Sentences with phrase «success as a thriller»

Not exact matches

The Bulldogs are shooting nearly that well from deep as a team (39 percent), and they've ridden a smooth shooting stroke to success all season, not just in their semifinal thriller.

He's also a director who has flirted with mainstream success in the past, so it may come as no surprise to learn that Refn is reported to be teaming up with screenwriters Neil Purvis and Robert Wade — co-writers of five James Bond outings including Skyfall and Spectre — on an as - yet untitled Asian - set action thriller.

From an entertainment standpoint the film finds modest success, though maybe it's awkward describing Deepwater Horizon as an «entertaining popcorn thriller.»

And while there are a number of strong sequences sprinkled throughout (eg Cole talks to his mother (Toni Collette's Lynn) about her own deceased parent), The Sixth Sense's funereal atmosphere ultimately lessens the impact of the much - vaunted climactic twist and it is, in the end, clear that the film doesn't entirely work as either a drama or a spooky thriller - with the movie's mild success due mostly to Shyamalan's considerable talent and his ongoing ability to wring top - notch work from folks both in front of and behind the camera (ie this is an exceedingly handsome production, undeniably).

In some ways it plays like a sardonic post-script to their great success, The Third Man, in others a transition film between the gritty but heroic espionage thrillers of the forties and fifties and the far more ambivalent and skeptical work of John Le Carre, as seen in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold just a few years later.

Arthur Penn was originally slated to direct The Train as a small - scale character study, but after the disappointing returns for Lancaster's recent personal favourites like The Leopard and The Sweet Smell of Success, the star had him replaced by previous collaborator John Frankenheimer, who he'd worked with successfully on political thriller Seven Days in May and prison drama Birdman of Alcatraz.

The choice makes sense in theory — combining the dark thriller tones that made The Hangover a phenomenal success with the ribald stylings of Schumer and the empowerment fantasies which have made previous Feig films as popular as they are.

Finally, as Roland Emmerich's Presidential siege thriller «White House Down» grows more outlandishly wacky with every new plot detail, it's obvious he'll need a strong cast to carry the special - effects - laden narrative to success.

He'll make his full - on bid for crossover success with 2011's «Wolverine» sequel; in the meantime, «Black Swan» is Aronofsky's most box office - friendly effort to date, blending a trippy psychological thriller storyline with a marquee cast that includes Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as dueling ballerinas — who just happen to make out.

The end result is a better - than - average thriller that bodes well for Edgerton's future endeavors as a screenwriter, with Felony's palpable success cemented by a final shot that couldn't possibly be more perfect.

The film's pace is tight and breezy like a seedy crime thriller ought to be, as we climb the ladder of success along with Louis in the same way we guiltily rooted for Jordan Belfort to rise to the top in Wolf of Wall Street.

Despite its usual and expected slate of critical flops (yet, box office successes) as well as miscalculated projects that couldn't surpass the initial excitement they generated (see: Prometheus, and even Les Miserables), Hollywood came back soaring in with an attractive, polished fare — ranging from political thrillers and procedurals to action flicks — managing to consistently make it in to most major critics» top tens and to score awards / nominations from various critics groups and Guilds.

It's easy to forget that part of his success in the leading role of Breaking Bad came from the viewer's preconception of Cranston as a lovable oaf from the hit comedy, Malcolm in the Middle, and its jarring discrepancy with his amorality in the beloved crime thriller.

Rock Hudson, who had enjoyed success as a frequent lead in romantic comedies with Doris Day, seemed to yearn for some own reinvention with his turn in this dark, edgy thriller.

The successes of The Pelican Brief, which hit number one on the New York Times bestseller list, and The Client, which debuted at number one, confirmed Grisham's reputation as the master of the legal thriller.

The writer of such heralded novels as Reed's Beach and Jewel now turns his talents to the mystery / thriller, and with remarkable success.

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The announcement follows a number of high - profile success stories in recent years: EL James's best - selling erotic novel 50 Shades of Grey began life as a self - published ebook, while thriller writer Rachel Abbott's first six self - published Kindle novels have together sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide.

One source points to Campo Santo's success, along with Night School Studios and its supernatural thriller Oxenfree — co-created by former Telltale veteran Adam Hines — as a catalyst for Bruner's tightening grip.