Sentences with phrase «style over substance from»

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Though visually beautiful and boasting superb performances from the entire cast, Black Swan, much like the ballet Nina so adores, falters because of its emphasis on melodramatic style over substance.

Sanctum is the perfect example of a film that's style over substance, it looks great, but the plot is paper thin, and relies on recycled ideas from previous films in order to create an engaging film.

Total Film sees style over substance, with the overall effect «pulling the attention away from where it should be,» and Variety, while liking the film a bit more overall, concedes that it «feels unmistakably chilly.»

Boasts a raw, brave performance by Maria Bello and a stylish cinematography, but suffers from too much style over substance.

Sam Raimi (The Quick and the Dead, Army of Darkness) thankfully subdues his usual emphasis on style over substance for one of his best directorial performances to date, evoking quality acting especially from the always excellent Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon, Primary Colors), who received an Academy Award nomination.

Director Guy Ritchie has made a name for himself by employing a major over-dosage of style over substance in films such as Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels; something that oozes out of every scene in The Man From U.N.C.L.E

The movie «Sweeney» is merely an exercise in style over substance, apparently taking nothing from the show except for a few relationships and lesser moments of dialogue.

Last year, Warner Bros. tapped him to salvage one of its most valuable franchises (this one) from the idiotic clutches of Zack Snyder — the director forever putting adolescent style over mindless substance.

Suffering from a bad case of Style over Substance perhaps?

Pulling together bits from Oldboy, Akira, Transistor, and Hotline Miami, Ruiner never reaches the highest points of its genre, but is a fun romp through cyberhell that champions style over substance.