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A smart and sharp comedy with a streak of insightful social commentary, «Maggie's Plan» is about the conflicting choices young women face these days.

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Mike Judge's comedy Silicon Valley takes on the often self - serious world of big tech business, start - up culture and moonshot thinking with gleeful irreverence and sharp parody.

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.

Downey and Favreau and screenwriter Theroux like the sarcastic screwball comedy cross-fire of talk and flirtation, the displays of attitude and absurdity of super-heroism, along with an occasionally sharp satire of corporate jargon.

This is a daring comedy with a very sharp bite.

A natural beauty who possessed a razor sharp wit, Carter Cash soon became popular for spicing up the live performances with comedy routines and monologues.

Except for a few individual lines and sight gags, a brilliantly over-the-top action - comedy sequence near the midsection, and some characteristically sharp performances (including the one by Brolin, who imbues what might've otherwise been a granite - jawed killer meathead with recognizable humanity) there's not much to fondly recall here.

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

An appealing comedy with an unabashed streak of melodrama, sharp dialogue, and a superb ensemble cast, anchored by a lead performance by Al Pacino in lovable scamp mode.

The story takes a couple of sharp turns, ultimately revealing that it isn't a romantic comedy after all, but a shambling drama with a few mildly amusing pratfalls.

The Meyerowitz Stories isn't the funniest or sharpest of Baumbach's comedies — it lacks the zing of his work with Greta Gerwig — but it may be the most scene - for - scene moving.

Waiting... still remains modestly appealing because we like these sorts of occupational comedies with kooky characters, but the comedy just isn't sharp or clever enough to really get you fully on its side and take you for a ride.

This is a classic screwball comedy made brand new, exactly the kind of movie Howard Hawks and Preston Sturges and Grant and Gable and Hepburn would be making today, with hysterical gags, slapstick moments, perfect timing, and dialogue so sharp it leaves teeth marks.

Dirty Weekend Directed and written by Neil LaBute (USA)-- World Premiere, Narrative Neil LaBute returns to Tribeca with this sharp - edged comedy treat about the ripple effects of desire, whether it's followed or left unredeemed.

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.

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.

The bracing if oppressively acrid wit of mid-career works like Greenberg has merged with the emotional generosity of more recent (and comparatively trifling) comedies like Frances Ha to synthesize his sharpest and tenderest opus since his acknowledged masterpiece, 2005's The Squid and the Whale.

Thankfully, the film which I was eagerly anticipating before it premiere at Sundance this week delivered a phenomenal comedy with some sharp writing, stellar acting and a direct line to the heart of all adult children of divorce.

Finding the right rhythm of pathos in the confusion of her relationship status with her trans ex-husband and comedy in the pathos, Light's submission, «Flicky - Flicky Thump - Thump,» also provides a sharp commentary on sexuality and sensuality in your 60s.

A sharp looking dark comedy showcasing a technological future filled with people we already know and hate.

While this sibling comedy makes some sharp observations about the push and pull of family relationships, it's also one of those deliberately wacky movies that wears us out with nonstop gags that are utterly unconvincing...

Cleverly blending a rebellious teen comedy with an animated prehistoric adventure, this witty film wins us over with sharp characters who are written, voiced and drawn with plenty of personality.

An unapologetically silly movie that manages to hit the right notes, this free - wheeling comedy makes up for its corny premise with sharp writing and acting.

Here, the film makes a sharp turn into a «Saturday Night Live» - type broad comedy complete with grotesque religious stereotypes, none more cringeworthy than Brett channeling a black pastor in a sermon that borders on minstrelsy.

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.

Neil LaBute returns to Tribeca with this sharp - edged comedy treat about the ripple effects of desire, whether it's followed or left unredeemed.

This offbeat ghost story draws us in with its sharp - edged comedy then gets under our skin by quietly shifting the lively humour into much darker emotion.

Ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this weekend, two images have arrived online for How to Talk to Girls at Parties giving us a look at Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning in the upcoming sci - fi romantic comedy, along with the first poster featuring Fanning and Alex Sharp; take a look below... -LSB-...]

With her sparkling presence and sharp timing, the stunning Lombard delighted audiences in some of the greatest screwball comedies ever made, but she spent the early part of her brief career playing dramatic roles and romantic ingénues.

OLLA is a delicious black comedy, oozing with sharp wit and hipster attitude.

The comedy is sharp, with some of the film's best lines coming from those townsfolk.

Two very funny comedies with their share of darkness and razor - sharp insight into adult relationships are now out on Blu - ray.

Whit Stillman does costume - comedy with his signature sharp wit, and Kate Beckinsale gives a spectacular performance.

She's been lumped into the fast and loose mumblecore movement with organic, naturalistic comedies like «Humpday,» but she's also matured well beyond that delineation with the observational exploration of family and lovers in the insightful, sharp and keen, «Your Sister's Sister.»

There are some funny finds and each selection is mined for maximum comedy value with via sharp writing, fast pacing, and Tosh's strong delivery.

Where Keegan - Michael Key mostly seems comfortable remaining in the goofy comedy / light drama world, Peele is aiming to become a razor sharp satirist who's unafraid to delve into social ills with sharper teeth than sketch humor allows.

Sally Potter's 71 - minute film The Party is a short, sharp, funny shock of a movie; a theatrical drawing - room comedy which plays out in real time with elegance and dispatch, cantering up to a cheeky punchline twist which leaves you laughing over the final credits.

How to Talk to Girls at Parties (R for nudity, sexuality, drug use and pervasive profanity) Sci - fi comedy, set in London in» 77, about a shy teen (Alex Sharp) who falls in love with a beautiful alien from another planet (Elle Fanning) he meets at an after - hours rave.

Sharp, fast and witty, it's old school screwball comedy with a cool modern twist.

When Bridesmaids hit big the assumption was that we'd see a lot more sharp, adult comedies aimed at and written by women, yet with a handful of exceptions (most recently The Heat) this doesn't seem to have happened.

Writer - director Justin Simien is an exciting new filmmaker with a fresh voice and a sharp ear for comedy.

The God of Thunder returns in this fresh approach to the Thor series, packed full of sharp comedy, impressive action, and loaded with colourful characters... and the Hulk... so much Hulk.

After noodling in the deeper realms of the indie world for years with the likes of The Puffy Chair and Baghead, writing / directing sibling team Jay and Mark Duplass soundly cracked the surface of a bigger awareness level with 2010's achingly sharp comedy - drama Cyrus.

With her co-writer, Elizabeth Holm, and her star, Jenny Slate, she created a pro-choice comedy that was both sharp and controversial.

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.

The first 15 or 20 minutes of the film are packed with very sharp comedy writing and acting.

Layering this sweet comedic story with some sharp, editorial barbs, screenwriter Gary Ross has fashioned an engaging, brainy comedy.

A bromantic comedy with a sharp edge of melancholy, this indie casts Jack Black and James Marsden in the sort of parts they play frequently, then pushes them toward pathos.