Sentences with phrase «plot point involving»

What follows is a series of events so familiar that they leapfrog right over cliché and land in the realm of «classic,» a search for a seemingly good girl caught up with some very bad men that wouldn't be out of place in a Philip Marlowe novel, were it not for a plot point involving the dead girl's cellphone.

All of this would be tasteless enough as is, but a third - act plot point involving Lydia being molested or even raped (the film keeps the specifics unclear) by her caricature - of - a-hillbilly father (Paul Sparks) causes Trust Me to become truly risible, particularly because Gregg treats the reveal with the subtlety of a slasher flick jump - scare, as Howard's peering eyes are accompanied by shrill, ambient noises on the soundtrack.

Alas, the film goes down all the wrong roads, with a snooze - inducing major plot point involving Mark's shady money dealings that feels like it belongs in another movie.

Second, there's a plot point involving mushrooms, and it's the fourth time I've seen that from a film this year, which is simply weird.

A lead character called «The Dude», a bowling alley setting and a key plot point involving a piss - stained rug do not exactly sound like the tasty ingredients for one of the best comedies of the Nineties but the Coen Brothers were just the right men to pull it off.

And this trailer also seems to hint at a big plot point involving Elastigirl.

When the main theme, character arcs, and plot points involve new characters, you might as well get rid of the holdovers and go all - in on Sherlock Gnomes.

Every time the Autobots show up they quickly disappear again so Bay can get back to people running around and looking intense with major plot points involving them often taking place off screen.

This is the kind of movie where plot points involving identical twins and supremely prescient computer intelligence are dished out with a straight face.

But the screenplay by Bruce Wagner, whose novels («I'll Let You Go,» «Still Holding») explore the film industry's demimonde, is way too erudite to be easily dismissed (a key plot point involves surrealist poet Paul Eluard's «Liberté»).

A huge plot point involves Diana (Crystle Stewart) leaving her wallet in Robert's truck.

Not exact matches

The problem I have with so much writing about screenwriting is that it is often only about structure (Syd Field's plot points; the Hero's Journey, etc) without a lot of understanding of the nuances of character, tone, et al involved.

The whole story is made up of numerous connecting smaller plots that each involve their own characters and view - points.

There's an odd plot point late on involving ecstasy tablets that feels unnecessary, but in general Shelton has a good grasp of her characters, and treats them with equal focus.

They are certainly not above mocking themselves, for instance, the plot, such that it is, involves at one point, a loopy fantasia on the era's witch - hunt of communist writers infiltrating Hollywood by kidnapping movie stars and indoctrinating them into the fold.

The backstory is so unnecessary in Rodriguez» mind that there's a hilarious gag involving a missing reel that happens at the climax of an appropriately hokey sex scene and bypasses key plot points.

Conversely, uptight and unflinching Aubrey (Anna Camp), the newly minted leader of Barden's all - female a cappella group The Bellas, is desperate to put together a winning group to defend their title at nationals after a disastrous showing the year prior (it involves a particularly disgusting nervous tic of Aubrey's, a painfully unfunny gag that reveals itself multiple times throughout the film, and reeks of the script's Bridesmaids plot - point checklist).

A third major plot point is later introduced involving Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, Short Cuts) and his stalking of his crazy Russian wife, who happens to be having an affair with Roxeanne's husband.

All plot details are strictly rumors at this point, but you can bet that lightsabers will be involved.

While some publications, such as The Hollywood Reporter, have opted to break down the film, plot point by plot point, publicists involved in its distribution have been diligently trying to put perhaps excessive boundaries on what gets written.

The non-linear plot - which essentially revolves around a skateboarding teen who may or may not be involved in a murder - has been padded out with slow motion and instances of repetition, and while there is admittedly something initially mesmerizing about the whole thing, there does reach a point at which the viewer begins to long for something more concrete.

As it's not fair to spoil these plot points this late in the film's non-release, all I will say is that it involves a bit of precious and heavy - handed exposition involving a long - winded private moment between Han and Leia (they deserve better), and another scene involving one of these key figures that many might see coming.

This high - budget (supposedly $ 135 million) summer - blockbuster escapist film is dull formulaic fare that has a questionable history premise, a star who does not light up the screen with charisma (Matthew McConaughey), a foreign - born female lead (Penélope Cruz) as eye candy who struggles with the English language to a point where it's an unwelcome distraction, and a tiresome and silly plot line to fill in the gaps while the adventurers are involved in their all too familiar set action pieces.

Fifty Shades Darker, meanwhile, has a plot point that involves the film's hero,...

Fifty Shades Darker, meanwhile, has a plot point that involves the film's hero, hunky - but - tortured billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), crashing his helicopter into the side of a mountain, then reappearing a couple scenes later like nothing happened.

What's impressive, though, is how elegantly Gervais and Merchant were able to turn such clichéd plot points and characters into something involving and fresh - feeling.

The writing team doesn't so much create a storyline as hammer away at pet plot points — as with one involving Sam's looming run - in with the New York court system.

Moments, shots and ideas pop out, but then get ground down and trampled with remarkably silly and inconsistent plot points (usually involving religious flapdoodle, terrible «scientific» theories or ancient myths).

The «main'task involves a grid with two points plotted.

Each question involves the following: generating coordinates plotting the graph finding the coordinates of the turning point, finding the coordinates of the y intercept finding the equation of the line of symmetry finding the solution to f (x) = 0 It is scaffolded at the beginning, the final graph is a negative quadratic.

Sometimes negotiation is necessary and even desirable to come up with best solution, usually IME when a plot point or character issue is involved.

Plot points whiz by, and when things threaten to blur, there's a crazy musical number or a tightly worked out physical comedy routine involving a hippo or a penguin.

The story is said to be really deep and involving as it twists and turns through time; intersecting plot points where you see yourself or witness the setup to an event from a prior time jump will play heavily.

Sci - fi aficionados may appreciate some of the finer plot points, involving the alien invasion and the nanosuit, but I personally felt that while the narrative was interesting, it ultimately fell flat.

It doesn't involve any major plot points, but if you want to go into Uncharted 4 completely fresh, come back and read it later.

Technōs wasn't really involved with any of them, but there seems to have been some information flow in whatever direction — the Marvel comic book tie - in first introduced Marian as an undercover cop who was captured by the gang she was infiltrating — a plot point later found on the box of Return of Double Dragon.