Sentences with phrase «quite engrossing»

The acting is hokey and hilarious, the softcore erotica soundtrack is cheesily endearing, there's a ton of replayability and the tongue - in - cheek, fourth - wall shattering grand finale — complete with a surprisingly well - done «twist» ending — is actually quite engrossing and nerve - racking.

The broad strokes of the story in Mulaka are nothing you won't have heard before but the way it's told and the authentic Tarahumara beliefs, myths and legends that are involved make this quite an engrossing tale.

(Cooper's performance here is especially quite engrossing, to be sure.)

Overall, the ambience of Semispheres is quite engrossing.

As the story progresses, the film manages to become quite engrossing, but it is a bit disconcerting that it can be so compelling and repugnant at the same time.

Not exact matches

And yet the film generally remains quite watchable (and occasionally engrossing), with Teller and Hill delivering absolutely captivating performances that elevate the proceedings on an impressively regular basis.

And while Farrell is admittedly quite good as the smooth, charismatic Jerry, Yelchin is simply unable to become the compelling protagonist that the narrative clearly requires - with the actor's less - than - engrossing performance matched by an underwhelmingly bland supporting cast (eg Toni Collette, playing Charley's concerned mother, is hopelessly wasted here).

There is, as such, little doubt that the less - than - believable nature of the movie's premise isn't quite as problematic as one might've feared, as Niccol does an effective job of both transforming Timberlake's character into a likeable, compelling protagonist and peppering the proceedings with sequences of an unexpectedly engrossing variety (eg Will frantically attempts to reach his mother before she runs out of time).

Atlantis successfully builds upon the mediocre base it's debut year left behind, to become a more engrossing show with a progressive story, plenty of entertainment, and a cast that is really quite admirable.

And although it picks up again with an extremely entertaining final stretch, Premium Rush is, in the final analysis, a forgettable little thriller that never quite becomes as engrossing or captivating as one might've hoped.

It's nevertheless impossible to deny that Split, though rarely engrossing, remains quite watchable throughout, with the movie kicking off with an absolutely enthralling opening sequence and benefiting substantially from McAvoy's frequently showstopping performance as the deranged central character (ie the actor does a superb job of creating a series of impressively distinct personalities, including a nine - year - old boy).

And so if you can give yourself over to the idea of «Unfriended,» you'll find it's surprisingly engrossing and really quite clever.

Where Monkeybone fails is at a fundamental storytelling level, as there is never a vested interest in the characters and a lack of focus all around that makes what should be an engrossing fantasy quite distant and weird, instead of captivating and endearing.

Co-starring Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, and Matthew Broderick, Margaret is an engrossing character study with so much insight into human frailty that it's actually quite disturbing.

The involvement of former boxing champ Barry McGuigan also must have helped massively when it comes to the hugely engrossing final fight sequence which does, quite literally manage to position you right on the very edge of your seat.

The conflicting forces battling for influence over Jen's soul is Crouching Tiger's main concern, and without an actress as gifted and captivating as Zhang in the pivotal role, it's difficult to imagine the story being quite as engrossing involving as it is.

However, its story wasn't quite as engrossing as the original, and ultimately brings the average score of the collection down slightly.

The multiplayer is really quite fun to play but it's not quite as engrossing as the gameplay in The Last of Us Remastered, but I feel like it could get there with the proper content updates.

It had an engrossing story that completely hooked you start to finish and quite honestly, nothing brought me more joy than trying to obtain each and every Digimon I obsessed over back in the day.

During a post-virality period when many believed a studio producing another major hit — one that could quickly take in tens of millions of monthly players and rise to Facebook fame — was highly unlikely, Zynga released just that with FrontierVille, an engrossing Old West pioneer sim that now has over 30.5 million users on the social network (not quite CityVille numbers but still impressive).

No photographic, or even artistic, category quite encompasses the complicated, engrossing, and at times unsettling images in South Africa — based artist Roger Ballen's new series «Boarding House,» 2003 — 2008, several dozen images from which made up this large exhibition.