Played winningly with
terrific chemistry by Miles Teller as Sutter Keely and Shailene Woodley as his freckle - faced, sci - fi novel - loving girlfriend Aimee Finicky, Ponsoldt's movie is based on a novel by Tim Tharp.
Not exact matches
That said, until those final five minutes, you'll find yourself watching a superior action thriller (Doug Liman, the director, also gave us the
terrific The Bourne Identity and the very watchable Mr. & Mrs. Smith) starring two appealing actors buoyed
by the
chemistry that Blunt brings to everything she does.
Ferrell and Heder realize their high collective potential with
terrific comic
chemistry; Ferrell's macho energy is perfectly balanced
by Heder's believable innocence.
But it's a well - acted drama with an outstanding cast and a
terrific performance featuring Russell Crowe's relationship with his 8 - year - old daughter played
by Kylie Rogers whose
chemistry reaffirms how much a little girl can love her dad.
The most effective storylines are buoyed
by terrific performances and / or
chemistry: the appealing Anderson and Stewart work surprisingly well together in the Meredith / Trent strand, and the luminous Jolie compensates for Phillippe's adequate but fairly colorless work in the Joan / Keenan story.
In addition to those of Freeman, who has
terrific buddy sparring
chemistry with Affleck; and Hinds, the film also boasts standout performances from James Cromwell as the U.S. President and Liev Schreiber as CIA field operative John Clark (who was played
by Willem Dafoe in Clear and Present Danger).