Sentences with phrase «ridiculous premise»
It's an oddly compelling and ridiculous premise with no satisfying payoff.
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A strong performance can bring the realism to an otherwise ridiculous premise and bring validity to it.
What an absolutely ridiculous premise for a «news story.»
American Ultra, built upon ridiculous premise and casting, is not only the funniest but unexpectedly one of the best action movies of the summer.
This is an inherently ridiculous premise / show, but Wet Hot American Summer is a ridiculous movie, so it fits.
«Has a legitimately great performance from Michael Caine and a truly ridiculous premise» — Norm Wilner, NOW Magazine
But the real star of the film is Coscarelli, and his knack for making the most ridiculous premises seem quasi-plausible.
A promisingly ridiculous premise is undermined by a by - the - numbers approach to a familiar genre
It's a rather ridiculous premise that's employed to consistently hilarious and exciting effect by the filmmakers, with the comedic opening hour giving way to a thrilling, action - packed finale.
The film is a surprisingly loyal adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, only with a hugely phallic spaceship hidden behind Haley's Comet as a substitute for the castle in Transylvania, and Hooper utilizes this knowingly ridiculous premise as a springboard for honoring a variety of influences, particularly Hammer horror movies and Mario Bava's filmography.
The pop culture references and cameos add an extra flavoring of fun to an already ridiculous premise creating some of the best moments of the film.
«A gentle, lighthearted little send - up of zombie movies that commits to its own ridiculous premise with complete, un-ironic sincerity.»
Despite the fact that Super Mario Bros. is one of the greatest games of all - time, it, as a movie, has a completely ridiculous premise!
A surprisingly deep cast, bolstered by the performers mentioned above along with Jeremy Irons as a Russian military hardass, is impossible to ignore and lends a certain weight to an otherwise ridiculous premise.
How do you have a serious conversation based on such a ridiculous premise?
Once you get past the ridiculous premise that a womans breasts need to be covered at all times, you can understand the natural beauty of the functions of the body.
If we accept the ridiculous premise that a playoff series doesn't truly start until the road team wins a game, then the only one that hasn't started is the one involving the Heat and Bobcats.
They're good for a laugh, but typically one - note gags, with little substance beyond the ridiculous premise.
Despite the ridiculous premise, Shawn Levy's Real Steel is an inspiring family movie, and easily his best feature since Big Fat Liar.
Dude comedy of the crassest, highest order full of breasts and feces and a ridiculous premise.
Despite a plethora of Bay's usual flourishes (casual sexism, ridiculous premises, gratuitous slow - motion shots of guys climbing out of choppers), The Island actually succeeds as a midsummer diversion.
The biggest problem for «Gun Shy» isn't its ridiculous premise or its frequently silly tone; it's that it doesn't fully commit to either.
A Cure for Wellness - I know, I know, it's a ridiculous premise with no proper pay - off, but the first hour is sumptuous magic and the whole thing is the most gorgeous film I've seen this year.
Unlike ENEMY, ANTITRUST can't rise above its ridiculous premise to deliver any legitimate entertainment.
It was smug and quick to judge, deriding the film — admittedly one with a ridiculous premise actually dreamed up by a four - year - old — for daring to be different.
But at its best, «Another Earth» had the appeal of a «Twilight Zone» episode, infusing its ridiculous premise with allegorical depth.
Yes, this is a ridiculous premise.
Suspect science, gaping plot holes, and a ridiculous premise.
I thought this was a ridiculous premise for an oral history piece, but it turned out to be a thought - provoking meditation on what life in the spotlight is like, and the limits of professionalism.
That wouldn't be such a problem if it was meant to help sell the comedy of its ridiculous premise, but the movie is starkly serious and almost completely void of any fun.
Yes, it's a wacky, absurd and ridiculous premise.
Leave to Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison Productions production company to find another ridiculous premise to bring to the cinema.
PUBLIC SCHOOLED This ridiculous premise could only happen in the movies, and yet they found a way to make it work.
A ridiculous premise, stilted and cheesy script, wooden acting, and cheap, clichéd scares throughout; as a movie, Ouija is as silly and flimsy as your average store - bought Ouija board.
A ridiculous premise like that deserves and even more insane execution and McKee and Sivertson mostly hit the mark in that regard.
Later Godzilla movies would realize what a ridiculous premise it all is and would be a whole lot less serious.
Nevertheless, «The Intern» does enough early on to convince you to buy into the ridiculous premise, and that goes a long way in making the film a lot more watchable than even her most fervent detractors would care to admit.
«I am plagued by fears that it's a ridiculous premise or that it's completely unbelievable.»
Party games are built on ridiculous premises.
They embrace their technical limitations and lean into their ridiculous premises.
This ridiculous premise of Zombie Cannon Carnage is the narrative drape over a game where you shoot a zombie out of a cannon with the intent to cause the most damage possible.
It quickly gained notoriety and cult status, largely for its ridiculous premise alone.
Why we're excited: The ridiculous premise allows Volition to go beyond reality and bring completely impossible things such as dubstep or black hole guns into the game, along with such superpower - related gameplay features.
One that is so sweepingly wrong and based on such a ridiculous premise that it's weapons - grade denial.