It sounds fantastic and it makes for
the strongest parts of the movie.
But in THE TREE OF LIFE, I found that the non-linear approach detracted from
the strongest parts of the movie, so I do think in this case that it's a valid criticism.
The strongest parts of the movie, in fact, are those populated entirely by women.
As drama, it's
the strongest part of the movie: O'Connell does his most alert acting as he calms and humors a numb or hysterical third survivor, tail gunner «Mac» McNamara (Finn Wittrock), and takes charge of his wounded skipper (played by the sensitive, modestly stalwart Gleeson without an ounce of self - pity).
Not exact matches
A gentle, heartfelt road -
movie -
of - sorts, The Way contains
strong spiritual themes, influenced in
part by the family's
strong Roman Catholic heritage.
Part of the problem — a * BIG * part of the problem — with getting movies made about women, which is what MaryAnn has been saying she's desperate for for something like a decade now is that when a brilliantly - written, brilliantly - produced movie about women is made and gets very strong reviews, women don't go and see
Part of the problem — a * BIG *
part of the problem — with getting movies made about women, which is what MaryAnn has been saying she's desperate for for something like a decade now is that when a brilliantly - written, brilliantly - produced movie about women is made and gets very strong reviews, women don't go and see
part of the problem — with getting
movies made about women, which is what MaryAnn has been saying she's desperate for for something like a decade now is that when a brilliantly - written, brilliantly - produced
movie about women is made and gets very
strong reviews, women don't go and see it.
The award is a
strong endorsement for Margot, who is set to star in her own standalone Harley Quinn
movie as
part of the ongoing DC Comics Universe.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay,
Part 1 2014, 123 minutes, PG - 13 / Director: Francis Lawrence / Writers: Suzanne Collins, Peter Craig, Danny
Strong / Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman Buy It: Blu - ray Combo • DVD • Instant Video Though it almost certainly would have been better as a single
movie, this relatively uneventful penultimate installment
of the blockbuster franchise still sustains interest, this time with different elements than its predecessors.
I fell in love with the script and the character, who's so
strong, and it was a dream to become a
part of a
movie like this.
The largely interior, dialogue intensive picture sometimes veers into feeling like a TV
movie (not helped by Howard Shore «s often overbearing, obvious score) with its static visuals, but
strong turns by Del Toro and Amalric (who thankfully ditches a sea
of quirks early on and settles into the
part) at least keep things engaging, even if the narrative remains stuck in neutral for large chunks
of the film.
Holly Hunter and Scoot McNairy fare better with
stronger and more interesting characters, but they still feel like a distracting from the main event, becoming
part of the problem rather than a real benefit to the
movie.
Animal Logic, which is producing more
of its own fare after providing visual effects for many event films, has a
strong history with Warner Bros that includes the Best Animated Feature Oscar winner Happy Feet, as well as the blockbusters The LEGO
Movie and The LEGO Batman
Movie, with The LEGO
Movie 2: The Second
Part in production.
To be able to show such a prestigious Irish event as our launch feature is a really
strong foundation for the beginnings
of the channel and demonstrates our intent to make the channel an integral
part of bringing independent Irish films to the
movie loving Irish public.»
For her
part, Blake Lively enjoyed how
strong a character Carol Ferris is, arguing that she's far from the damsel - in - distress that often pops up in male - driven action
movies, not to mention the possibility
of becoming the villain somewhere down the line:
Hooper puts his cast out in front, scaling down the film from gigantic sets and props to make his film «Les Miserables» a
movie of faces and emotions, Jackman provides a physically demanding
part both in voice and presence and proves himself fully capable, both
strong and vulnerable, as Valjean.
Other
strong supporting
parts include Brooks» appearance alongside Dan Aykroyd in the funny / scary prologue to 1983's Twilight Zone: The
Movie; a great turn in Steven Soderbergh's Out
Of Sight as a spineless white - collar criminal in the Michael Milken vein whose mansion becomes a crime scene; and a standout role as a bad guy in the upcoming Nicolas Winding Refn thriller Drive.
Every element was pretty standard for a police
movie, but through
strong performances from Kevin Spacey and Gabriel Byrne, and a seriously intriguing ending that'll have you watching again for clues, the total was far greater than the sum
of its
parts.
It's almost like Weitz and Co. thought this
movie would be a safe bet because it was using such
strong and successful
parts of The Bicycle Thief, that it would work with almost if not the same effect De Sica's film had in 1948.
It's often said that
strong roles for women are rare nowadays, but three new
movies — Under the Sand, Ghost World, and The Deep End — have the virtue
of handing a juicy, sympathetic
part to a talented actress and letting her run with it.
Zimmer provides that extra oomph to make a
strong scene powerful and helps make the audience feel a
part of the experience and less like they're just watching a
movie.
While the
movie itself isn't as impressive as its
parts, it is still a darn good film and between its country roots and the fact that
part of it takes place in Houston, you'll probably feel a
strong connection.
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