Sentences with phrase «plot machinations as»

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She appears as annoyed and disgusted with the plot machinations and supporting characters as we are.»

Boasting a majority - black cast donning some gorgeous Afrofuturistic get - ups, as well as a complex plot rife with political machinations and betrayal, Black Panther promises to have an epic scope that remains unrivaled in comic book films.

We received the former for review, which contains a 2.35:1 transfer of the film in anamorphic video; the image is quirky in accordance with John Seale's cinematography: grain is overemphasized in several climactic shots, as if to ground the ludicrous plot machinations in some kind of hard - edged reality, while blacks are chalky throughout and detail has a filtered quality — a Lawrence Kasdan trademark.

All of this assists «Felony» in missing the mark of its bigger cinematic ambitions, often feeling instead like a one - off TV movie, particularly as each machination of plot gets more contrived and dishonest.

The plot machinations of the early going do feel like just that as so many things seem to magically fall into place for DJay's transformation — the keyboard; a spontaneous run - in with Key (Anthony Anderson), an old acquaintance and sound engineer who then takes him to a soul - stirring church choir performance — in an almost implausibly pat manner.

The Saturday Night Live star's bouts of physical comedy — as well as pleasantly distracting cameos by the likes of Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, and The Station Agent's Peter Dinklage as a star children's author — spackle over the bland plot enough to keep Elf moving, until the film succumbs to overwrought third - act plot machinations.

Given that many have spent the past two years intensely speculating, theorizing, and predicting the character and plot machinations of the film, it's hard not to think some expectations were set going in that, as it turns out, The Last Jedi filmmakers had no intention (and had made no promise) of meeting.

Some of the plot machinations of «The Shape of Water,» such as the Cold War intrigue and Shannon's cartoonish villain, don't live up to the magic Hawkins and Jones conjure in their scenes together.

The lighter moments are necessary to offset the more upsetting corners of the story, as some of the plot machinations will hit certain viewers pretty hard.

Beautifully accented and paced, his pitch - perfect narration deftly navigates the large and diverse cast and the intricate plot machinations to create a stunning glimpse into a dangerous time when Henry VIII ruled and Thomas Cromwell served as his «fixer.»