Sentences with phrase «subplots as»

There aren't as many subplots as a game like Stardew, and you definitely aren't spending time choosing which character to marry.

The story does have a couple of subplots as well, which can bag yourself some nice rewards, with their own sub events linked to different members of your team.

Yet Johnson clearly understands a franchise that depends as much on improbable schemes and subplots as Oedipal rage and symbolic sibling rivalry for its energy and psychological pull.

Despite the jump back - and - forths between real world and Marty's screenplay, the film remains remarkably focused with as many subplots as it has going on.

«Snatch» is a film with as many subplots as there are characters, but as each character is eliminated, the subplots come closer together, and in true Ritchie style, the movie doesn't end until the words «The End» are physically stamped across the screen.

All the while, a frantic Ford is working a case involving land developer «Lew the Jew» (Adam Goldberg), whose deal is being scuppered by a mysterious graffiti artist painting X-rated murals of the real estate tycoon (a subplot as puerile as it sounds, though undeniably funny in parts).

You see I want to talk about the film's structure, how its episodic and unfocused storyline actually points toward its origins as a manga, and how while having little in the way of actual plot the film uses metaphor and subplot as text rather than subtext.

True, the whole romance angle isn't there, but it's kind of added in later by the Preminger / Wallach versions, both of whom have a romantic subplot as part of their stories.

I really don't care if there's a romance subplot as long as I get to see Halle Berry rocking a range of ties.

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Bubbling under the surface of the story is a subplot of national revolution; one which takes centre stage as the trilogy continues.

In 2001, music categorized as ccm accounted for more than $ 1 billion in sales — up 12 percent in a year when the recording industry as a whole took a downturn, Newsweek ran a cover story on «Jesus Rock» and HBO's The Sopranos featured a humorous subplot about the mob family trying to get in on the action.

Subplot: will the committee say at any point whether it's thinking of Florida State as a decent win?

There's a camp subplot that affects Samuels as well: Rumors are rampant that Andy Heck, Washington's insurance policy at left tackle, will retire before the season starts because of persistent back problems.

One of the contest's subplots was Wayne Rooney's bid to overtake Bobby Charlton as the Three Lions» top scorer of all time.

His unlikely recovery would also be a feel - good subplot for Nigeria as they attempt to write another chapter in their Mundial history.

Her position as a talked - about subplot to the saga was duly secured and several grown men went weak at the knees.

The chancellor's speech will be interpreted primarily as a spin - off drama, a subplot to the main event of the EU referendum campaign, in which Osborne will seek to restore his political position relative to Boris Johnson.

The House of Representatives seemed poised to pass a bill to keep the government open until 16 February, after promising conservatives a vote on a major increase in defense spending, a hard - line immigration bill as well as other unnamed concessions that the conservative House Freedom Caucus leader Mark Meadows called «subplots» on Thursday night.

to the burgeoning relationship between Mary and Jim, a touch of Miracle on 34th Street to the George subplot, and the idea of a band of women taking a stand against oppressors has been rehearsed in the West End as recently as last year's short - lived musical staging of Made in Dagenham.

Already proven as a dramatic story teller, as if you couldn't tell by Misery, 1408 attempts to meld the horror goodies and a dramatic subplot.

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The only edge in the movie is represented by Russell Brand, who actually lived the lifestyle, but he's muzzled by a bad Liverpool accent and a gay subplot that's as insincere as the swaggering anthems by fatuous hacks like Foreigner, Starship and Journey.

A subplot involving Wendie McLendon - Covey as a cynical mom and Ellie Kemper as a ninny newlywed gets short shrift, and the wonderful Melissa McCarthy gets mostly jokes that exploit her girth.

It's instantly clear that Howard, along with returning screenwriter David Koepp, has learned nothing from the relative failure of both The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, as Inferno, for the most part, chugs along at a lackadaisical pace that's compounded by an overlong running time and surfeit of underwhelming subplots.

That's also true of the film as a whole, which is so elaborately plotted — crosscutting between past and future while keeping a good half - dozen subplots spinning in the air — as to seem more like a contraption than a movie.

The meandering midsection, which seems to consist primarily of time - wasting subplots (eg Finch's difficulties using public toilets), eventually leads to a hopelessly sentimental third act that is, to put it mildly, somewhat anticlimactic, which effectively (and ultimately) cements American Pie's place as a disappointingly tame and conventional bit of mainstream filmmaking.

Too much is left unexplained and it spent time on several subplots that did nothing to progress the story (such as the journalists, and Christine Johnson).

Unfortunately, the movie gets less funny as more subplots are piled upon the trio, especially when the angry Mr. Chow blackmails them, taking the story into darker territory.

As Anastasia and Christian argue back and forth with only minor variations over admittedly major points of contention — his possessive nature infringing on her charmed career, their disagreement over when to start a family, whether she should remove her bikini top on the beach or not — Leonard's lumpen script zeroes in on a tinny thriller subplot, centered on the violent, mysteriously vengeful stalking of Anastasia's smarmy ex-boss Hyde (Eric Johnson) as the main attractioAs Anastasia and Christian argue back and forth with only minor variations over admittedly major points of contention — his possessive nature infringing on her charmed career, their disagreement over when to start a family, whether she should remove her bikini top on the beach or not — Leonard's lumpen script zeroes in on a tinny thriller subplot, centered on the violent, mysteriously vengeful stalking of Anastasia's smarmy ex-boss Hyde (Eric Johnson) as the main attractioas the main attraction.

There are subplots with Martha's roommate, whom hates this «Mr. Right» guy, which never get's resolved, and I felt it needed to be, as they were best friends after all.

And while it was a little exciting to see the Delorean from Back to the Future again, this particular subplot eventually leads into a Pee - Wee's Big Adventure ripoff - as the two characters are chased throughout the studio.

The producers would have done just as well in my book if they had scrapped Cheadle, Johansson, and the corny make - my - father - proud and my - suit - is - poisoning - my - blood subplots, and just focused on Stark, Ivan, Hammer, and Potts.

A rather tiresome Arthurian subplot - with Justin Timberlake as the voice of a bratty teenage Prince Arthur - is inserted into the narrative.

It's just as clear, however, that the film's incongruously languid pace stands as an almost insurmountable obstacle virtually from the get - go, as filmmakers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have employed an episodic structure that becomes more and more problematic as the thin narrative unfolds - with the ongoing emphasis on subplots of a decidedly underwhelming nature (eg Jim's continuing efforts at resisting the advances of a sultry neighbor) compounding the movie's increasingly lackluster atmosphere.

The main problem with this season that makes it slightly weaker in comparison to previous seasons is that the subplots of this season just aren't quite as intriguing.

The trappings of family occupy subplots where his eldest son Robert (Joseph Gordon - Levitt) rages to enlist — his father wants to shield him even as he sacrifices countless unknown sons — and his unstable wife Mary (Sally Field) exhausts him with her headaches and heartbreak, even as she turns a Rottweiler's frown upon her husband's opponents.

Game Night's characters aren't exactly complex, and some of them — such as the husband - and - wife duo played by Lamorne Morris and Kylie Bunbury — are wasted in one - joke subplots.

Critics Consensus: The setup is intriguing, but Mr. Brooks overstuffs itself with twists and subplots, becoming more preposterous as it goes along.

Critic Consensus: The setup is intriguing, but Mr. Brooks overstuffs itself with twists and subplots, becoming more preposterous as it goes along.

And although the movie admittedly does grow more and more entertaining as Will makes his way to a posh, exclusive part of town, In Time is, in its second half, saddled with an increasingly stagnant vibe that's compounded by an emphasis on underwhelming subplots (eg the continuing exploits of several time thieves).

Everyone here has his or her own little subplot: Ryan starts falling for Sarah (Sharon Horgan), a much smarter and more professional game - night partner whom he brings in as a ringer, and Kevin desperately wants to know which celebrity Michelle slept with while they were on a break before getting married.

Every subplot is juicy as hell.

Even as Snooki and «The Situation» are, in the context of the film, held at arm's length (figuring into a second - half subplot, they're often seen only on monitors and television sets), the Farrellys seem to be saying: «Yes, we even have room for these people.»

But the sprawling narrative, including flashbacks to terrorist training in Frankfurt and Yemen, and a misguided, metaphorical subplot of an Israeli dance troupe performing on stage, leaves little room to learn more about the rest of the Air France crew or even the hostages, who register as little more than extras in the drama.

The film is definitely over-plotted, and there are several creeping Hollywoodisms, such as the introduction of an implausible romantic subplot.

It's just as clear, however, that the flabby midsection slowly but surely drains the proceedings of its energy, with the increased emphasis on far - from - enthralling subplots - ie Bravo encounters bureaucratic stumbling blocks during her investigation - effectively transforming Backyard into a progressively tedious experience.

The movie is dense with cameos by sports figures, such as broadcaster Roy Firestone, Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman and Bengals running back Ki - Jana Carter, and features a tangy subplot surrounding 1995's No. 1 NFL draft pick.

It's hard to complain about sequences as beautifully choreographed and rendered as these are, but it becomes a little overwhelming, especially when Nelson is tasked with balancing the twin storylines of the kung fu masters battling for supremacy, and the quieter subplot about Po searching for the parents that abandoned him.

Previous film versions of Moby Dick insisted upon including such imbecilities as romantic subplots and happy endings.

The romantic subplot is hobbled by the fact that Hall is much more appealing as the «dowdy» Rebecca than Eve is as the «beautiful» nit Alice, and her character seems too no - nonsense to put up with Brian's nonsense.