Sentences with phrase «something of a compelling story»

Not exact matches

The tension of Franco and Hill's early scenes together maintains intrigue for a while, but True Story never quite indicates that it has something compelling going on beneath the surface.

Rating: 8/10 — a recreation of the kidnapping in 1973 of John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer), and the subsequent attempts by his mother, Gail (Williams), to persuade his grandfather (Christopher Plummer) to pay the ransom, something the then world's richest man refuses to do; Scott's best movie in years, All the Money in the World is a taut, compelling thriller that tells its story with ruthless expediency and features yet another commanding performance from Williams, something that takes the spotlight away from the presence of Christopher Plummer (who's good but not great), and which serves as a reminder that money isn't the central concern here, but a mother's unwavering love for her child.

«Shadow Complex wasn't a huge paying gig for me but I took it because I thought the developers were a nice couple of kids, and I found the story of a reluctant warrior being forced to find something worth fighting for to be a compelling narrative.

This is borne out by the film's relative lack of interest in anything that happens after Grant dies — the compelling story of the cell phone footage, the trial, the controversial verdict, and the unrest and memorialization that followed is told mostly through curt, pre-credit-roll titles.Yet the film also tries hard for a verite style, as opposed to something more allegorical, and so we have to conclude that we're supposed to accept its less believable moments at face value.

You could make the argument that his habit of producing low - brow comedy makes it a total surprise every time he delivers something like Punch - Drunk Love or Funny People, but the truth is that Sandler's always been great — and we should stop acting like compelling performances like The Meyerowitz Stories are the only proof we have that he doesn't suck.

Raimi's film plays just as freely with the details of Baum's stories as Burton's did with Lewis Carroll's, but at least here the invented whimsy adds up to something coherent and compelling.

At its heart, the story might be called an amalgam of style more so than something one could make a compelling tale out of, but the richness of the characterizations and environs bring the narrative to life, with a good sense of wit, romance, and satire.

That would be Sarah Polley's «Stories We Tell,» an invigorating powerhouse of a personal documentary that was so adventurous and compelling that its absence from the final five was something of a shock.

Renato's story — in particular how his raw lust develops something deeper and heartfelt — is also touching, but despite being the real center of the film, he is not nearly as compelling a character.

It's set at a martial - arts academy, but, oddly, there isn't a whole lot of fighting in the new David Mamet drama «Redbelt» — unless, that is, you count the film's struggle within itself to make something compelling out of a disappointingly scattered story.

I found it a very compelling and moving story about something very basic, which is a guy who actually rises above everything and maintains his equilibrium and his higher self during an experience that reduces most men to the level of animals.»

I found the story compelling, mainly because of the author's ability to write in great detail about the minutae of Perowne's job or family or uncertainties in such a way as to have me almost always reading something that was both informative and believable.

If their story was compelling, their manuscript well edited and still they were rejected, it may have been that they hit the reader on a bad day, it was not that readers cup of tea, the reader has read or published something similar recently — a whole host or reasons.

I often think of it as a kind of desperation - one that is probably known by a lot of working writers — an urge to do something different, to make something from nothing: a compelling story, unforgettable characters, a message, maybe.

Went back on the query - train, but every partial and full request came back with something along the lines of «fabulous writing, compelling story — but I don't know how this could fit into the current commercial marketplace, sorry.»

This isn't really a fault as much as it is a fact, because the main purpose of the title is to tell a compelling story, which is something that it does a swell job of.

For those who value gameplay above all else it's probably one to skip, but if you're seeking something more story and emotion driven then Last Day of June is for you, and makes a compelling argument for why games can be as much art as anything else.

It has a very gripping and compelling story, something we don't see much of from Nintendo 3DS games.

Instead of revisiting the characters and stories from the comics and TV show or, mercifully, watering the experience down to a simple first - person shooter, The Walking Dead does something utterly unique: it echoes the «humans are the real monsters» theme of the series with a whole new cast of memorable and compelling characters.

The adventure genre has seen something of a resurgence over the past few years so Forgotton Anne needed something special to make it stand out from the crowd, fortunately, it manages to achieve this with a beautifully unique aesthetic and a compelling story that keeps you guessing until the very end.

I wait patiently for your next release and only hope that you eventually get the credit you deserve because there's something compelling about a trip down memory lane with a whole new game... Yeah it sounds odd but to clarify, it's like playing a 10/10 8 bit rpg all over again with a new story and I loved every second of it.

has treated us to some truly compelling stories, changing cast and setting on a routine basis to ensure fans of the zombie apocalypse sub-genre always have something new and interesting to sink their teeth into.

I'll broaden it and say that I love any game with a very hidden, well thought out secret area or optional but utterly compelling bit of story, something that suggests that there's much more to the world or scenario than you would ever have imagined.

When I am confronted by the threats to the integrity of these aspects of the world, whether through photos of the Tar Sands, or reading about mountain - top removal for coal extraction, or some other sight or story about degradation, I ache in a way that compels me to do something.

Specifically, if your friend is trying to paint a picture of their expertise, or show what they have done in the past (something that is valuable to the job they are applying to), is there a complete, compelling story?