Sentences with phrase «ridiculous premise for»

Not exact matches

Though the original comic series isn «treally a comedy (though let's all concede that the premise is completely ridiculous, even for a comic book), the movie is being directed and co-written by Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead), so don't expect it to take itself too seriously.

For those who have not yet had the particular enjoyment of working with those who «think outside the box», they may have some difficulty accepting this book as a work of non-fiction - so outlandish is the premise that were you to suggest it in a novel it would be laughed off as ridiculous.

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.

There's that ridiculous name, of course, and the premise, which initially found Courteney Cox playing a Florida woman in her 40s on the hunt for a young paramour.

His character represents a premise that is absurd, even ridiculous, but for «Birth» to work it must be addressed with utter seriousness, even solemnity.

For as ridiculous as the premise may be (and it becomes even more so as the story progresses), «Non-Stop» does a good job of building suspension by throwing an almost endless barrage of red herrings at the audience.

The Slap is a ridiculous title for an even more ridiculous - sounding premise.

But for me what worked so well for this is the fact that it embraces the ridiculous nature of its wildly unrealistic premise.

It's never - ending, and frankly ridiculous, premise seemed sure to continue for far longer than I intended on playing the game.