Sentences with phrase «sharp comedy as»

Gottfried's outlook makes for some very sharp comedy as he denigrates England's health care system at a party celebrating Janet's appointment as its aspiring chief minister.

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Surely it is one of the sharpest ironies of this particular divine comedy that by telling the truth in such a way, he will come in later years to be thought of as a forger of old paintings — a counterfeiter of truth.

Funny as she was in the much sharper - edged black comedy «There's Something About Mary,» she spends her time here as a ninny, worrying about wedding plans and eventually bashing the best man with a coat stand when he puts the wedding's perfection in jeopardy.

The most interesting part... lies in the sharp dialogues and in the central character that functions as the guiding thread of a story that hides dramatic trimmings within the same comedy... [Full review in Spanish]

Chris Pratt was pitch perfect as Star - Lord, Rocket and Groot absolutely stole the show and had brilliant scenes together, the story was blended absolutely perfectly with drama and bitingly sharp and satirical comedy, with dazzling special effects thrown into the mix for good measure.

Chris Pratt was pitch perfect as Star - Lord, Rocket and Groot absolutely stole the show and had brilliant scenes together, the story was blended absolutely perfectly with drama and bitingly sharp and satirical comedy, with dazzling special effects

The Big Lebowski is a wicked sharp genre satire disguised as a stoner comedy.

We're excited to see the comedian in another sharp - edged criminal comedy, this time as real - life Jan Lewan, a Pennsylvania polka star who defrauded his fans out of millions.

I liked Driving Lessons, a sharp, engaging, and amusing comedy / drama that does well as a coming - of - age film, family drama, and unlikely friendship tale.

Matching big set - piece comedy with small, detailed character writing in a script as sharp and genre - savvy as its execution, Spy bodes very well indeed for Feig's all - female Ghostbusters.

Johansson has surprisingly sharp comedic delivery (I want to say it's her first comedy) as the straight - faced Jess.

As with Sideways and About Schmidt, Payne finds clever ways to blend sharp comedy and warm drama to create a seriously involving and entertaining film.

Previous attempts to exercise his funny bone came with varying degrees of success: The King of Comedy stands alongside De Niro's best work while Midnight Run proved his sharp sense of tightly - wound timing as the straight - half of a memorable comedic double - act.

Imagine a comedy as sharp and dexterous, as light and bouncy, as the sequence in the classic musical Singin» In The Rain wherein Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor walk their way through a Hollywood soundstage, passing various pictures of different genres being shot like another day at the office.

Written and directed by Martin McDonagh, this is a razor - sharp and black as tar comedy of grief, bitterness and anger and their consequences when given free rein.

Echoing his witty writing style, Bill Bryson's memoir of his trek up the Appalachian Trail is adapted as a gently amusing comedy that combines big landscapes with sharp observational humour.

Her terrific performance in Amy Schumer's «Trainwreck» certainly convinced us that Swinton could play broad comedy and still remain sharp as a tack.

If the lines Allen delivers as the money - oriented «manager» don't feel quite as sharp or witty as the ones he might have written, overall the impression we get from early peeks is of a warmhearted, glossy comedy about late - life love, the battle of the sexes and the fragility of the male ego.

A couple of the golfing scenes aren't as sharp as others, but most are immaculate and unexpectedly vibrant for a low - budget comedy of this age.

THE BIG HIT This dumb but fun action comedy stars Mark Wahlberg («Boogie Nights») as a super-polite hit man whose complicated love life takes several sharp turns when he is betrayed by his co-workers, members of a private killing team.

Paradise might not have cost as much to make as most new comedies, but it looks as sharp as them in this Blu - ray's vibrant, clean 1.85:1 transfer.

But what separates «Mistress America» from Baumbach's other witty and sharp observational works about (what some people see as) White People Problems, is a madcap screwball comedy energy and a nostalgic, all - things - are - possible «80s sheen (bolstered by a fantastic dreamy synth score by Dean & Britta).

The script is a sharp balance of horror and comedy and for the most part, the screenwriter has fun with the idea by parodying the clichés that accompany vampires, such as the «rules» in slaying them, which Jerry teases Charles with.

Even though this comedy has a tendency to dip into cartoonish silliness, it's anchored by a razor - sharp performance by Wiig as a woman forced to confront everything she hates about herself.

Sensitive, kind and sharp as a katana, Nick dreamed up an unlikely passion project in Cuban Fury, a workplace / sports comedy orbiting around the world of salsa dancing.

His comedy, which also includes 2002's Orange County, is sharp and funny, but not frequently recognized as such.

The cast is blue ribbon â $» Allison Janney, Ciarà ¡ n Hinds, Shirley Henderson, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Lerner, Ally Sheedy, Charlotte Rampling and a very sharp Paul (Pee - wee Herman) Reubens â $» and Solondz» talent for depth - bomb comedy, the sort of delayed revelation that comes as a muffled detonation after you'd stopped listening for one, saves the enterprise from terminal self - flagellation.

It's hard to believe Alexander Payne, who made the sharp - elbowed comedies «Citizen Ruth» and «Election,» could come up with a satire as toothless as this.

Stefanie Wilder - Taylor has appeared on Comedy Central and Evening at the Improv, and her sharp wit takes center stage in Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay and Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom.