Sentences with phrase «tale of revenge»

1 stood in stark contrast to the dialogue driven second - installment that concluded the epic tale of revenge and betrayal.
This made - for - TV movie is a dark, disturbing tale of revenge from beyond the grave.
The director has quite a reputation among those who like tales of revenge and violence.
While the story is essentially nothing more than an Italian tale of revenge, it's the filmmaking that elevates this.
The story strikes a similar balance — as withheld information comes out, a simple tale of revenge becomes much trickier.
Jeremy Saulnier makes his long awaited return to the director's chair with his thriller Blue Ruin, a straightforward classic tale of a revenge that takes a simple concept and turns it into pulse - pounding suspense.
Bombslinger tries to prove me wrong on this one, with a single player tale of revenge set in the Old West slathered on top of the traditional multiplayer free - for - all.
These things play integral parts in throwing the story off course from the straightforward tale of revenge ending in a showdown that Rockwell's Billy Bickle desperately wants it to be, and so the film becomes an odd battle of archetypes battling to push the story's finale towards the ending they think it should have.
A meandering, overindulgent tale of revenge that plays like an homage to a genre that never existed, Django Unchained ironically feels more bound - up than any Tarantino movie before it.
This somber tale of revenge left Sasha with one arm, one sword, and all the right tools to exact retribution on those that took her family from her.
This somber tale of revenge left Sasha with one arm, one sword, and all the right tools to exact retribution on those that took her family from her.
Nolan proves himself once more to be as masterful at misdirection as the illusionists themselves, producing a wonderful looking and cleverly scripted tale of revenge that's full of twists and turns.
This last episode is, literally, What We Deserve: a story focused on the characters and not on the fan - service, a touching tale of revenge and forgiveness.
New Zealand director, Andrew Dominik («The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward John Ford») brings more gangsters to the fest in «Killing Them Softly,» starring Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scott McNairy and Ben Mendelshohn in a modern, stylized tale of revenge.
The self - confessed Gunpoint rip - off is a frantic, physics - defying, blood - spattering, minimalist tale of revenge.
The film is a tightly wound, superbly performed tale of revenge and redemption in the wake of the Irish Troubles, which sees Hirschbiegel (after the best - buried Hollywood stumble of «The Invasion») matching and exceeding the muscular, no - nonsense storytelling skills that won him a foreign - language Oscar nod for «Downfall» a few years back.
Jee - woon and screenwriter Park Hoon - jung study the psyches of both the hero and the villain with equal interest, which makes I Saw the Devil one of the most character - driven tales of revenge ever made.
This adrenaline - charged tale of revenge and redemption opens in 1985, and revolves around a drug - dealing Puerto Rican named Wilson DeLeon (Manny Perez).
Perhaps the year's most stunning international debut, Michael R. Roskam's BULLHEAD is a harrowing tale of revenge, redemption and fate.
Clearly a fan of legendary Korean filmmaker Park Chan - wook, The Gift resembles Park's own stories of vengeance, not only for its similar twists and turns, but because of its understanding of slow, methodical vengeance, as opposed to the the usual bloody, action - filled tales of revenge that American audiences have grown so accustomed to, since that is what usually makes it to our theaters.
It's much better than that: The Gift is a stalker suspense - thriller with a wicked edge, a thematically rich tale of revenge and domination that engages the mind as it gives you the willies.
In this atmospheric tale of revenge from beyond the watery grave, a pirate - ransacked freighter's violent past comes back to haunt a young woman living in a seaside town.
Jackie Chan's tale of revenge almost feels like an afterthought, some kung fu seasoning sprinkled on a sub-Clancy spy thriller in order to keep audiences from nodding off.
Django Unchained - Writer / director and master storyteller, Quentin Tarantino pays homage to 70's blaxpoitation and spaghetti westerns in yet another well crafted, gritty tale of revenge and redemption.
It soon turned into a good old - fashioned tale of revenge after the agent went on to Mexico to hunt down the cartel kingpin who murdered his sibling.
Selling for $ 20 million to Focus Features after he pitched it at the festival, the film is a «romantic tale of revenge and regret.»
This is a full - throttled tale of revenge and love with a series of references to other movies of the same genre, from common tropes like the superhero landings or heroic moments to iconic remarks regarding the relationship between Batman and Robin, as well as the Daredevil mantle.
«The Killing of a Sacred Deer» puts Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman through a harrowing and horrifying tale of revenge.
It's a taut tale of revenge, and Cooke's illustrations strongly evoke the setting of the story, the early 1960s.
Mississippi novelist Greg Iles» bestselling Natchez Burning trilogy comes to a close with a gripping tale of revenge and dangerous family secrets.
Well, maybe not, but it seems like the right step for Johnson, and this pinballing tale of revenge - minded lowlifes in California's Central Valley seemed to be a way for Johnson to blow off some steam as well as letting us know that, big book award or no, he's just a regular guy who likes to write books about psychos who threatens to eat other guys» balls.
Two new Swedish suspense thrillers lead off this month's selections, followed by an eerie English tale of revenge and a taut police procedural set in Brazil.First up, a debut novel — Alexander Söderberg's The Andalucian Friend, a tale of cutthroat mob bosses and the extraordinary lengths to which they will go to one - up one another...
On the surface, the story of protagonist Lincoln Clay is just an average tale of revenge, but thanks to a unique storytelling technique combined with a cast of memorable characters and stellar voice acting, the story pushes past its potential downfalls.
Until I got the chance to review it, I'd never heard of Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise (KFS), but I liked what I heard: «Taking its inspiration from ancient Chinese tales of revenge and retribution, then adding a dash of over-the-top martial arts and old school arcade fun, Kung Fu Strike features 28 stages of fast - paced combo - based fighting.
Get ready to go on a thrilling voyage across faithful recreations of Japan and Hong Kong, China, in a timeless tale of revenge and mystery when Shenmue I & II launches both physically and digitally on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with a PC release on Steam in...
The main plot is divided between Talion's standard tale of revenge and the Wraith's more interesting backstory.
Prepare to stalk the streets of Dunwall in a satisfying tale of revenge.
The series is best known for its vivid recreations of large - scale cities as they appeared in the past, and its storylines, which merge individual tales of revenge, love and intrigue with real historical events.
Despite the issues I had, I can't help but recommend this polished gem of a game to anyone looking for an engrossing tale of revenge and mystery.
Told through text - based level introductions and cut scenes within the levels, the story is an amazingly layered tale of revenge.
Despite it being the ultimate biblical tale of revenge, Sigmar Polke's zestfully colored screenprint zooms in on the very act of deceit.
The story of Lincoln Clay is a memorable epic tale of revenge.
The single player is a fairly simple tale of revenge, a narrative there to drive you on through the procedurally generated maps of each level towards a final boss confrontation.
The original film was a classic tale of revenge that followed an elite special agent (Lee Byung - hun, «G.I. Joe») whose pregnant fiancé is murdered by an evil madman (Choi Min - sik, «Oldboy»), prompting him to lure the killer into an increasingly violent and twisted game of cat - and - mouse.
A meandering, overindulgent tale of revenge that plays like an homage to a genre that never existed, Quentin Tarantino's latest feels more bound - up than any of his movies before it.
A psychological horror film brings an Ancient Greek play to life as a successful surgeon and his family are caught up in a disturbing tale of revenge and retribution
Refn dares to give genre respect and gravity — this is, at heart, a straightforward tale of revenge — and he injects a strong Oedipal subtext into the film, hinting at the reasons why Julian is unable to resist his mother's orders and silently suffers her brusque insults.
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