Sentences with phrase «rooted in suspense»
Ti West's film is so firmly rooted in suspense that even Hitchcock would be alternately proud / jealous.
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The initial emphasis on Jack's decidedly mundane endeavors - ie he eats dinner with a priest, he meets with the aforementioned client, etc, etc - proves instrumental in transforming the character into a surprisingly compelling and sympathetic figure, which inevitably does heighten the suspense once the tense and thoroughly engrossing third act rolls around (ie the viewer can't help but actively root for Jack's success).