«Band Aid» is a quirky indie with a charming premise, endearing performances, and
surprising emotional power.
Not exact matches
Needless to say the film looked stunning, but what
surprised was the raw
emotional power that Ford conveyed, even with restrained performances.
It is always impressive to see how Haneke can be so subtle and forceful as with this magnificent and devastating oeuvre about aging, devotion, love and death - a film that
surprises us for its deep tenderness and honesty while striking us with an overwhelming
emotional power.
What is
surprising about her direction is the
emotional power she is able to pack into some scenes, especially the climax and the surprisingly moving final shot — in the hands of a less assured director, it could have been a simple, routine embrace, but in Bigelow's hands, it is so much more.
The
emotional power of Room hit me by
surprise.
What is most
surprising about Sean Scully's abstract images composed of stripes and squares of colour is not their considerable
emotional power, but the fact that the most delicate watercolours or tiniest etchings can evoke a mood just as well as the large - scale oil paintings.