Sentences with phrase «snappy dialogue»

The good was there were some bright patches of snappy dialogue and interesting little character traits, such as the lead being someone who likes to fix things, including her co-workers.

It keeps things fresh by having solid supporting characters and snappy dialogue packed with great one - liners.

There's a wealth of snappy dialogue and what feels like an attentive grasp of teenage life.

Howard Himelstein's screenplay is peppered with snappy dialogue with an over-rehearsed quality to it (has anyone ever talked like this ever?)

Attempting to break the world land - speed record for snappy dialogue delivery, Noah Baumbach returns with his second feature of 2015 which tips its rakishly - angled straw boater at the screwball heyday of Hecht, Hawks and Sturges (The Palm Bitch Story?).

The film, which abounds in snappy dialogue laced with painful truths about the characters» backgrounds, shrewdly suggests that a woman's individual pursuit of happiness is complemented and powerfully sustained by binding friendships with like - minded cohorts.

The publication cites sources close to production, who claim that the Carol star will play the Brad Pitt to Bullock's Clooney, thereby ensuring plenty of snappy dialogue between the two Oscar winners.

The action sequences, which are few and far between, do lack the exhilaration that was to be found in the first two Spider - Man films (which contain the similar light tone to the Iron Man films) but the star power and snappy dialogue keeps the film briskly moving along.

Others have the feel of awfully snappy dialogue crafted by middleaged people trying a little too eagerly to sound like the young people from whose mouths the banter flows.

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The quick pace and snappy dialogue make this a fun read.»

With his first romantic - comedy, Daniel Radcliffe proves adept at delivering snappy dialogue and generating strong...

Unfortunately the zeitgeist it represents is that of the early 1970s, attempts at snappy dialogue hearkening back to... Read More»

Trying to make it more «Oscar Wilde - y» by adding new snappy dialogue.

From screenwriter Chris Terrio's self - consciously snappy dialogue to the amped - up thriller climax, actor - director Ben Affleck's third feature succeeds as a savvy, facile crowd - pleaser by hewing closely to the same Hollywood conventions that it mildly mocks.

The show does spring out of the box boasting snappy dialogue... What the show doesn't have is an original premise... or a compelling dynamic between [Debra] Messing and co-star Eric McCormack.

The result is some tremendously smart and snappy dialogue interplays mixed with scenes which give the actors room to breathe and add their own style.

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have never been better as childhood best friends who have grown far apart, and the script provides Wright with his most snappy dialogue and clever structure yet.

Again, writer - director Shane Black has my full trust even if we're not seeing his trademark snappy dialogue (although I love Ben Kingsley «s delivery of the line, «You'll never see me coming.»).

The last few years have seen Tarantino's star wane — his name, once a byword for a kind of hyperactive cinema offering snappy dialogue and copious un-PC violence had curdled audience enthusiasm to boredom as he seemed incapable of evolution.

There's plenty of snappy dialogue too although the loose sound mix makes some of the quieter and wilder moments hard to decipher.

Grand gestures, soaring speeches and snappy dialogue ensue.

It's funny how a good movie trailer can reel you in, in this case a snappy package that promises snappy dialogue and performances in a teen comedy with a brain.

But with Hanks essaying his best Jimmy Stewart, Ryan at her most dewy - eyed, a sparkling array of supporting players and a handful of snappy dialogue scenes (the «I cried at «The Dirty Dozen»» conversation is pure gold), it's infuriatingly irresistible.

In addition to reducing each cast member to a walking yearbook quote, the writing and directing team of Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan seem unwilling - or unable - to create anything approaching intelligent or snappy dialogue when a well - timed roll of the eyes and a sarcastically delivered «whatever» will do just as well.

«Just think of me as yourself, only with a vagina,» she cautions, every rat and tat of Reitman and Turner's snappy dialogue rolling off her tongue with acerbic precision.

The movie balances sentimentality with good - natured humor, has almost unbearably snappy dialogue, and is just plain fun to look at.

It's a convoluted affair involving snappy dialogue, multiple factions of unsavoury characters, a MacGuffin which everyone lasts after, and an inevitable showdown that gets increasingly out of control.

Black brings snappy dialogue and brisk pacing to the Iron Man franchise.

BT speaks with the cold, humorous objectivity often associated with AI characters, but the way Jack's snappy dialogue plays off their budding friendship establishes a buddy - cop dynamic between the two.

Shot quickly and cheaply in high - definition video and almost entirely on one set, the movie has almost zero visual energy, but it teems with snappy dialogue and the same carnival anarchy Lumet brought to «Dog Day Afternoon» and «Network.»

That doesn't make for snappy dialogue.

Gerwig's snappy dialogue keeps us tripping through life alongside Lady Bird and her cast of misfit friends as they stumble towards adulthood.

Great characters, fantastic visuals, and a well - written story with a plethora of snappy dialogue.

Writers and directors Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg don't do anything particularly clever or inspired, but they display a knack for snappy dialogue and draw solid work from the cast.

Anyone familiar with Leonard's novels will be fully aware of his colourful characters and sharp, snappy dialogue.

Good characters, interesting twists, some snappy dialogue here and there, and, course, plenty of sex and violence.

Snappy dialogue and spiffy performances aside, Barry Sonnenfeld's adaptation of Elmore Leonard's «Get Shorty» almost buckles under the force of its own incomprehensible plotting and vapidity.

Not necessarily the best or the smartest or the most inventive, but to me a perfect alchemy of fun characters, snappy dialogue, murder mystery complications, gooey forensics and, most important, screen chemistry bonded to perfection, and not just the tremendous love and loyalty between Bones and Booth.

Yet even if The Counselor fails to live up to its hype, with its snappy dialogue and satisfying action sequences, it is a good bit of naughty fun.

Over recent years, the film noir genre has largely served as a reference point for filmmakers, who dress up their movies with snappy dialogue and / or complex, violent stories but neglect the genre's bleakness.

This edition of Now Stream This brings you a highly underrated and very recent Todd Haynes movie, a new Netflix horror flick, a gloriously over-the-top action movie, a cynical noir loaded with snappy dialogue, the first Hannibal Lecter film, a romantic horror movie, a Steven Spielberg adventure, a cringe - inducing social media comedy, and some good old fashioned body horror.

Expect writer - director Joss Whedon to spice up this classic sci - fi storyline with fresh ideas, snappy dialogue and furious action as the Avengers grudgingly reunite to tackle this deadly foe.

of this is soft - core nonsense, but snappy dialogue and design — as well as the striptease routine that Fonda performs behind the opening credits — have made it something of a cult favorite.

That is, a continuation of the first trilogy — a rocket - fueled roller - coaster ride, full of jaw - unraveling set - pieces, snappy dialogue and characters that feel real no matter that they are plainly hewn from figurative cardboard.

As well as a truly sinister edge at times, the film is also laced with the snappy dialogue so often associated with Smith, and there's even a few choice and impressive monologues for the always - stunning Michael Parks.

Neil Simon's comedies depend on comedy of character and snappy dialogue, and The Odd Couple is a perfect example.