Sentences with phrase «subplots involving»

The first hour of «Florence Foster Jenkins» is largely devoted to set - up and subplots involving a host of uninspiring supporting characters and, primarily, St. Clair.

Ridiculous subplots involving the captain of the wrestling team (Ventimiglia, Winter Break) and his sexuality, and a two - or - three - timing boyfriend (Jackson, Urban Legend) make this look even more like prurient teen television trash not worthy of injecting into a legitimate werewolf entry.

With subplots involving criminals caught up in the local drug scene, Sun aspires to the breadth if not the depth of The Wire.

I found myself more interested in the subplots involving our older cast members.

It doesn't help that the story becomes unwieldy from a multitude of subplots involving the supporting characters, such as Tars Tarkas» rivalry for leadership of the Tarks with Tal Hajus (voice of Thomas Haden Church), the question and implications of Sola (voice of Samantha Morton) being Tars Tarkas» daughter, and the political maneuvers of Dejah's father (Ciarán Hinds), who thinks he can ensure peace between Helium and Zodanga by having his daughter marry Than.

Alas, the tonally awkward ending of the film puts a lesser supporting cast on the screen too much, introducing subplots involving unrest among refugees that don't shake out well with the rest of it, causing the storytelling to become less than satisfying for these characters given the steady simmer of the dramatic build - up without these elements.

Anytime Billy and Robin aren't on screen, which is far too often in a film starring them, the comedic value of the film tanks completely, with terribly unfunny subplots involving Bruce Greenwood's (Double Jeopardy, Rules of Engagement) quest to find his legitimate son, Louis - Dreyfus («Seinfeld») looking for the husband that may be involved in a sordid male - on - male affair, and the thuggish drug dealers that would rather risk jail time by making threats in bustling casinos to get back what amounts to a rather inconsequential amount of money.

There also subplots involving Carol's co-worker Louis (Demetri Martin) having a crush on her, and relationship problems between Dani and Moe.

There are some subplots involving supporting characters that don't work nearly as well.

Her meetings with Hawke are the most exciting scenes in the movie, making the subplots involving the landlord and café worker feel like a slog to get through in comparison.

Meaney appears to play a central role, but the killings begin to take up more screen time, and the film becomes muddled with underdeveloped subplots involving the chief constable (Malcolm Sinclair), First Minister (Tommy O'Neill), his aide (Susan Davey), and former IRA members (Paddy Rocks and Maggie Cronin).

The other half of the movie involves Cecil's home life, which is reduced to his wife Gloria (Oprah Winfrey) turning from a life of heavy drinking and carrying on an affair with a neighbor (Terrence Howard) to becoming a better person, and a contrived series of subplots involving his eldest son Louis (David Oyelowo), who sees his father as weak and wants to fight the good fight for equality.

In fact, the subplots involving Skyler's (Anna Gunn) deeper involvement in Walt's business and Marie (Betsy Brandt) and Hank's (Dean Norris) struggles with his physical condition after being shot last season are some of the stronger B plots the show has presented to date.

Then there's several superfluous subplots involving countless unnecessary characters, all adding up to a punishing two and a half hours.

There are also several subplots involving reconciliation with parents, or finally coming out to them, that are a bit too pat.

The film maintains a fair level of competence during the first half, then falters thereafter when the story becomes convoluted with subplots involving political affairs and illegal gambling operations.

Lame subplots involving Bobby's sister (Sari Lennick) and gangster brother (Corey Stoll) only get in the way of the more interesting love story, which benefits from Eisenberg and Stewart's excellent chemistry.

This isn't entirely their fault however, since Iscove is constantly cutting away from their story at seemingly random intervals to dabble in subplots involving the couple's flaky and / or freaky roommates (Amanda Detmer and Jason Biggs — the pastry - banger from «American Pie»).

Subplots involving Mapes» troubled relationship with her father, though potentially intriguing and are likely given more justice in the memoir, feel extraneous without much real payoff in the finished picture.

It takes a while for this season to build up some steam — by the third episode, though, we're back in full murderous swing, with some gasp - inducing twist — and things stall whenever the focus shifts to subplots involving Dexter's police co-workers.

Dexter's scenes with Vogel and Deb are so electrifying and morbidly juicy that the subplots involving Dexter's co-workers in Miami Metro Homicide seem more than ever like dreary padding.

There are the subplots involving more superhero characters than have ever been onscreen at one time — each one with a fanbase that needs tending.

I will give the movie a few positives: It has a tapeworm gag that is a solid gross - out comedy moment, and there's a brief subplot involving Ike Barinholtz's character trolling an FBI agent that's pretty great.

Some brief appearances from a vicar, some short prayers for safety and a small subplot involving the earl's anti-Catholic views are pretty much the sum total of Downton's engagement with God so far.

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.

The same can be said for a minor romantic subplot involving Greg and his girlfriend Amber (Alison Brie), which is very much underdeveloped and doesn't add much to the final product other than a somewhat clichéd angle where Tommy becomes jealous of Greg's new relationship.

The integration of the subplot involving Graham taking the paper public is weaved in to the main narrative nicely, providing the audience with layers to contemplate.

A subplot involving his adopted daughter Gamora (Zoë Saldana), whom he kidnaps away from her Guardians of the Galaxy cohorts, labours to give him depth, but you feel the effort, and these are the stodgiest scenes.

However, there was also a stupid subplot involving Tom Green feeding a snake which I thought was a boring stretched joke.

Carell's clueless Brick, perhaps by necessity of the actor's current leading man status, has been given a bit more to do and a subplot involving his burgeoning romance with a woman (Kristin Wiig) who is his moronic female equivalent.

Serreau directs for maximum freneticism, with her actors rushing around and regurgitating great torrents of imperfectly subtitled dialogue (a gratuitous subplot involving drug traffickers seems to have been inserted just to double the hysteria), and while there are more than a few laughs, most of them are laughs of recognition — seeing these gags again is like coming across long - lost (and vaguely embarrassing) relations.

The non-Rhode Island portion of the film that introduces a sociopathic albino, a profoundly implausible love story and subplot involving a country club (that's not «sub» enough) is wrought with pleas for laughter.

Barker's brand of unsavoury operatic cheese (he's the Douglas Sirk of splatter) finds its root here, too, in an inexplicable subplot involving a circus performer (I think) and his pet feral child.

The film adds a criminal element with a convoluted subplot involving Ana's deranged former boss, but everything ends up just fine, of course.

Their byplay gets mired by a subplot involving Marty (Colin Farrell), a boozy Irish screenwriter stuck in Hollywood and blocked on his new script.

The rousing finale's done excellently though a random subplot involving Bronson's old mentor (Christopher Walken) deflates the excitement for an excruciating few moments.

The subplot involving Baird Whitlock's abduction by a group of jaded Communist screenwriters is a total bore, while many of the big - name actors (like Tatum, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes) only appear in one or two scenes each.

His character's inner turmoil isn't explored deeply enough, and his subplot involving supporting his wife (Katie Holmes, in a wasted role) and kid is utterly disposable.

The subplot involving Rudd's ex Beth (Elizabeth Banks) is pretty poor indeed, and it's a wonder why Banks even accepted such an inconsequential role.

Another one of the «better» subplots involves British actor Jack Whitehall as a struggling stand - up comedian who wants to marry his girlfriend and mother of his child.

It's these forays into broad comedy that wobble the film's impact, and a subplot involving anal sex is not quite as shocking or amusing as Stillman thinks it is.

There's an uncertainly conceived subplot involving an implausibly synthesized «designer drug,» and the religious beliefs of another black cop, evoking some of Tolkin's preoccupations in The Rapture, are shoehorned awkwardly into the proceedings.

There's a subplot involving Lady Bird's closeted boyfriend Danny (a terrific Lucas Hedges) who's torn between his identity and family, which is devastating.

The middle act is a bit of a drag thanks to a somewhat forced subplot involving Lando's equal rights minded droid L3 - 37 (Phoebe Waller - Bridge).

The first installment a surprise hit that coasted on a novel combination of savvy music design and an affable cast led by Anna Kendrick; there were enough B - sides left over to for a watchable second movie; now, the premise is stretched so thin that someone thought it would be a good idea to pad it with an action - suspense subplot involving Fat Amy's (Rebel Wilson) long - lost father / international crimelord (John Lithgow with a sketchy Australian accent).

However, the subplot involving DeHaan fails pretty hard, to the point where it is just utter nonsense.

Only a subplot involving a pair of crooked local cops and the two brief, vigorous action scenes — shot largely with the camera following the assassin Portnoy from behind, her black wig in the center of the frame — give a glimpse of what Florentine is capable of.

(One bizarre subplot involving incest and Macbeth - tinged political intrigue is especially superfluous.)

Also in contention must be Fremon Craig's script, which plays to the teen audience with recognisable moments of anguish and glee (the romance subplot involving Hayden Szeto's American / Korean student feels both fresh and warmly familiar) while exploring some very adult emotions; as with the best of the genre, it is a film about teenagers but not just for teenagers.

If Alfredson and his three - person team of screenwriters weren't so focused on a subplot involving a sleazy engineer (JK Simmons sporting a terrible accent) or flashbacks with a washed - up detective (Val Kilmer in his first theatrical film since MacGruber), we might care more about Harry.