Sentences with phrase «scrappy character»

This is the scrappy character we meet at the beginning of Tomb Raider, a prequel / reboot / franchise Hail - Mary pass that rewinds back to Ms. Croft's formative years — specifically, her twentysomething days in London practicing Muay Thai boxing and delivering packages on a 10 - speed.

It's too bad Rita couldn't have been the movie's focus; she's a rare sexy, smart, scrappy character in kids» films.

Laura Dern, who plays Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, mentioned she was particularly moved by Ms. Fisher's bravery and lack of shame, hinting that Leia has some humorous moments in THE LAST JEDI to be that sassy, scrappy character we love.

Not exact matches

Then score a scrappy equalizer and after Wenger will come out saying how we showed character, mental strength etc..

And in the end, the only thing that really matters is that the filmmakers were market - savvy enough to frame Atom — the junkyard bot adopted by Goyo's character — as a puppyish, adorably scrappy, Iron Giant - style affection machine and, more importantly, to pair him with Goyo and allow them both to run roughshod over Jackman.

Michael B. Jordan, who broke out in Coogler's debut film, «Fruitvale Station,» brings scrappy, street - smart volatility to his performance as a character with whom T'Challa has a karmic connection, and Gurira steals every scene she's in as an indomitable warrior trained in the art of spearcraft.

Although Deadpool 2 repeats the first movie's jokes about the character being a scrappy castoff not good enough for Marvel's higher - profile franchises — at one point, Wade opens the wrong door in Charles Xavier's manor and finds the better - known characters staring back at him in confused irritation — this one has the budget and the clout to allow him to associate with a higher class of co-star.

The scrappy McGregor has been reduced to running and jumping, while Johansson, who was so good in Lost in Translation and Girl with the Pearl Earring, has never looked better on film, but never once does her character register any kind of passion or pulse.

Interlaced with the furiously funny dialogue and manic situations, however, are clear, humble observations of the challenges of queer life, from poverty to acceptance, that hardens the characters into the scrappy individualists they are.

The scrappy, make - cinema - or - dir - tryin» passion project is one type of traditional Sundance movie; the celebrity - blessed, character - driven dramedy is another.

The show, inspired by the scrappy encyclopedia of facts and antics of the same name, is loaded with imagination and zippy characters that will... Read more

And that's where he meets one of Del's horses, a scrappy little character named Lean On Pete, hence the film title.

The straight adventure doesn't glow like Pixar's emotionally meaty movies, but with eccentric characters and a scrappy heart — courtesy of NewsRadio - era Kids in the Hall alum Dave Foley — the movie has a taken - for - granted kid's movie quality: fun.

The latest effort from Rodrigo Garcia, Albert Nobbs follows the title character (Glenn Close), a turn - of - the - century woman who has spent years working as a male butler, as her orderly existence is threatened by the arrival of a scrappy newcomer (Aaron Johnson's Joe).

Craig's Bond removes himself from the Cold War - era image of a slick, suave womanizer and gives fans a scrappy and rough, yet still charming, incarnation of the character in Casino Royale and its three sequels.

Going after the bad guys and fighting a good fight on the home front, Faye is as scrappy and endearing as any character Sandra Scoppettone has ever created, and This Dame for Hire's period setting is rendered so real you can hear the big band music, see the nylons and fedoras, and feel the rumble of the Third Avenue El.

Rocket Riot packs hundreds of zany characters, scrappy mini-bosses and hard - boiled bosses.

That's not to say Valkyria Chronicles is all doom and gloom, as the cast of characters that make up Squad 7 is varied and lively, and the sense of camaraderie that forms as the unit evolves from a team of scrappy rookies to a battalion of seasoned fighters is handled to great effect.

While her name might not be the greatest, Linkle's unique crossbow weapons and scrappy fighting style made her stand out among all the playable characters.

Yukimura is one of the few characters to properly age across the time period presented (something reserved almost exclusively for Sanada clansmen) and the first few times players will take control of him, he'll be as a scrappy young kid with a stick rather than the Crimson Demon he's more famously known as.

I imagine most people who actually have an ugly house would be more apt to think of it as «has character» or «scrappy» so I think you're on the right track.