Sentences with phrase «plays against type in»

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.

Perry is only one of a handful of familiar faces who play against type in the dark thriller.

After making his name playing straight - arrow good guy — from Elliott Ness to Robin Hood to a certain pee - drinking man - fish — Kevin Costner has taken to playing against type in recent years, as he does here in Criminal, where he plays a remorseless, unfeeling killer.

Again playing against type in Stanley Kubrick's antiwar movie, Douglas brims with decency as a French colonel in World War I who fights against an unfair court martial of his men.

This time last year, clean - cut Jersey boy Geraghty was along for the ride as the most undersung member of the «Hurt Locker» ensemble; playing against type in Kyle Patrick Alvarez's intriguing if problematic debut, however, he makes a thoroughly convincing bid for indie leading - man status.

This month there's a chance to catch the actress playing against type in two dark dramas.

Efron here is also playing against type in beginning the film as a straight - laced corporate lawyer who is far more conservative and respectable than his horny grandfather.

Not exact matches

The foreign debt continues to be an issue and new voices have began to sound the need to look for ways to face it; (ii) At the national level two questions are concentrating increasing attention: one is the reassessment of the necessary role of the state to correct the distortions of a runaway market (currently discussed in Europe and in the discussions about the role the initiatives of «an active state has played in the economic development of Asian countries); the other is the need for a «participative democracy over against a purely representative formal democracy: in this sense the need to strengthen civil society with its intermediate organizations becomes an important concern; (iii) the struggle for collective and personal identity in a society in which forced immigration, dehumanizing conditions in urban marginal situations, and foreign cultural aggression and massification in many forms produce a degrading type of poverty where communal, family and personal identity are eroded and even destroyed.

These potent organic compounds may play a role in preventing certain types of cancers and provide protection against heart disease, so keeping them in tact is extra important.

Mertesacker is the type that will win headers that go towards him, but if he has to move for it then he's in trouble, but he's very good at positioning himself so it's not that big a deal, though when he does get caught out it seems to stick in my head for a while, like against Anderlecht... Players like Koscielny and Gabriel are a lot more mobile, they move and attack the ball when it's played into their area.

Looks a very good manager in the making and a man who has been around played against aswell as with every type of talent there is.

Wenger does normally pull these types of game out of the bag (i.e. games where we are 100 % expected to lose) but i think he's played that card against Spurs earlier in the season.

By making him captain it could create an Arteta type situation, where hes not good enough to get in the team but he must play cos he's captain.Although i have to say Ramsey is good enough to get into the team, but in central area not on the wing, it might work against the average epl team but against the better teams it doesn't work, like wen we tried that a couple of seasons ago.

It goes against everything you think — but that's exactly why these types of plays are profitable in the long run.

, debuchy was france 1st choice before he came to us.why is theo walcot under performing?look at bellerin, the guy is going backward, he is not the type of player we new 2 seasons ago, his performance against beryan when we defeated them 2 1 at emirate the same player couldnt track down ordinary richalison.we keep blaming this players, though some are average but ARSENE WENGER does nt develop players, the dressing room is lost, our players are mentally weak, everything we do is outdated, wenger needs to go, our fans in london are not doing enough to make these people know what we fans are going through, i fear for nelson too, cos that guy is exceptional, but soon fans will start condemning him, and its not his fault, how do you expect him to develop when hes being played out of position?WENGER MUST GO!!

«In these types of games, playing against a side of that calibre, to be 1 - 0 down is difficult.

When you play against these types of teams - and for me, Manchester City is the best in the Premier League - you can not concede and provide the opportunity for them to play like they played in the first 20 minutes.

He's adapted to life in the Premiership, the whole physicality of the league, like a pro and he now knows exactly how to play in this league and against these types of defences.

«In this type of game, when you play against a top - six side like Arsenal, the small details change games and put the game on one side.»

«When you play against these type of teams - and for me, Manchester City is the best in the Premier League - you can not concede and provide the opportunity for them to play like they played in the first 25 minutes,» reflected Mauricio.

Schoeneman added, «This is the type of pay - to - play politics I have been fighting against and why I decided to challenge my opponent for the 10th district seat in the County Legislature.

On the other hand, many studies conclude that appropriate carotenoid levels in the diet can play a positive role in protecting against ocular and cardiovascular diseases and different types of cancer, among others.

Type - I interferons (IFNs) play a key role in the immune defences against viral and bacterial infections, and in cancer immunosurveillance.

The biggest appeal in this glossy cop thriller is seeing Denzel playing totally against his usual holier than holy type and if he'd taken more of these parts, I'd like him a whole lot more.

Knowingly, in The Cabin in the Woods, The Director says, «You work with what you have,» so like Carpenter's leading lady, Dana is forced to play against type, and gets her hymen back, for the time being, while the cameras roll.

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 MiIn 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 Miin 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 Miin 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 Miin 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.

This manipulative scumbag so well - played against type by DiCaprio is getting entertainment out of slaves in turmoil.

In a surprisingly successful case of casting against type, Jason Segel dons a tennis bandana to play the late novelist David Foster Wallace, who allowed Rolling Stone writer David Lipsky (played here by Jesse Eisenberg) to accompany him on the final leg of his Infinite Jest book tour.

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.

Ricki and the Flash is a strange little movie, especially for Streep who plays against type once again in the title 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 QuaiIn 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 Quaiin 1996 sporting comedy Kingpin, alongside Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid.

While I can understand why people do nt like Michael Cera, I thought he did very well in the role and I was glad to see him playing against type, since movies like Youth In Revolt have shown that Cera is more than capable of playing characters other than the stereotypical nerdy, awkward guin the role and I was glad to see him playing against type, since movies like Youth In Revolt have shown that Cera is more than capable of playing characters other than the stereotypical nerdy, awkward guIn Revolt have shown that Cera is more than capable of playing characters other than the stereotypical nerdy, awkward guy.

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.)

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

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

The Change - Up does give us the chance to see its two stars playing against type with obvious relish — after all, Bateman does his most scene - stealing work when he's adorably sleazy, and Reynolds is a lot more appealing when he's not in asshole mode.

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.

Brooks is particularly memorable, playing against type so confidently it might shock many who know him mostly for his more recent roles in fairly average comedies like The In - Lawin fairly average comedies like The In - LawIn - Laws.

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.

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

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.

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.

Park Chan - wook wants Colin Firth to play against type — in other words, not playing an out - and - out nice guy — in his remake of «Oldboy», according to Twitch.

There are a few different modes to go along with Donkey Konga which include a street performance mode, which allows you to pick any type of song you would like to play up against in order to earn some coins.

The experienced actress has competing character types to play against in her three roomies, not to mention her reflective solo scenes, and she plays well against them all.

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.