Sentences with phrase «staccato dialogue»

Starring Joe Mantegna as a slick Seattle con man and Lindsay Crouse as an anxious therapist eager to learn the rules of the trade, the film featured the writer's trademark staccato dialogue delivered with deadpan aplomb by a slew of Mamet regulars such as Mike Nussbaum, J.T. Walsh, Ricky Jay and William H. Macy in a small role.

Their scenes together have little chemistry because neither of them is very funny, resorting to staccato dialogue in a subplot of clichés.

Not exact matches

Refn co-wrote The Neon Demon with two playwrights, Mary Laws and Polly Stenham, which explains why so much of the dialogue sounds so clipped, precise, almost staccato.

Working with a smaller budget, it's basically a four - character film which wouldn't suffer too much from being staged in a theatre — featuring unusually long dialogue scenes in diners, restaurants and motel rooms, with staccato rhythms and masculine posturing borrowed from David Mamet, another of Anderson's key, acknowledged influences.

His staccato speech patterns only underscore his wry sense of humor, and Morgan's dialogue is perfectly suited to Brühl's intense approach to the character.

The dialogue between Don and Gal was a Mametian - like staccato that will have you back on your heels.