Sentences with phrase «strong central story»

Unlike «Chan Is Missing,» the movie is made up of subsidiary events, without the support of a strong central story.

Another issue is the lack of a strong central story.

feels like an excuse to laugh at the personality and foolishness of Tommy Wiseau in brand - new ways, but it also humanizes him, establishing a strong central story about a lopsided and perplexing friendship between Tommy and his longtime best friend and filmmaking partner Greg Sestero (played by Franco's real - life brother, Dave Franco).

Not exact matches

All four central characters put forth a strong effort and the story does not disappoint.

There is a strong narrative to tell here; it's just a shame it only exists as a backdrop to an overused and recycled central story.

At times, the local population can skew too quirky (Sean Harris as a perpetually filthy yokel is a bit much) but the familial drama central to the story keeps things grounded thanks to the strong performances of Fassbender, Gleeson, Marshal and newcomer Smith.

Written by aviator - turned - author John Monk Saunders (of Wings and The Dawn Patrol fame) and directed by German émigré William Dieterle, the film lacks a strong central personality and mostly meanders through the middle but that easy rhythm and directionless story defines their whole situation and sets up the devastating third act, where the group travels to Lisbon for the bullfights.

While it's first - person instead of third, the strong western theme and vengeance being central to the story liken it to Red Dead in more ways than one.

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.

The strong central friendship between Frances and her best friend Sophie (Mickey Sumner) keeps a center of emotional truth that the movie can revolve around; Frances gets to be flighty, sure, but also principled and wounded and talented (it's a minor miracle that her chosen career of modern dance is not only not ridiculed but ultimately allowed to help tell Frances's story) and kind and fun and funny.

While her reliance upon a bevy of catchy pop songs, not to mention Ludwig Göransson's (Central Intelligence) strong if over-utilized score, can sometimes inadvertently stifle the story's inherent dramatic rhythms, overall the director does a nice job, a mid-movie act of rebellion on Maddie's part introduced with a pleasantly relaxed gentility that's wonderful.

She is particularly seeking middle grade novels as well as picture books with strong story arcs, a spunky central character, and warmth, humor, or quirky charm.

With the Black Mask present and a strong premise for the story the Joker simply didn't need to be central villain for a third time running.

Dance Central 2 builds on this strong base with some new features that seem so fundamental — like support for two - player simultaneous play, and the structured crew challenge story mode that introduces you to the game's colorful collection of dance crews — it's kind of hard to believe they weren't in the original Dance Central to begin with.