Sentences with phrase «revenge plot»

Well it happens to be the old revenge plot again.

What starts out as a simple revenge plot against those that killed his daughter, soon escalates into something much bigger entirely.

Ridding itself of the grim and unexciting revenge plot of the previous two Bond 2.0 films, Skyfall picks up with a new story.

Killmonger's actions go far beyond a simple revenge plot.

As revenge plots go, it is a slow, dull burn that goes apeshit in the last reel in ways that feel forced.

Although her character is introduced only to provide filler and exposition, Christine Woods» brief performance in I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore is just as entertaining as the primary revenge plot.

Just as the screenplay has trouble determining who Cross actually is, director Rob Cohen struggles with finding a balance between the very straightforward revenge plot and the story's more outlandish elements.

are predictable and the story is nothing more than the typical revenge plot we've seen so many times before.

The story basically turns into a generic revenge plot set during a time when tensions were strained between black and white people, and with this being very much reflected in the story and gameplay.

«The View» host Joy Behar thinks Rudy Giuliani purposefully blew up President Donald Trump's legal defense in a petty revenge plot.

Wildstein, the admitted mastermind of the political revenge plot, had said Cuomo's administration — referred to as «Albany» — told Foye to «lay off» Christie following the incident.

The longtime Kremlin leader told state media that doping punishments from the International Olympic Committee against Russian athletes were part of an American revenge plot.

Disgraced former The Intercept reporter Juan Thompson was slammed with a five - year prison sentence for phoning in bomb threats at Jewish community centers in a twisted revenge plot against his ex-girlfriend.

(This might make for a good revenge plot if you are upset with a co-worker or an ex girlfriend.)

The extreme violence and cruelty at the outset, and the resultant revenge plot and execution would have been too heavy without some lighter moments, and Miike draws an excellent balance.

The Reg and Zorn, two weed - lovin» freelance video journalists, become targets of a twisted and darkly comedic revenge plot when a wealthy man they slandered in one of their TV news hit pieces comes after them.

The project follows the same story as the 1996 film starring Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, and Goldie Hawn, which followed three former friends who reunite at an old classmate's funeral; there, they commiserate about their new status as divorcées and hatch the ultimate revenge plots against their exes.

Starts out pretty well with some good tense action and a solid revenge plot building in the same type of vain as your average Seagal or JCVD flick.

From legendary martial arts movie director Chang Cheh and Shaw Brothers studios comes the 1978 classic The Five Deadly Venoms, a late entry in the old school Hong Kong martial arts spectacle with a fun spin on the familiar revenge plot.

What we've got here is your standard grade horror flick in the vein of Scream and Urban Legend, revolving around a mysterious killer devising a supposed revenge plot — a geeky kid who got a Carrie pulled on him in 6th grade.

The Equalizer hits all the typical action / revenge plot points but it does so with immense style and just enough grit to make viewers cringe in delight.

In their place is a mostly commercial vehicle using the same characters, given a simplistic revenge plot that is rare to find outside of a WWF (now WWE) arena.

Written by Irving Wallace and Roy Huggins, based on the novel Ten Against Caesar, Gun Fury has a fairly standard revenge plot, originating from a stagecoach holdup in which Frank Slayton (Philip Carey) and his temporarily committed cohort Jess Burgess (Leo Gordon, who had appeared in Hondo) not only make off with the loot, but eventually abduct Jennifer Ballard (Donna Reed), soon to be wed to promptly resentful Ben Warren (Rock Hudson).

What we got was a formulaic action movie that abandoned character development and an interesting narrative for a cookie - cutter revenge plot.

Directed by Scott Cooper, Written by Brad Ingelsby and Scott Cooper Starring: Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker and Willem Dafoe A simple but compelling revenge plot, you know what... Continue reading →

by Bryant Frazer An Actor's Revenge, director Kon Ichikawa's colourful melodrama depicting an elaborate revenge plot by a Japanese onnagata — a kabuki actor trained to play exclusively female roles — begins, appropriately enough, in the Ichimura Theater, where the very first shot illustrates that a panoramic aspect ratio is a perfect match for the wide proscenium.

The villain played by Benedict Cumberbatch brings intensity to the film but has barely anything decent to work with beyond the mundane intricacies of a vague revenge plot and «you killed my blah blah blah».

Early on in the film, Christian and Ana are caught up in the focal revenge plot, yet randomly gain an interest in rebuilding their secluded country home.

Once wed, Penelope comes to understand that she is part of a larger revenge plot, but that...

It may be the way the plot gets truly bizarre, starting with a Kill Bill - style revenge plot, moving on to mutants and proceeding in a way we wouldn't dare spoil.

Sure, some individual missions stand out — at various points you may find yourself investigating a haunted elevator, testing out pick - up lines on strangers, or foiling a bullied kid's disturbing revenge plot — but, for the most part, the plot's kind of a slog.

I can't say that I care much about the stakes of its ongoing conspiracies, or the umpteenth revenge plot I've played this year.

The nerdy Reid starts out completely unprepared for the Wild West, but begins to receive a harsh education when he encounters Tonto in the middle of the Comanche's revenge plot against the cannibalistic Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner).

As mentioned previously the visuals are certainly impressive, and for anyone hoping to walk around some of the finest worlds and moons of the one of the best sci - fi universes, Star Wars Battlefront II is a great recreation, but from the very first mission to the very last, mission pacing is excessively slow, the set pieces — whilst stunning — are predictable and the story is nothing more than the typical revenge plot we've seen so many times before.

Watching the second Death Star explode from the perspective of a downtrodden Stormtrooper is a novel start, though things quickly devolve into a generic revenge plot.

The third - person reboot of the God of War series received a decent chunk of stage time, with an extended look at the relationship dynamic between Kratos and his son, something that will hopefully elevate God of War's story above the simple revenge plot the series usually sticks to.

For one electric moment, it seems the revenge plot might end with a confession.

At an event filmmaker Prudeck sets up, based unbeknownst to her on a revenge plot the three couples agree to, Harvey stands up and, to loud applause, states: «I think I speak on behalf of everybody here.

The revenge plot of that 1995 movie was not so coincidentally triggered by the violent death of a young girl (in a drunk - driving accident.)

The movie starts like the trailer, showing how kick - ass decides to be a superhero, but as soon as he meets hit girl and Big Daddy, who were already super heroes before him, the whole point of the movie entirely changes to satisfy the revenge plot between Big Daddy and the main bad guy.

Strickland is keen for his thrillingly strange and sophisticated movie not to be labelled a horror (recalling a line from Santini in the movie itself, who's outraged by the very suggestion) and - although it flirts with horror conventions, just as Katalin Varga did with its rape - revenge plot - Strickland conjures a world that's hypnotically unsettling rather than overtly frightening.

Not especially bright — in fact it's often hard to know if she's intellectually impaired — she and her workmates come up with a revenge plot that relies on the dubious skills of a hired «security consultant» (Bouli Lanners as Michel).

Oddly enough, the wit is still there, but this time it's in the form of homages, both visual and aural, hearkening you back to the 70s schlock action cinema, full of revenge plots, martial arts gusto, and bad - ass mamas who aren't afraid to tussle with the big boys.

Those guys weren't one - hit wonders, but legitimate stars back then through now, and it helps the cause of this revenge plot nicely.

Thomas's Crystal is the driving force behind the revenge plot against Chang, and her grotesquely Oedipal manipulations of Julian provide as much spine - shudderingly nasty moments as Chang's array of pointy weapons.

The duo has reunited for Dead Man Down, a revenge tale in which Rapace plays a woman who coerces hit man Victor (Colin Farrell) into helping her execute a revenge plot.

That being said this film took a while to get me on the hook, the first twenty — thirty minutes felt very disjointed and unsure of the direction it was going in, but once we reached that point that instigates the revenge plot that we're waiting for the film kicks into high gear and becomes the bone crunching - ly revenge film that we expect from this trilogy of films.

One never gets the sense that Camille is anything outside of a revenge plot device and requisite eye candy.