Sentences with phrase «strongest performance in the film»

It is a brave, strong performance in a film that was butchered by the studio and then the critics, rather unfairly I think.

The strongest performance in the film comes from Banks, who imbues Porter with a mix of hard - nosed tenacity and capacity for empathy that almost overcomes the stereotypical role of «Detective For Whom This Case Is Deeply Personal.»

Not exact matches

Disney's quarterly decline came despite a strong performance from Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, which was the second - best grossing film released in 2014.

His admiration for Barton was so strong that McGregor even taught his son, Hank, the proper way to paddle by breaking down films of Barton's gold medal performances in the»88 Olympics.

In an earlier blog post about Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster movie, Interstellar, I lauded the film for its ambition, its visuals and the strong performances of its cast.

Hostiles is grim and slow - burn to a fault in its deconstruction of the American West's violent legacy, but strong performances keep the film on track.

Forster's manic editing style — at its worst in The Quantum of Solace (2008)- does turn that opening street rampage into a blithering mess of shakycam shots, reverse - swish - swoop pans and psycho - edits, but the film soon calms down, and there are several strong performances in the quiet scenes that buffer Lane's ongoing question for answers.

But once you get past that element of Kidd's screenplay (based on the novel by Helen Schulman), there's certainly a lot here worth embracing - particularly Linney's performance, which is incredibly strong (though not entirely surprising, given how effective she's been in films like You Can Count On Me and Mystic River).

The latest film to depict the heroics and horrors that occurred in the Holocaust, The Zookeeper's Wife is ultimately a mixed bag, but is nonetheless able to capitalize on the inherent power of its story through strong performances and honest emotion.

The two leads captivate us with strong performances in this simple walk - and - talk film, playing intelligent characters who spend a day together on a date through black culture in America, but the movie is also a bit too respectful and borders occasionally on hagiography.

It doesn't try to show some drastic change, but it does attempt to convince others that change can indeed happen, it also never puts blame on one person, because obviously with marriage it is a joint effort, there will be trials and on other occasions it simply won't work, but time and commitment can change that, rarely can a simple film like this address so much in such limited issues, but sharp, often improvisational dialogue and strong performances create a very real and insightful piece that underplays everything for maximum effect, which works.

Adele Haenal and Kevin Azais both give strong performances, and the chemistry is certainly present on screen, while the flick's bizarrely charming score and array of beautiful shots create definite impact; one of the film's final scenes, that takes place in an abandoned town, surprised me in its method of creating danger.

The film strength is really in the performances of the cast, and the strong script by David S. Ward.

Kapur imbues the film with the historical import and epic sweep missing from Elizabeth, and while Blanchett's firebrand performance is the film's searing centrepiece, strong supporting work from Owen, Abbie Cornish (finally impressive after many try - hard strike - outs), Morton and, especially, Geoffrey Rush as her loyal - to - a-fault servant Francis Walsingham, bring out the shades in her deeply conflicted character.

An ATF agent in the former and Jennifer Lopez's morally questionable boyfriend in the latter, he turned in solid performances as part of a strong ensemble cast in both critically acclaimed films.

Cast as a violent yet charismatic ex-con, the actor managed to stand out in a film saturated with strong performances, and the film's unanticipated success provided him with an introduction to a wide audience.

In fact, strong performances by the entire cast, especially Gleen Close and Holly Hunter, keep this film from becoming a maudlin soap opera.

For some, it will be very bad news that Ritchie (who co-wrote King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword with Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram) stays in his lane with this film; if you didn't enjoy the look and pace and overall vibe of other Ritchie movies, such as Snatch or Sherlock Holmes, then you might feel that his often jarring and visually exhausting style could overpower the strong performances from a great cast.

This film, and his performance, have regained much of the momentum they lost early in Oscar season and now seem like strong threats all around.

The actors — many with considerable stage experience and minimal film work — deliver strong naturalistic performances, especially leading man Lamothe, whose Roque smoothly charms the ladies and sweeps us along whenever he speaks, while holding in reserve a restive intensity we glimpse in his pensive eyes.

In addition to its clever plot, the film has strong performances from its cast including several of whom are newcomers to the big screen.

Noted CBS Films Sunday, reporting the film's grosses: «As has been the case all along the film is playing broadly in terms of geography and theater type but a major factor in its strong performance this weekend is the tiny drop (just 14 %) in the holdover theaters.

It's a story I know backward and forward, as does just about everyone, so there was no reason to anticipate that I'd find myself so invested in the proceedings, but Branagh delivered a lovely film that looked gorgeous, had a strong script from Chris Weitz, and featured a wonderful cast, starting with Lily James as Cinderella and including top - notch performances from Cate Blanchett, Stellan Skarsgård, Richard Madden, Hayley Atwell, Ben Chaplin, Rob Brydon, Derek Jacobi, and Helena Bonham Carter as Cinderella's Fairy Godmother.

This thin premise is better suited to a half - hour sitcom than a feature film (in fact, there's an episode of Frasier with a very similar setup), but it's strong enough to support some fun performances from a group of TV stars, along with a lot of weightless filler.

Small indie flicks about estranged relatives coming together via deception on behalf of one of the parties which ultimately results in a long - delayed reconciliation has become of the most basic formulas for non-studio films, which makes sense considering you could film one in the living room of a small house and produce an Oscar - winner if the script and performances are strong enough.

Which is a shame, because in a year where she delivered four strong performances (also including «Your Sister's Sister,» «Salmon Fishing In the Yemen,» «The Five - Year Engagement «-RRB-, «Looper» was Emily Blunt «s finest hour, and in a film full of pleasures small and large, the actress might have been the best thing about iin a year where she delivered four strong performances (also including «Your Sister's Sister,» «Salmon Fishing In the Yemen,» «The Five - Year Engagement «-RRB-, «Looper» was Emily Blunt «s finest hour, and in a film full of pleasures small and large, the actress might have been the best thing about iIn the Yemen,» «The Five - Year Engagement «-RRB-, «Looper» was Emily Blunt «s finest hour, and in a film full of pleasures small and large, the actress might have been the best thing about iin a film full of pleasures small and large, the actress might have been the best thing about it.

Furthermore, it's possible that the film might struggle to be seen as more than a performance showcase — Jones and Fiennes might well be in the running, depending on the strength of the categories, but it'll really need strong reviews out of TIFF to be a Best Picture contender.

Whether handled delicately or with blunt force, there comes a point where the film either shoehorns in these values or cleverly suggests them through a combination of strong writing and impassioned performance.

Despite a fine ensemble of Oscar - friendly actors, there's no chance in Mordor it'll receive an acting nomination, and it's not exactly a secret that actors tend to vote for the film with the strongest performances.

Matthew McConaughey may have become a star as a leading man in major - studio films like «A Time to Kill» and «The Wedding Planner,» but in the last few years the laid - back Texan has reinvented and revived his career with a string of sparkling performances in low - budget indies: Richard Linklater «s «Bernie,» Steven Soderbergh's «Magic Mike,» William Friedkin «s «Killer Joe,» Jeff Nichols» «Mud» and now Jean - Marc Vallee's «Dallas Buyers Club,» which has made McConaughey a strong favorite to land a Best Actor nomination.

In promoting his latest film, Stronger, the Boston Marathon bombing drama that is gaining strong Oscar buzz for Jake Gyllenhaal's performance, Green spoke with Filmmaker Magazine last week and confirmed that Halloween will begin shooting «in six weeks» in CharlestoIn promoting his latest film, Stronger, the Boston Marathon bombing drama that is gaining strong Oscar buzz for Jake Gyllenhaal's performance, Green spoke with Filmmaker Magazine last week and confirmed that Halloween will begin shooting «in six weeks» in Charlestoin six weeks» in Charlestoin Charleston.

I thought as the film went on their performances got stronger simply because what was happening in the story required a certain reaction from each actor.

Directed superbly by Cherie Nowlan, who years ago introduced us to Cate Blanchett in Thank God He Met Lizzie, this is a strong yet simple film that can boast some brilliant performances from veterans like Frankie J. Holden, Phillip Quast and Blethyn as well as newcomers Chittenden and Booth.

And while the three young actresses put in strong performances, Houston's final film appearance is hauntingly predictive when Emma refers to her life as «a cautionary tale».

The film makes up for its weak plot in strong comedic performances by the entire cast, and is sure to entertain male and female audiences equally.

A strong performance in a wonderful film that's been unfairly overlooked so far.

Neeson gives a strong, assured performance as Felt, and in some of the film's best moments you can see the toll this leaking is taking on Felt, who has to keep it entirely from everyone he holds dear all the while Nixon's men and Gray are putting the pressure on Felt to find out who the leaker is.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a rather frustrating film to review as it's a piece of immense quality, boasting impeccable performances, a strong sense of tone and a stellar score, but, in the end, there's just no denying that this simply isn't a film for me.

Expect the two to clash in the Doctor Strange sequel, which given the film's strong performance its opening weekend, is all but inevitable.

Oprah Winfrey, for one, has drawn strong marks for her performance in the film, and she seems like a pretty solid bet to land her second Oscar nomination in over two decades.

Director Marcus Nispel gave the film a stylistic flair and star Jessica Biel turned in a surprisingly strong performance.

Caine hasn't had a role so suited to his introspective soulfulness in some time, and his performance is the film's strongest facet.

But while Caine puts in a strong performance, Louis Allred says the film devolves into a violent killing spree without any balance.

Boseman, who broke out as an actor with his performances in films like 42 and Get on Up, delivers a strong performance (and even a respectable fictional African accent) in Civil War as T'Challa, a member of Wakanda's royal family whose plot thread is fairly integral to the movie.

Where the film succeeds is in strong performances (excluding the little girl, who ranks easily as one of the most annoying ever on film) and undeniably creepy atmosphere that at times is genuinely upsetting.

Director Paddy Breathnach finds a set of strong performances from his Cuban cast for this feelgood film set in a seedy Havana

Don't Count»Em Out: Tatiana Maslany is wonderful in Stronger, but I'm going to give that film's edge to two - time Oscar nominee Miranda Richardson, who gives a heartbreaking and beautiful performance as Jeff Bauman's overbearing but big - hearted mother.

AFCA also decided to recognize actor and Austin native Matthew McConaughey with a Special Honorary Award, in light of his strong performances this year in four films: Bernie, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, and The Paperboy.

As you know, they're saying he's a strong candidate for Best Actor for his performance as Whitey Bulger in the film.

Speaking of, Dumb and Dumber To boasts a stellar all - around cast that gives us some strong performances, including Kathleen Turner as the elusive Fraida Felcher, a character that was referenced in the first film.