Sentences with phrase «terrific character piece»

It's a terrific character piece, a gripping prison break thriller with a wicked high - concept twist and the smartest action movie of 2011.

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The side characters remain terrific — my favorite joke in the premiere may be Laurie's utter bafflement at Monica complimenting her for the birth of her fourth child only hours earlier — and the show still has a gift for constructing comic set pieces like the black site - style office Richard tried to show the guys in the premiere's opening.

Pauline at the Beach (Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Blu - ray, DVD)-- After completing his «Six Moral Tales» (plus a pair of terrific literary period pieces), French filmmaker Eric Rohmer embarked on «Comedies and Proverbs,» a series of female - driven romantic comedies with headstrong characters, mis - matched couples, and the criss - crossing plots of a Shakespearean farce.

This fun, sweet and engaging flick mixed Rain Man with a dash of Big Lebowksi to create this terrific melange of gangster flick, sports drama and character piece.

You'll need to have a good bit of patience yourself in this nearly three - hour feature (the 70 mm roadshow presentation, now playing, features an overture showcasing legendary composer Ennio Morricone's terrific score and a roughly 15 - minute intermission), particularly since the first half or so is all about building tension, establishing characters and setting all the pieces in motion.