Sentences with phrase «sharp script makes»

An especially sharp script makes this riotous adaptation of the serious - minded 1980s TV series thoroughly entertaining.

An unusually sharp script makes this silly comedy thoroughly enjoyable, even when it tips over the top.

Not exact matches

A charismatic ensemble cast, a sharp script and a few well - placed twists make Game Night one of the more enjoyable big studio comedies in recent memory.

The script (by Matthew Perniciaro and Timm Sharp) is trite, and the direction so flat that every scene looks like it was shot in a broom closet, but the bright young cast makes things more bearable than they should be.

Had the script been sharper and the direction tighter, she might just have made the Oscar list.

Featuring a career - making performance by Lily Collins, and pitch - perfect supporting roles by Keanu Reeves, Carrie Preston, and Lili Taylor, To the Bone subverts expectations at every turn with its razor - sharp script, and its undiluted look at what young women face in living up to both society's expectations of beauty, and their own.

What makes «Roger Dodger» hold its own is the razor - sharp script by Dylan Kidd (who also directs for the first time), and the decision to focus more on the fall of the rakish teacher than the rise of his student — even if in the end it turns back to Nick and the question of whether he is an alternative model of man, or just another Roger - in - waiting.

The Skeleton Twins shares plenty of familiar tropes that we've seen in Sundance and indie movies at large over the past decade but thanks to the sharp script by Johnson and Mark Heyman, along with a superb ensemble, it's able to make its mark in its own very distinct way and has become one of my favorites of the year so far.

This unusual structure, along with the sharp scripts and Falk's unforgettable incarnation of the quirky police detective as a charming eccentric whose forgetful, fidgety, constantly questioning manner keeps his suspects off balance, made this the most entertaining mystery series of its time.

Sorrentino's script is chock full of sharp humor and incredibly heartbreaking / poignant moments that make this hit closer to home than one may expect.

From the tightly scripted dialogue — by turn sharp, harrowing & funny and without an ounce excess on its bones — to the beautifully melancholic score by Carter Burwell and the powerhouse performances from a cast who've never been better, I fell in love with the entire movie, with every single breath - taking, nauseating, alarming, disturbing, uplifting scene, a fact made slightly more unusual given that I've tried — and failed on repeated occasions — to watch and enjoy Martin McDonagh's back catalogue.

However, working from a mostly sharp script by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost, Waititi doesn't so much inject humor as he gives it his own droll spin, making Thor: Ragnarok one of the funniest of the Marvel movies without seeming to exert much effort in that regard (as opposed to Deadpool or Ant - Man, which are marked primarily by their snarky, meta appeals to our funny bone).

As semi-estranged adult brothers, Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller have never been better, but the real star is the script, with sharp dialogue like «You were both such middle - aged men in the making.»

He fills the script with multiple funny moments — including a sharp exaggeration of food criticism — and does a good job at presenting the artistry that can go into making food.

With a sharper script, DuVall could make a strong name for herself as a director for either the indie world or Hollywood.

The script's not razor sharp in Dead Rising 4 but it's good enough to make him, and many of his co-stars, feel like they've got actual personalities.

Or, did Aselton have to whip this script into its sharp shape to make it the aggressive expression it is?

Arguably the Stanley Parable boasts the finest script of the year, razor - sharp writing in the Portal vain helping to make this one of my most enjoyed experiences of 2013.