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Duplass, Wilde, and the rest of the talented cast do what they can with the material.

Not exact matches

Equipped with a truly excellent villain (Marcel Iures), a charismatic cast and a talented visual director, this is one of those films that you can genuinely enjoy as long as you don't analyze or think too hard into what is going on.

Despite having an all - star talented cast, Once Upon A Time In Venice doesn't live up to the action comedies that preceded it despite a talented cast.

How, despite such a talented, femme - centric cast, does Ruffalo's loveable idiot manage to walk off with the film?

Director Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station and Creed) displays a clarity of vision that is rich in detail but does not overwhelm the twisty, emotional story (co-written by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole), and their rich characterization is fleshed by an almost obscenely talented cast.

I've always noted that combination as a formula for disaster (see The American Astronaut) but Phillips did it well, with the help of a talented cast.

It's subsequently not surprising to note that My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done establishes itself as a baffling ordeal virtually from the get - go and maintains this feeling of frustrating pointlessness right up until the anti-climactic finale, which is undoubtedly a shame given the presence of some seriously talented actors within the supporting cast (including Willem Dafoe, Chloe Sevigny, and Brad Dourif).

Still, the occasional heavy - handed or clumsy elements don't seriously impair a film whose high spirits, talented cast and luridly intriguing subject consistently entertain, even if they seldom truly surprise.

What rescues the script is that Alvarez wisely cast the piece with an array of talented young stars; Angarano, Miller, Keir Gilchrist, Thomas Mann, Tye Sheridan, and Johnny Simmons all do excellent work here, among others.

It's a forgettable, formulaic, bore of a boat movie that wastes it's talented cast and doesn't do the incredible true story it's based on justice.

There's a complacency to the storytelling that prevents the film from ever moving outside its comfort zone, even though that's exactly what it should be doing, while the talented ensemble cast is squandered in marginal roles.

That doesn't excuse the fact that the film's premise took inspiration from Asian cultures only to cast a Caucasian actress, while as talented as Tilda Swinton is, there was no point in having her in the role.

What Hackford does have is a talented cast (including Danny DeVito, Harvey Keitel, Patti LuPone and Cloris Leachman), and he keeps all the actors engaged enough to deliver terrific performances, regardless of screen time.

It's a beyond - talented cast, with plenty of other familiar faces popping in for a scene or two, plus a nice supporting turn from Romany Malco as Fey's over-involved doorman, but Michael McCullers» script and direction don't give them much room to work.

Doris features Sally Field, who let's be honest, is usually good in everything she does and the supporting cast which includes Natasha Lyonne, Wendi McLendon - Covey, and Max Greenfield are all pretty talented as well.

Both of these flicks are often remarkably funny, and they do something similar in the way they play up to the strengths of their talented casts.

To give credit where it's due the CG animation is alright by theatrical film standards, and they do have a talented cast where the voice acting isn't terrible given what they had to work with.

Actor turned Director Tom McCarthy clearly understands how to work with this large, talented ensemble cast and let his actors do their thing without getting in the way.

It fails, not even providing satisfying action or arresting visualizations of magic in its nearly two - hour running time; beyond that, it doesn't give its talented cast much to work with.

With more than 100 film and television credits, Rubin has cast such features as the upcoming Warren Beatty film «Rules Don't Apply,» «Trumbo,» «Wild,» «Lars and the Real Girl,» «Hairspray,» «The Talented Mr. Ripley,» «Men in Black,» «Romeo + Juliet,» «The English Patient» and «Four Weddings and a Funeral.»

Both Wilson and Farmiga are good and add a higher degree of credibility to the film as does the rest of the talented cast of knowns and unknowns.

And despite the talented cast that he's assembled (including frequent collaborators Penelope Cruz and Judy Davis, and the incredibly Allen-esque Jesse Eisenberg), the trailer doesn't inspire much confidence that «To Rome with Love» is going to buck that trend.

I wasn't a fan of Horrible Bosses but this movie shows what a comedically - talented cast can do when given solid material.

The acting in Forgetting Sarah Marshall is very good and is done by a very talented cast of mostly television actors with a sprinkling of cameos from a few of the Judd Apatow crew (Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Bill Hader).

There's an often - true stereotype about directorial debuts by actors: they've got great performances and plenty of moments for a talented cast to make an impact, but such movies don't yet necessarily reveal any visual flair or cinematic storytelling style.

Boys Don't Cry director Kimberly Peirce's 2013 remake suffers from restraint in comparison to these three other films, being neither shocking or violent enough to do justice to its talented cast and impressive cinematographdo justice to its talented cast and impressive cinematography.

It should be interesting to see what Wright does with this genre and how his talented cast plays off his material.

Kormákur inexplicably attracts one of the most impressive casts of the year — actually, it does make sense: he needed a talented group to elevate a dire script, people who could lend gravitas to dialogue kindergarten kids might have written — to flesh out this bird's eye view on a disastrous weekend on the mountain.

Christina Hendricks («MAD MEN,» upcoming I DO N'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT and DRIVE), Dermot Mulroney (upcoming J.EDGAR and EVERYBODY LOVES WHALES), and Sarah Hyland («MODERN FAMILY») join the talented cast along with Allison Janney (JUNO, upcoming THE HELP) with a script penned by Emmy ® nominee Chris Colfer («GLEE») and directed by Brian Dannelly (SAVED).

He's incredibly lucky that he cast an actress as talented as Sally Field, an actress who always delivers and certainly does so here.

While Franco might struggle with the tone, he does not have any problem getting good comedic performances from his talented cast.

The rest of the cast is somewhat of a mystery here, but that leads to some pleasant surprises when the mixture is right, and it's looking promising here (especially for Gosling and Scott Thomas, who could have some great roles to play with if perception equals reality), and this doesn't even factor in how talented Winding Refn is and how he seems to be hitting his stride right about now.

That leaves, as usual, supporting players to fill in, and «Fist Fight» does a talented cast no favors.

Wonder Boys is about characters and interactions; it's about one of our most talented screenwriters, Steve Kloves (The Fabulous Baker Boys, Flesh and Bone), working at the absolute top of his profession; and it's about a cast so very sublime and dead solid perfect that wondering what will happen next doesn't drive the film so much as hoping that whatever it is takes its sweet time: We want these people to stay put.

Does it have rich characters and a good cast of talented actors?

Not only does «Clue» fail to make the most of its talented ensemble cast (including Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean and Madeline Kahn), but with the exception of the always amusing Curry, the actors don't seem all that interested.

Consisting of Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, and Domhnall Gleeson, the casting crew did a great job of bringing together talented performers to strengthen the overall quality of a film that's unfortunately flawed.

The immensely talented supporting cast gets little to do in this installment.

There are all the glossy visuals and stylish cutting; there are the awkwardly forced moments of «emotion»; there is a pumped - up soundtrack scoring accordingly amped - up action scenes; there is a talented cast that is wildly overqualified to do this type of popcorn fodder.

running time, and yet it's difficult not to wish that Shavelson had infused the proceedings with just a modicum of substance (ie it's all so lighthearted and forgettable)- which ultimately does confirm Yours, Mine and Ours» place as a completely irrelevant comedy that squanders the efforts of its talented cast.

Between the virtuoso at the helm, the deeply talented cast he was likely able to assemble effortlessly, and Warner Bros. scheduling it just as they did 2013's much - heralded Joaquin Phoenix movie, Inherent Vice looked like a promising vessel for earning the major recognition for which Anderson is so clearly destined.

Yes, the brilliance of 2004's Mean Girls has to do a lot with Tina Fey's masterful writing and the performances of the film's talented cast — including Lindsay Lohan, Amy Poehler, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan and Amanda Seyfried.

Of course, even the best script and most talented director can do only so much, and here is where Room produces its next, and most impressive, trick: the casting of Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay as Joy and Jack.

He attracted a talented cast — Robbie is coming off of an Oscar nomination for «I, Tonya,» Mike Myers hasn't appeared in a movie since «Inglorious Basterds» — but he doesn't show an original voice.

An ensemble comedy about a group of wronged employees who attempt to rob the boss who took the money from their pension plans under the false pretense of investing, the movie does several things right — a talented cast, a deplorably matter - of - fact sociopath as a villain, and, above all, a dizzying setpiece of a robbery that features a 2,000 - pound car and three people dangling hundreds of feet in the air among them.

Between the virtuoso at the helm, the deeply talented cast he was likely able to assemble effortlessly, and Warner Bros. scheduling it just as they did last year's much - heralded Joaquin Phoenix movie, Inherent Vice looked like a promising vessel for earning the major recognition for which Anderson is so clearly destined.

He is talented enough to let the story and his excellent cast do the work.

With a cast that includes internet favorites (and the genuinely talented) Jessica Chaistain and Tom Hiddleston along with Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Hunnam the casting agent did a marvelous job.

Ahead of this weekend's release, which includes a newly re-created reverse time lapse sequence done by Richard Kelly, we got a chance to speak to the director himself about his inspiration, managing such a talented cast, and that unforgettable bunny suit.

I don't wish to be overly critical of the young, immensely talented, and diverse cast and creators of «Hamilton.»