Sentences with phrase «surprisingly excellent film»

Not exact matches

Not surprisingly, The Walk touches many of the same moments as Man on Wire, the excellent 2008 film that won the best documentary Oscar for that year.

The excellent performance by Bjork (surprisingly excellent, might I add) and the genius direction of Lars von Trier work perfectly to make one of the best films that have graced the film screen.

A surprisingly enjoyable film about an unlikely subject that's brought to life through a clever script, understated wit, finely executed film editing, and excellent performances by Christian Bale, Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling.

Surprisingly though, it's not the Oscar winning / nominated actors like Blanchett, Hilary Swank or Greg Kinnear or even the excellent supporting actors like Gary Cole, J.K. Simmons or Giovanni Ribisi that shine in this film but it's Keanu Reeves who steals the show in this impressive ensemble.

Garcia's scenes with at home with his young grandson, teaching the youngster to make arancinis and instilling in him the importance of love and passion, are surprisingly touching moments of real emotion that add depth to an already excellent film.

Smart scripts deserve good actors and rather surprisingly considering the types of films in his past, Ryan Reynolds does an excellent job of embodying the different characters.

Other important and positive trends at this year's FEFF and that I will consider further in this report included a very welcome sprinkling of surprisingly arty films, some of them from Southeast Asia truly excellent.

But I can tell you that their film — which runs just under two hours — has left an excellent cast stranded in a plot - heavy drama that is surprisingly dull and predictable.