Sentences with phrase «playing against type as»

Emily Blunt also puts in a sterling performance playing against type as Officer, Rita — aka «Full Metal Bitch».

For what it's worth, James Spader does nice work playing against type as an intellectual nebbish, and Russell incorporates what could've been an albatross — the death of his character's young son — into his every delayed gesture without seeming merely thrown by the film's premise, whose machinations are so befuddling as to deter one from inspecting Stargate for political and allegorical angles.

His latest effort is for one of his biggest movies yet (the Shrek blockbusters excepted), Tony Scott's Man on Fire starring Denzel Washington playing against type as a vigilante determined to avenge the kidnapping of a young girl he was guarding.

Nancy Kwan, an international star at the time, does a good job of playing against type as a marine biologist who was Taylor's girlfriend.

It is a quality ensemble: James McAvoy playing against type as dogged, tightly wound police detective Max Lewinsky; Mark Strong playing to his strengths as career criminal Jacob Sternwood; Andrea Riseborough as Max's tough - cored but supportive partner; David Morrissey doing the dour boss thing; and Johnny Harris putting his terrifying, pebbly glare to terrific use as a twitchy assassin.

The actor's experience playing against type as Commissioner Gordon in Chris Nolan's «Dark Knight» trilogy has apparently rubbed off on him; his Churchill never outsizes the other characters in the room and he makes Churchill's dialogue seem as considered as it probably was.

Bates is brilliant, and so is David Strathairn, playing against type as abusive white trash husband and father.

Playing ineffectual New York talent agent Danny Rose, Allen leads a film that has a little bit of everything: a wronged man, car chase, lounge singers, mobsters, adultery, and Mia Farrow playing against type as a smoking, brash «other woman.»

This Friday, «Mirror Mirror» presents a comedic spin on the Snow White story with Lily Collins as the titular princess, «Social Network» actor Armie Hammer as Prince Charming, and Julia Roberts playing against type as the wicked queen.

Dan Stevens is a standout within the main group, playing against type as a hapless rich kid nerd that was always picked on by the other three in high school.

Affleck fares a bit better playing against type as the smooth, Gatsby - type running a potentially illegal gambling operation.

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Robert Glenister spits and hisses with rage like water droplets in a pan of fat, while Kris Marshall plays against type as the uptight, inscrutable office managers.

In «The Hunt» he plays against type as Lucas, a modest, mild - mannered but fun - loving divorced teacher and father of a teenage son.

Ronald Colman, in his penultimate performance for Goldwyn, plays against type as a boring barrister who falls into an affair with a young shopgirl.

Jones gamely plays against type as Kim, a teen server in a fast - food joint who lives with her unemployed father (Bill Bailey) and takes a job as a hostess — or chalet girl — at an upscale Austrian skiing resort to pay the bills.

Adam Scott also plays against type as a nerdy scumbag, and Adam Brody goes big in his one early scene with Brie to hilarious effect.

Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, and the lumious Emmanuelle Béart also shine as members of Cruise's crew; it's interesting to see Rhames play against type as a brilliant computer expert instead of just serving as an imposing physical presence.

Vincent D'Onofrio (Daredevil) plays against type as Paul's supportive brother Frank.

Glamour gal Bridget Moynahan ably plays against type as Ryan's physician girlfriend (and future wife) Cathy Muller, but the romantic angle is by far the film's least convincing and involving element.

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Georgia comes out throwing — as with the Rose Bowl, offensive coordinator Jim Chaney chooses to play against type out of the gates — and Alabama's ready for it.

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Sterling Holloway is very good as Kaa, playing completely against type and adding the character's now - characteristic lisp.

I don't generally play games of this type, so I don't know how it stacks up against other action - rpgs, but as a Marvel fan it's a godsend.

Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams strike comic gold — or at least silver plate — as a hyper - competitive game - crazy couple whose suburban couples gaming party goes way off the rails when an equally competitive globe - trotting / high rolling brother to the husband (Kyle Chandler, cast against type) comes home, initiates a murder / kidnapping mystery game that is in turn hijacked by real hoodlums who play for keeps.

Hanks plays slightly against type as an editor with a rough exterior, willing to bend morals (and arguably, the law) in order to get his job done.

In subsequent years, the thespian played Willoughby in John Alexander's U.K. television miniseries Sense and Sensibility (2008), adapted from the novel by Jane Austen; cut against type as an imprisoned white - collar criminal in the Wyatt Brothers» thriller The Escapist (2008); and essayed a supporting role as Sky, Sophie's (Amanda Seyfried) fiancé, in Phyllida Lloyd's big - screen ABBA musical Mamma Mia!

Yet it's still not quite Oscar - winning caliber (but still worthy of a nomination), and Stiller's playing against type doesn't come off as honest a performance as, say, Michael Keaton, in Clean and Sober (1988), that comic's first dramatic role.

In a role described as «brilliantly against type» by naa27, Murray plays Ernie «Big Ern» McCracken in 1996 sporting comedy Kingpin, alongside Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid.

And then there is Sean Harris, he who plays the craziest, deadliest type of villains, from the Harry Brown and A Lonely Place To Die to Mission Impossible 5, playing strongly against type as the noble MacDuff who loses his family to MacBeth's ever increasing paranoia (shades of Lord Stannis / Sir Davos thread in the most recent chapter in Westeros.)

Youngster Liam James holds his own against some great actors as the perpetually awkward wallflower, while Steve Carell plays against type in a role that proves he may be a stronger dramatic actor than a comedian.

Poehler and Fey are both in top form, particularly Fey playing against - type as a foul - mouthed, wild, and youthful mother.

And I'm always a sucker for Sam Rockwell, who plays wildly against type in this one as a detestable human being whom the film asks us to sympathize with as it unfolds.

In a role reversal, Tina Fey is broader and cast against - type as a foul - mouthed party - goer who needs to learn to be more maternal rather than the bookish straight gal and Poehler is playing more of a goody two - shoes who needs to put herself out there.

Rosemarie DeWitt and Josh Pais turn in good performances as distant siblings, while Ellen Page does a really good job of playing young and slightly against type — here she's more reined - in than we usually see her, and she's effective.

Page relishes being cast against type as a worldly seductress, playing Monica as someone so confident in her pronouncements about art and everything else that she takes for granted her listener's interest.

And the seasoned cast that surrounds him are just as riveting, mainly because most of them are playing effectively against type.

The casting of Colin Firth as our debonair spy fits right in with that up - ending attitude: playing against type, he's visibly having a ball as Harry Hart, a man who lectures a pub full of geezers on the importance of manners, before beating them up with an umbrella.

Chandler plays against type with casual machismo as Brooks tries to outwit and outshine Max on every step.

Tom Cruise plays, initially, against type as a military man — in charge of media relations -LRB-!)

Stewart is captivating as the off - balance would - be lover, playing against his aw - shucks, all - American type.

He was cast against type as David Staebler, an uptight, near autistic radio monologuist, while Bruce Dern was given what would normally have been the Nicholson role, playing David's brother, Jason, a comic, megalomaniacal hustler with a head full of outsize dreams and a dangerous connection to the mob.

Twelve trillion words into this entry and I still haven't gotten to my big theory of why it works so well to have Jeff Bridges play what feels like a Tommy Lee Jones role in Hell or High Water, or Molly Shannon working beautifully against type as a dying mom in Chris Kelly's Other People and reminding us that tragedy often feels like an interruption of comedy.

Cooper at the time was convincing as this tough - guy jock who really had no interest in his girlfriend, Claire Cleary (Rachel McAdams), other than to make her his trophy wife, but the character is so much funnier now when one pauses to consider how against - type he was playing.

Zahn and Jovovich are play against type effectively, and are terrific as the hapless lovebirds, while Olyplant and Sanchez are superb as their edgy new buddies.

Just as you're savoring the hint of an ethically compromised, eye - patched Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson), along comes the film's secret weapon: Robert Redford plays against lefty type as an ominous high - ranking official thrilled by his new toys.

Both Robinson and Fred MacMurray played roles against type (Robinson gained notoriety for his role as a gangster in Little Caesar (1930), and MacMurray had previously played genial, lightweight, good - guy roles in comedies)- and their performances represented some of their best career work.

While the latter is ratcheted up, to the Guards» credit, their film not more of a supernatural horror film but a psychological thriller along the lines of the original, and it almost works as its own thing, mostly thanks to Banks (obviously relishing the chance to play against type) and the talented young lead actresses.