Sentences with phrase «slick film editing»

The cast is promising, but this remake of the popular Japanese movie falls flat, with more «sound design» than delicious music, more slick film editing than graceful ballroom gliding.

Not exact matches

The direction and editing are slick and workmanlike, letting the performers do the work without overplaying the limited setting in which most of the film takes place.

As with all of Wright's films, this is a slick, wondrously edited film.

Not only is this an energetically choreographed and edited scene, it is an effective and endearing introduction to Aman's exuberant personality and how it affects others, plus a slick expression of the film's east - meets - west aesthetic.

Lee Smith's film editing, for instance, navigates a series of dreamscapes with a slick skill - level deserving of an Oscar.

Actually, the film has a couple of top moments, assisted by great cinematography, perfect editing and a great soundtrack — it's a slicker flick for sure.

After a slick, flashily edited title sequence that incorporates footage of scenes shown later in film (not unlike a TV show), the audience is immediately plunged into the heretofore closely - guarded plot: After a mission goes disastrously awry, Impossible Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise), is «disavowed» from his duties by the powers that be and suspected of being a mole trying to sell a top - secret list that matches covert agents» aliases with their true identities (called the «NOC — Non-Official Coverts — List»).

The narrative feels too scattershot to be successful, although slick editing gives the film some transcendent moments.