Sentences with phrase «strong central performance»

Some great action sequences and two strong central performances make this a superior blockbuster.

It's invigorated, somewhat, by strong central performances from actors on opposite sides of a locked steel door.

I've also had the opportunity to see the finished product since then, and while the movie certainly isn't going to earn a spot alongside «Rocky» and «Raging Bull» as a boxing classic, it's still a really enjoyable underdog sports drama with strong central performances and plenty of awesome robot - on - robot action.

While strong central performances go some way towards making amends for a wearisome plot, Solondz's insipid script lacks the subtlety required when handling such sensitive material.

The problem is that while it never lapses into complete cartoonishness, it never does much of anything else either, and pretty much plays like a film made for basic cable that is buoyed for a while by a couple of relatively strong central performances before eventually succumbing to terminal mediocrity in its silly final scenes.

With incredibly strong central performances and thematically dense subject matter, «Masters of Sex,» a drama about sex researchers Masters and Johnson, serves as a nice partner to Showtime's returning «Homeland.»

But it features strong central performances - including Dan Marino, formerly of the Miami Dolphins, and Mahershala Ali, from House of Cards - and could develop into a strong pillar next year.

Featuring two strong central performances from Biel and Mamet, Bell (Sundance Film Festival - winning Obselidia) mines the depths of sibling relationships to present a taught, well - observed dramatic thriller that makes the most of the talent involved.

Farahani's strong central performance makes the film far more effective than it might have been.

This is a playful short, with the film toying with the audience as much as the main characters do with each other and the two strong central performances go a long way to making this film a satisfying affair.

An intriguing premise, and Segal's strong central performance (a break from the light comedies he became famous for in the 1970s) makes up for workmanlike direction.

An overall effective drama, notable for its strong central performance.

Abbott's strong central performance is aided by a stellar supporting cast featuring Cynthia Nixon («Sex and the City»), Scott «Kid Cudi» Mescudi («Comedy Bang!

The supporting cast were a little guilty of hamminess (especially the admittedly attractively sultry Doris Dowling) but as a whole it hung together thanks to a strong central performance by the star.

Its trump card is a strong central performance from the...

Now that we've seen it, that's not really the case, although it is a well - put - together drama with a strong central performance from Jack O'Connell.

Summary: Flight is by no means a bad movie but despite a strong central performance the picture is ultimately uninspiring and un-affecting.

A lesson in grief and hope, this crowd - pleaser (Sydney Film Festival Audience Prize winner) has a strong central performance from Mohamed Fellag as the substitute teacher, M. Lazhar and equally great turns by the cast of children who play his students.

The director's dramatic retelling of the NSA whistleblower's rise to infamy boasts a strong central performance from Joseph Gordon - Levitt but its attempts to pander to a multiplex crowd are misjudged

Another entry into the profitable Brit subgenre of OAPs - find - a-new-lease-of-life, Simon Hunter's film is marred by contrivance and predictability but gets by on a feel for life's missed opportunities, a good heart and a strong central performance by Hancock as a woman finally realising her taste for adventure.

Despite a strong central performance, Flight feels weighed down by its length, pacing and ultimately its execution.

Boosted by a strong central performance from Thomas, and good supporting turns from Mullan and Jenny Jules, as the matriarch of the Murdoch household, The Man Inside is a well - intentioned and finely crafted, if not wholly satisfying, urban drama.

While it wasn't a universally lauded smash on the order of Beasts of the Southern Wild, Robot & Frank proved a minor hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival thanks to strong central performances and a fun premise.

«Indignation» — A film that's difficult to explain why you're not a fan as all the elements are there: a strong central performance by Lerman, a great sense of time and place and fantastic sub-surface tension.

Its trump card is a strong central performance from the wonderful Lin Shaye, who plays out a sort of origin story (although they could still go back further) for her memorable character from the first two movies.

Filmed entirely in South Africa, with a cast made up of the country's citizens, this powerful, sometimes shocking account of the life of the apartheid martyr, Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, frequently benefits from a strong central performance by Thabo Rametsi that helps to hold the story together.

With a strong central performance by Kevin Kline, Winkler improves on Michael Curtiz's 1946 snow job Night and Day (starring Cary Grant as «Cole Porter»), but call this a frustrating near - miss, all the same.

«The Mother» is a nicely shot drama with a strong central performance, but despite its attempts to shock with some frank sexual scenes, there is something a little banal about the whole exercise.

The sense of reality often hits hard and with a strong central performance from Vincent London I kind of have to recommend tracking this one down sometime for at least a one - time viewing.