Sentences with phrase «star charisma»

Gibson's character doesn't even play a very big part in the first film, and though he's given a more traditional leading role in the gonzo, post-apocalyptic sequels, he seldom gets the chance to showcase the kind of movie star charisma that defined his future work.

They're good actors with sharp comic timing overall, but they're blandly familiar here and always so full of movie star charisma that their penniless dreamer act feels awfully artificial.

Ramirez has the movie star charisma and devil - may - care glint in his eyes to pull off Duran's bravado (it's amazing he hasn't been tapped for a superhero franchise yet), while De Niro delivers a refreshingly subtle turn as the wise and kind father figure that Duran never had.

There's a tragic dimension to the character — a raging alcoholic with feet swollen from diabetes — that the film's upbeat tone refuses to accommodate, leaving Sarandon with little to do but power through on movie - star charisma.

Still, there's fun to be had in watching the one - time Katniss Everdeen modulate her action - star charisma to a cooler shade of steeliness.

Tatum splits the difference between Soderbergh's two types of protagonists: he definitely has movie - star charisma, but there's something unformed in his onscreen persona.

As it turns out, Fox has neither the acting chops nor the movie star charisma to elevate the disorganized tornado of horror movie clichés and leaden one - liners whirling around her, and with no real base to support the film, Jennifer's Body quickly careens into an incoherent exercise in high production values glossing over an utter lack of imagination.

Pine has genuine movie star charisma, and he underplays Bernie nicely, but it is Gillespie who ultimately saves The Finest Hours.

Twilight may have done some short - term damage to her critical reputation, but it eventually allowed her to bring distinctive, well - honed movie - star charisma (what is star power if not the acceptance of certain tics?)

I'll admit that I went to Star Trek into Darkness for JJ Abrams, but this tall drink of water with those deep lapis eyes, and that movie star charisma is all that was on my mind when I left.

You could read an entire history of male generational angst into the tense, competitive exchanges between father and son, neither of whom can be said to be merely playing themselves here; Tim Jandreau, in particular, incarnates the wily movie - star charisma of a young Beau Bridges.

He is still a little rough around the edges but still radiates star charisma.

Not exact matches

It's easy when we're star struck to think of charisma as some magical X factor certain people are simply born with.

The New York Times reports that he has received a «crash course» in warmth and charisma, training with a team of all - star lawyers and a former aide to President George W. Bush.

The longtime New Japan star became a genuine Japanese pop culture sensation via his style and charisma — there's a reason they call him «Swagsuke» — to say nothing of his in - ring skills.

The nerd thing was hammered home for a couple of years, with Bryan's own manager — known as a Pro in NXT parlance — the Miz basically shitting all over Bryan for a lack of charisma or ability to work a mic, in contrast to the Miz who had some WWE success behind him and was a reality television star from his time on MTV's «The Real World.»

By now, his inhumane strength and warm charisma had made him a star in the U.S..

Research now shows that you don't have to be born with this star - like power to be successful, but rather you can harness the tenants of a mindful practice to be more present with others, and cultivate a charisma within yourself.

The man with no name may have been the character that made Clint a star, but it was Harry Callahan that made him an icon; he is the personification of tough guy charisma in one of the all - time classic cop thrillers.

It's not just the charisma of these two, but their chemistry, by far the best chemistry Elvis had with any co star in all of his mostly forgettable films.

But the filmmaker's ongoing difficulties in offering up authentic thrills ensures that the charisma of the stars is ultimately rendered moot, with the viewer's dwindling interest the most obvious casualty of Date Night's progressively erratic atmosphere.

You can tell he's not a star, because he'd have rescued this movie's shortcomings with charisma.

He's usually able to imbue any of these with some modicum of the charisma that's made him a movie star, and when that magnetism and chosen persona combine with the right filmmaker, the result can be wonderful: the grinning idiot of O Brother, Where Art Thou?

And Johnson, so recently in the jungle for «Jumanji,» remains a truly indefatigable movie star capable of carrying even the most half - baked of premises with colossal charisma.

Fortunately, and probably coincidentally (I doubt Eastwood tested their dramatic range before casting them), Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler have enough natural charisma to be passable as movie stars.

There isn't a lot for Johnson to delve into as Davis, besides his characteristics of having animals more than humans and a backstory to why he specifically despises poachers, but the actor is a movie star and embraces the material with charisma, charm and humor, and who hasn't wanted to finally see a movie where he's friends with an animal nearly as brawny as he is?

Combining adventure, melodrama, and thrilling aerial sequences, Victor Fleming's film is a typical MGM star vehicle of the Depression, showing to an advantage the charisma of Gable, Tracy, and Myrna Loy.

But he nails Bradlee's wry and jaded WASP - renegade charisma — the star editor's nose for truth that emerges from his acceptance of how scuzzy the world is, and how badly it needs to have the light shined on it.

Peyton honed his talent for chaos and balancing the monstrous charisma of his leading man with the pathos that comes from dealing with disaster in a series of films starring Johnson that have gotten better and better as time has gone on.

Critics named Latimore one of Sundance's most talented emerging stars, praising him for his performance, natural charisma and versatility.

The movie's failure is especially disappointing given the effectiveness of the stars» work here, and yet the actors» ample charisma is eventually rendered moot in the face of a narrative that's almost entirely lacking in momentum.

The true star, however, is Julian Dennison, who plays Ricky with so much kooky, lovable charisma that we totally understand why someone would follow him through the bush.

Dwayne Johnson finally gets a star to match his size if not charisma in the sometimes gloriously ludicrous «Rampage,» a movie based on a hit arcade game that was literally just larger - than - life monsters bashing buildings.

He has never really excited me as an actor, starring in a few films that I hate with a passion, but here I was finally won over by his steady charisma and willingness to satirise himself.

Gad is a renowned French comedy star whose humor, charisma, and talent will continue to cross borders and resonate with audiences around the world,» comments Cindy Holland, Vice President, Original Content for Netflix.

Holland's Civil War scene - stealing and «Umbrella» awe - inspiring lipsyncing weren't flukes - we've got a major young star in the making, with comic chops and charisma to spare.

Danny Collins is a rock star that has lived the life of excess and hedonism for decades, reveling in the continued fame and fortune his talent and charisma won him in the 1970s.

Alden Ehrenreich lacks the charisma that made Harrison Ford's incarnation the most lovable rogue in the Star Wars universe

O'Connell (Starred Up) takes plenty of physical risks with his committed performance, compensating with gravitas what he lacks in charisma.

2015 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL: Scottish director John Maclean mimics the heart and charisma of the old western with his feature film debut «Slow West» starring Kodi Smit - McPhee and Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender.

Grade: D Oscar Chances: Oscar voters have been known to be drawn to music biopics but this one won't be enough to entrance them, lacking the double - starred fiery charisma of «Walk the Line» or the pop glamour of «Ray»

He hasn't become as big as Schwarzenegger (figuratively, at least), but he's probably the only pumped - up action star out there that comes close to his charisma.

In the role of Brown is 42 star Chadwick Boseman who, judging by this trailer, has nailed the part, capturing the charisma and heart perfectly.

Staring at the sea: Luchino Visconti's rarely screened adaptation of Camus can't outpace the charisma of its star

Even though it's still a case of Star Trek - lite, Stargate Atlantis remains watchable because of the lazy charisma of its stars and the way in which its principal cast interacts.

Earlier this year Jack O'Connell delivered a star - making turn in Starred Up, a gritty prison drama which showed that he had the acting chops to go with an undeniable screen charisma.

Although it's weird to think of Gosling as a big action star, I definitely think he has the charisma and the cache required to pull off this role.

That may be the central paradox of Robert Mitchum — with his heavy lids, infamous marijuana bust (costing him 43 days in a prison farm), and Out of the Past catchphrase «Baby, I don't care,» he's easily mistaken for a sleepwalking star, coasting on languid charisma.

Hooper is mostly carried on the charisma of Reynolds himself, and as with most star vehicles that rely heavily on personality, your mileage may vary as to how much of Reynolds» shtick you find appealing.

It's a markedly different role from anything that Sheehan has tackled before, although the bad language is certainly reminiscent of his star - making turn in the British show Misfits, and his charisma shines consistently throughout.