Sentences with phrase «terrific ensemble»

Buy - in is organic in this film thanks to the script and terrific ensemble cast.

Director Kyle Patrick Alvarez, who appeared at Sundance in 2013 with the excellent David Sedaris adaptation C.O.G., assembles an across - the - board terrific ensemble of young stars to play the students.

Deepwater Horizon by George Wolf With a nice throwback vibe, crackling tension and terrific ensemble acting, Deepwater Horizon is a... read more →

The cast, many of whom are veterans of «You Can Count On Me,» do terrific ensemble work of the kind you'd expect on an off - Broadway stage, though Lonergan succeeds in opening up the scenes to make them cinematic.

Forget stressing about how to create terrific ensembles for everyday wear.

From powerhouse performances [James Franco in 127 Hours; Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone] to terrific ensemble pieces [Scott Pilgrim vs. The World]; from unexpectedly great remakes / re-imaginings [Let Me In, True Grit] to spectacular animated features [Toy Story 3, Megamind] there has been no shortage of entertaining films.

Director Weinstein evokes terrific ensemble performances from the mostly amateur actors, giving the audience the chance to cheer Menashe on.

With a nice throwback vibe, crackling tension and terrific ensemble acting, Deepwater Horizon is a surprisingly compelling package.

Deadpool 2 is wicked, dark fun from start to finish, with some twisted and very funny special effects, cool production elements, terrific ensemble work — and for dessert, perhaps the best end - credits «cookie» scene ever.

It has a sharp script, a terrific ensemble cast and admirable attention to food and rock music.

Reveals Soderbergh in peak form, as he endows Leonard's postmodern yarn with a meticulously detailed mise en scene that helps each member of his terrific ensemble soar.

Joining the jolly fat man in the red suit is a terrific ensemble cast that includes Dan Starkey, liberated from his Strax costume to play an elf (always a welcome sight), and a team of scientists at the North Pole led by Natalie Gumede.

The movie is a showcase for Steinfeld, to be sure, but a big part of its charm lies in the terrific ensemble of actors Craig has found to back her, including a deadpan Woody Harrelson as an unimpressed would - be mentor; Richardson as the earthily believable Krista; Kyra Sedgwick as Nadine's distracted single mother and Hayden Szeto, who steals every scene he's in as a besotted classmate and would - be filmmaker.

There's a terrific ensemble cast - dynamic and an effortless channelling of the spirit of Episodes IV to VI from father - and - son screenwriting team Lawrence and Jonathan Kasdan who should really be allowed to get their teeth into the stories» daddy issues and Freudian anxieties.»

«BEL AMI is a well - crafted, appealing film with a terrific ensemble cast,» said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles.

We look forward to seeing this terrific ensemble, under Ayer's amazing guidance, give new meaning to what it means to be a villain and what it means to be a hero.»

Part of a terrific ensemble cast, Howard was a memorable figure as hissable villain Hilly Holbrook in this adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's 1960s - set novel.

Reasons stars a terrific ensemble that, unfortunately, doesn't have a lot to work with.

In addition to the terrific ensemble, the barrage of pop - culture references supports the comic flair in rhythmic cleverness even when the direction doesn't always streamline gags into the mystery.

Tarantino has put together a terrific ensemble, a mix of first - timers and people he has worked with in the past.

Being singled out among a terrific ensemble cast, word for Sam Rockwell's role in Conviction sounds like the stuff Supporting Actor campaigns are made of.

Starring Academy Award Winners Brad Pitt and Sean Penn along with Jessica Chastain and newcomer Hunter McCracken, the film is a terrific ensemble that gets some of the best work of its actors.

With its impeccable film making credentials and intriguing premise, 360 combines masterful visual story telling with a modern and moving narrative, helped by strong performances from a terrific ensemble cast.

Directed by Michael Cuesta from a script by Peter Landesman, the film features a terrific ensemble cast that includes Rosemarie DeWitt, Michael K. Williams, Ray Liotta, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Oliver Platt and Michael Sheen.

Littered with a fun Jared Leto, the cast rounds out to be a terrific ensemble.

It also has a terrific ensemble cast, including Adam Scott, Andrea Savage, Jason Mantzoukas, Natasha Lyonne, and Amanda Peet.

Big Stone Gap, Adriana Tigliani's first feature based on her semi-autobiographical novel, is a feel good rom com with Ashley Judd headlining a terrific ensemble cast.

Also Latino Arts brings the terrific ensemble, Jarabe Mexicano, to town.

It tells a sweet, unusually poignant story while observing the characters in Wilbur's small universe — and showcasing the terrific ensemble playing them, including Shirley Henderson, Adrien Rawlins, Julie Davis and Mads Mikkelsen.

A terrific ensemble cast powers this fast - paced action - adventure based on the true story of the rise of organized crime in America.

Fresh: It's a warm, intelligent and highly contemporary comedy with just the right amount of edge, a terrific ensemble cast and a big, fuzzy golden retriever ready to knock you down and lick you like a giant lollipop.

That's due to the terrific ensemble cast, as well as the smart script by McCarthy and Josh Singer, which doesn't hold back its criticisms of the Catholic Church's heinous conduct or those that helped cover up the scandal, but isn't exploitative about it either.

While it's just mischievous enough for the target demographic, the terrific ensemble cast elevates some predictably lightweight material, generating a crowd - pleasing mix of laughs and poignancy.

A terrific ensemble of character actors play well together, and it's fun to see a beefed - up Seann William Scott, usually the perpetrator of the nastiest of gross - out gags, playing the one who is sweet and kind, despite his propensity for violence.

They have crafted a smart, sensitive and hilarious film which features a terrific ensemble, led by the immense talent of Jack Black and James Marsden,» said Jonathan Sehring, president of Sundance Selects / IFC Films.

Executing these daunting reams of screenplay with rhythmic dexterity is Davies's terrific ensemble, which is led by a gaunt Cynthia Nixon as Emily.

He's helped at every turn by a terrific ensemble cast that completely gets what the film is going for, even in the over-the-top fantasy sequences.

With its creative premise, terrific ensemble, mesmerizing visuals and dazzling musical numbers, «Into the Woods» is a dream come true

It's pleasant enough, mainly due to the performances from its terrific ensemble, but it's the cinematic equivalent of eating at a Denny's.

is brightly shot and endearingly performed by a terrific ensemble cast but crucially and fatally, it's never exactly fun or funny.

Minahan is aided by a terrific ensemble of unknown actors playing a typically diverse reality series group: a devoutly religious nurse (Mary Louise Burke); a cranky old man (Richard Venture); a teen (Merritt Wever); a working class husband and father (Michael Kaycheck); and the cancer - stricken high school sweetheart (Glenn Fitzgerald) of the show's very pregnant two - time reigning champion (Brooke Smith).

Joined by a terrific ensemble, Verhoeven's first French language film breezes by while still digging its nails deep into your skin.

A terrific ensemble cast, including de Ocampo, MacLeod Andrews, Justine Eyre, and Amy Rubinate, reads Fleming's creepy stories in which teenage ghosts, who lived in Chicago from the late nineteenth century to modern times, tell how they died.

A terrific ensemble cast of a dozen narrators read Myers» poems, a tribute to America and its people.