Sentences with phrase «stacked against the movie»

Not exact matches

Unfortunately, when it comes to looks, the deck is often stacked against the majority of men and women alike — namely the «normals,» or those don't resemble models or movie stars.

Director Ridley Scott found himself in similar waters with his latest movie, «All the Money in the World,» as sexual assault allegations began to stack up against star Kevin Spacey.

In my view this third and final movie in Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy is the worst of the bunch... but when a movie's stacked up against Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, «worst» is more like «least amazing.»

But with these two movies — one set against the backdrop of the movie biz, the other in the music scene — shooting last year back - to - back, we can only imagine the unbelievable stack of footage Malick's teams of editors are sorting through, as they cut half the cast out and help him find the movie and tone he wants.

You can read our full review of the teenage assassin movie here or a more concise summation here, but if you want to see how it might stack up against previous screenwriter - turned - director efforts, we've collected a bunch of them together here.

Returning to «Fantastic Beasts,» given its new story and timeline within J.K. Rowling's magical world, the title has been something of a box office question mark — especially in predicting how it will stack up against the «Harry Potter» movies.

For a movie whose villain is a blind old man, Don't Breathe sure knows how to stack the odds against its hapless heroes; every passing minute seems to bring an insurmountable new obstacle.

When: May 29th Why: Over the past ten years or so, Cameron Crowe has found it difficult to make a movie that stacks up against his earlier work, but he may have finally done so with this romantic dramedy, which features what is arguably the director's best cast ever assembled.

For those who aren't like me, I've provided the following guidelines to stack against my three stars to help see whether or not this movie is for you:

The print has been cleaned considerably (many very small dust and dirt specks still appear) and while this transfer doesn't stack up against most top tier new releases, it's quite stellar for a grainy, gritty, grimy looking movie that's never really looked all that good in the first place.