the screen, rooting on the shockingly long establishing pans of San Francisco, and generally laughing hysterically at the film's clunky pseudo-Tennessee Williams dialogue, confused performances, and bizarre plot twists, like the mother - in - law character whose breast cancer ought to play like it matters a great deal, but really comes off as a non-sequitur.

It doesn't try to show some drastic change, but it does attempt to convince others that change can indeed happen, it also never puts blame on one person, because obviously with marriage it is a joint effort, there will be trials and on other occasions it simply won't work, but time and commitment can change that, rarely can a simple film like this address so much in such limited issues, but sharp, often improvisational dialogue and strong performances create a very real and insightful piece that underplays everything for maximum effect, which works.

Two performances in Game Night stood out to me, which is an accomplishment, since everyone in the film gave memorable and entertaining performances from Magnussen's look of child - like wonder when he was right about something everyone else doubted to Horgan's quick wit and ability to quickly and naturally go from moments of honest laughter to moments of unforgettable deadpan.

Moss» striking performance led many viewers to question where she had been all these years; like many other fledgling Hollywood actresses, she had done time as a model and an actress in second - rate films while waiting for her big break.Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 21, 1967, Moss decided that she wanted to be an actress at an early age.

Unlike the vast majority of his contemporaries, however, he could truly act as well as make music, delivering superb, natural performances in films for directors like Martin Scorsese, Sam Peckinpah, and John Sayles.

The Guardian really doesn't like Quaid's performance in this «tragi - melodramatic soap opera,» but enjoys what Efron brings to the film.

I am inclined to like Swinton and Fiennes, and their performances were indeed fine in this film, but the film offers little else.

The standout performance of the film, however, goes to Dr. Ken Jeong, who has previously only played bit parts in Judd Apatow productions like Knocked Up, Step Brothers and Pineapple Express.

Harrison Ford has remarked that The Mosquito Coast is his personal favorite entry in his filmography, and though that does surprise given how many great films he's been a part of, it definitely isn't quite like any of his other films in terms of his performance.

Ryan Gosling doesn't really stand out like he has in previous performances in a personal favorite of mine, Drive, and one of the most overlooked films of 2011, The Ides Of March, but that's more fault to the thin character he's been given to play.

I»LL TAKE YOU THERE is recommended for people who like black comedies, off - beat indie films, or are just curious to see Ally Sheedy in a good performance again.

This film, and his performance, have regained much of the momentum they lost early in Oscar season and now seem like strong threats all around.

Some of the jokes were spot on, guest appearances from the likes of David Cross and Flula slayed me, the final performance at the international competition had me in tears but the rest of the film was as flat as TV I watched it on.

Still it feels more like an impersonation than performance, perhaps because the real Snowden is used so often in the film.

Stoll gives a solid performance, even if his villain role is a bit generic, feeling more like Obadiah Stane from the original Iron Man film, complete with a prolonged climax in which supercharged hero and supercharged villain fight it out in their respective techno suits.

In the same way a child playing with dolls is apt to exaggerate movements and voices to animate soulless toys, so do the performances and tableau of the film feel embellished and dream - like.

In many ways this recalls something like Adrian Lyne's exceptional 1990 post-Vietnam PTSD horror film Jacob's Ladder, but minus the cerebral depths (some dalliances with Camus, no less) and haunting emotional performances.

Like «Get Out,» the film thumped racism — and sexism — giving Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson great supporting performances in the process.

At least the movie gets a solid performance out of Asano, a well - known face in American and Japanese cinema for his work in films like the Thor franchise and Ichi the Killer.

Bello's performance is both naked and nuanced... An eerie, sometimes vague film in which the hidden emotions break through like sudden geysers of flame, searing all involved.

Pirates of the Caribbean is the first film ever released under the Walt Disney Pictures brand to receive higher than a PG rating (the film is rated PG - 13), and the team assembled to make the film is a virtual Who's who of hot properties: Director Gore Verbinski had a huge hit last year with the spook fest The Ring, Writers Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott were the writing team behind Shrek, Actor Johnny Depp is so extremely selective in his roles no one would ever imagine he'd do a Disney film, Orlando Bloom is fresh off the Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Geoffrey Rush has at least one Academy Award under his belt, and Keira Knightley has become a hot property after her performance in the run away indie hit Bend It Like Beckham.

Even they look embarrassed about it all, but like good actors, they each pony up a great performance in a desperately awful film.

At least the movie gets a solid performance out of Asano, a well - known face in American and Japanese cinema for his work in films like the

I like John Slattery a lot and wish he worked more, and I didn't have a problem with him playing Howard when they first introduced him in the Iron Man films, but Dominic Cooper's performance as Howard has been outstanding, and his importance within the Peggy Carter storyline and the rivalry between Tony and Steve comes from Cooper's Howard, not Slattery's.

I happened to have liked Angela's Ashes, but I saw no use of Carlyle in the film, Bob Hoskins would have given a much better performance.

More importantly, his overacted and self - effacing performance suggests an understanding that his films are now viewed largely through a lens of irony, by audiences who find unintended humor in films like Timecop and Double Impact.

Movies like Leon: The Professional and even Jason Bourne echo throughout the film's exhausting proceedings, but whereas those films had a certain edge in their approach, not to mention solid action set pieces and, most important of all, expressive performances, The Hunter's Prayer serves to be a shoddily - executed version in comparison.