Sentences with phrase «surprisingly good cast»

«Howl,» the dramatic feature directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, which opened the festival, pivots on the famous Allen Ginsberg poem and stars James Franco, surprisingly well cast, as the young poet.

A surprisingly well cast comedy, led by Michael Caine, this flew very much below the radar.

Not exact matches

There are pies - as - decor stacked high in cases on the sides of the stage and slices eaten by the ensemble (one, bacon - blueberry, is surprisingly salty - sweet amazing)-- with one sugar - free pie for an older cast member, and yes, a few fake pies here and there, though good luck pointing out which is which.

But Mr Cameron knows he is not on the side of public opinion, and he used that unfortunate fact to surprisingly good effect - taking the upper ground and casting himself as an elder statesman of sorts.

Surprisingly, a preheated cast iron skillet rivals the qualities of non-stick cookware, as long as it is properly seasoned and cared for, and it's sturdy, wears well, and is easy to clean up too.

Likewise, Wilson and Ferrell are just as good - Ferrell, in particular, gets his first real chance at playing a character (a wacky character, but a character nonetheless)- and the eclectic supporting cast provides surprisingly effective support.

I must admit that Keaton wouldn't have been on my list of possible «Batman» casting contenders, but he's surprisingly good.

The cast works very well together, the heist itself is worth the price of admission alone, the comedy is very much present (even though it's not loaded with it), and there is a surprisingly emotional subplot added onto the end.

The cast is surprisingly good.

The cast is respectable with a few surprisingly good performances (Kiele Sanchez, Timothy Olyphant).

Combined, and with a touch of help from Josh Lucas & Chloe Sevigny, this is a stellar cast in a surprisingly good movie, not one that will rise to top of a lot of lists, but a film that's worth much more exposure than it received, something a fan of hard drama shouldn't miss.

The cast are surprisingly good here, and Denise Richard actually delivers a pretty good performance.

Aside from perhaps the mother, each of the Croods brim with personality, characters complemented by the film's surprisingly well - suited cast of A-listers.

Also it could have been done with less stunt casting, but the real - life sport players are surprisingly good.

Melfi throws up a lot of balls with this script and not all of them pay off, but where the film succeeds is thanks almost entirely to the diverse, well - textured offerings of this talented cast who make for a picture that is genuinely charming and surprisingly emotional.

Cast aside any doubts you might have had, because The Lego Movie is wickedly funny, smartly written, surprisingly heartfelt, and will almost certainly end up being one of the best family films of 2014.

Beyond its surprisingly decent screenplay — easily the best Bay has worked with since The Rock — the big, obvious highlight is the cast.

WHY: Adapted from the 2001 TV movie of the same name, «Trance» is so thinly plotted and riddled with gaps in logic that it's to the credit of director Danny Boyle and his cast (including a surprisingly good Rosario Dawson) that they're able to keep things interesting.

Of the three leads, Sheehan is the strongest, juggling Vincent's swearing and physical tics with a surprisingly capable American accent that holds up well against the rest of the cast.

by Walter Chaw Emboldened, perhaps, by the surprisingly good The Other Guys and the surprisingly great Get Him to the Greek, I went into Steve Pink's Hot Tub Time Machine with the belief that its high - concept idea — not the time travel, but the casting of»80s icon John Cusack in a film that would return him to his decade of greatest power and influence — would be at least enough for it to function as a fairly smart nostalgia piece.

Amy Poehler is also smartly cast as the voice of Joy, although surprisingly, it's Phyllis Smith (best known for her role on «The Office») who is the real standout as Sadness.

Trailers for this, Jeepers Creepers 2, Dark Blue, Antitrust, Die Another Day, and the surprisingly good Barbershop 2, two typically unfunny outtakes, and superfluous character bios (note: not cast / crew, but character) round out the workmanlike presentation.

Intense at times and surprisingly well acted — most of the cast were non-actors aside from, of course, handsome French movie star Personnaez.

This is an un Glee - ified take on college glee clubs with a solid cast of surprisingly good singers.

The cast is surprisingly good, with Chris Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Weist in supporting roles.

Thanks to the combination of Serra and Neeson's collaborative experience, the surprisingly strong cast, and yet another better - than - average hard - boiled script from Brad Ingelsby, the thrills of this B - movie actioner manage to outweigh the flaws.

The writing is every bit as snappy, whip - smart and funny as we've come to expect from Sorkin, while the cast is littered with great performances from veterans like Bridges, Mortimer and Waterson, as well as up - and - comers like John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill and, quite surprisingly, Olivia Munn.

Overall, American Pie is a well - directed and smartly - cast film that has a few amusing moments amid a tired plot and surprisingly long stretches of vacuous filler.

So what if the special effects look surprisingly good — an infusion of cash after the success of Pineapple Express, no doubt — and the cast is to die for?

Add some visual wonders, a supporting cast including Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement and some awesome corgis - as well as strong candidates for best fart gags of the year - and The BFG turns out a winner, blending Dahl's big imagination with a surprisingly simple tale at its core that'll defy you to not be won over.Hide

Despite a surprisingly good supporting cast (which includes Toby Jones, Paul Giamatti, Rose Leslie, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Cox, and Jennifer Jason Leigh), the film also fails to make more than a half - hearted effort to flesh - out its characters.

The first, the standard def «Making of Amour» (24:42; more creatively titled onscreen «Love Scenes») gives us fly - on - the - set access to production, which surprisingly occurred on a stage against green screen, as well as remarks from Haneke and his lead cast members.

«On her way, she'll meet a cast of bizarre (and equally curry - obsessed) characters... the story is light and frothy, resonating surprisingly well with us Brits due to our famous love of all things curry - related.»

It's there in dribs and drabs with the odd line being uttered at the start of each wall of text but what is there is surprisingly good which makes the absence of a full voice cast that much stranger.

For those looking for a purer audio experience, Dynasty Warriors 9 also features a Japanese dub and for the first time in the series, a Chinese dub that fits most of the cast surprisingly well.

With all the wackiness and crude humor going on, she fits in surprisingly well with the rest of the cast.

Google has seemingly satisfied the audio - hungry masses with its Home (capable of surprisingly good audio throughput) and Home Mini (decent, but fits in best alongside other Cast - enabled speakers), but with a name like «Max» it's new speaker is gunning for a particular crowd of music lovers.