Sentences with phrase «terrific performances all»

It works entertainingly enough as a noir, mainly due to terrific performances by the always great Washington and Don Cheadle.

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.

«Terrific performances and really good writing highlight this impressive indie that found excellent reviews.

K - PAX is a very well - done fantasy - drama that is mostly driven by the terrific performances of the two leads.

Clouds will likely be remembered for its terrific performances, but Assayas» writing and direction are what allow it to take some strangely enigmatic turns, especially in the second and third acts.

It's got terrific performances from a strong voice cast.

It has a capable cast all of who deliver terrific performances, the script is amusing and light, and the directing by Muppet - Man Frank Oz (Bowfinger, The Score) keeps things running along well.

I'm so bored of people whining about Julia Roberts winning for a terrific star turn that happened to be nominated against a couple of other terrific performances by less popular actresses.

The stripped down narrative, terrific performances and thought - provoking discussion make this a worthwhile watch.

Thanks to Blakeson's sharp screenplay and some terrific performances, neither are the film's wily characters.

With its hauntingly cold cinematography, moody score, terrific performances by a slew of legendary stars and character actors (Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer) and — let's not forget — the mother of all cinematic shoot - outs in its center, it more than likely represents the peak of Mann's ever - shifting career.

The film offers tonal breeziness and terrific performances, especially from Schilling and Schwartzman, who vibe well together and stand out on their own.

This one is also highlighted by three terrific performances and a remarkably funny script.

Love & Peace is a charming movie anchored by terrific performances all around.

Though it risks falling into the same traps as other feel - good dramas (after all, it's basically an underdog sports film for the STEM crowd), «Hidden Figures» rises above its formulaic plot thanks to some terrific performances from the cast.

The relationship between Ronsel and Jamie, who bond over their shared wartime traumas, is genuinely enthralling (and helped by Mitchell and Hedlund's terrific performances), but it doesn't even get going until more than an hour into the movie, which runs for 134 minutes.

True, there are terrific performances by the leads, but the film never seemed to get off the ground.

Gloria Grahame never seemed to choose the easy route (either on screen or real life), and she turned in some terrific performances in the 1940's and 50's.

Anyone else kind of devastated that Wes Bentley's career derailed after terrific performances in «American Beauty» and «The Claim»?

And Lee, for the first time bringing to mind the trenchant American visions of John Ford, crafts a film distinguished by its terrific performances, lyrical appreciation of landscapes and faces, and remarkable degree of historical accuracy, qualities supported by the contributions of cinematographer Frederick Elmes, production designer Mark Friedberg, and costumer Marit Allen.

It is warm and witty, with terrific performances; Stephen Beresford's script is fast and funny and there's a rousing musical score from Chris Nightingale.

The concern is that any viewer not already familiar with the Whitey Bulger story may find the story not overly interesting, despite the terrific performances.

Here again, Zhao works miracles in the terrific performances she gets from two real - life members of Brady's family.

At the end of the day, Young Adult rests on the shoulders of two terrific performances; actors who generate unlikely but palpable and real chemistry.

That's a bit easier thanks to the terrific performances.

Anchored by a quartet of terrific performances and shot with a grainy, handheld style that give it a documentary feel, it's the latest in a niche of true crime horror titles that are more brutal and nightmare inducing than the latest monster of the week film.

Luke Wilson and Olivia Wilde both give terrific performances as a couple whose young son mysteriously disappears at a rest stop, à la The Vanishing.

Because of the very nature of the film (it's an extremely dialog - heavy pic with a very heavy undertone) it is somewhat of a hard sell, but this really is a great little indie worth checking out if not for the subject then for the terrific performances by Segel and Eisenberg.

Final Verdict: A Most Violent Year boasts some terrific performances, yet it relies on them too much, lacking a third act punch to tie the story together.

However, The Locusts's slow stream of events is made quite bearable and somewhat worthwhile by the terrific performances.

This is an intelligent spy yarn, with terrific performances and nice locale work, making this a good looking suspense flick for the thinking man.

Following a reclusive computer - genius billionaire (Oscar Isaac) enlisting the help of an employee (Domhnall Gleeson) to see if his new humanoid A.I. (Alicia Vikander) can pass for human, the film finds new life in the often - tired robot / singularity theme, thanks to airtight writing, three terrific performances (Isaac in particular stands out) and direction marked by a craft and confidence that belies Garland's first - timer status.

Despite terrific performances from Franco and Lithgow, you want to see more of the monkeys.

With its propulsive energy and terrific performances by a mostly nonprofessional cast, «The Florida Project» continues brilliantly in that vein.

For those that are, there's some terrific performances and great locale work to recommend the film as a whole, with a story that is compelling if you're patient.

Terrific performances and clever twists power this, Kieslowski's finest directorial effort of the series.

This is not an action movie but a character study, with terrific performances from all three leads, particularly from Ejiofor.

With terrific performances from McDormand and co-stars Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson, it's often funny but always poignant.

They've nominated many of the best films, and lots of terrific performances from 2017, though there are always more that deserve recognition.

Osment and Law turn in terrific performances in difficult roles that require a lot of subtlety to make the characters less than perfect humans.

The central theme of finding oneself and growing up may not coalesce that nicely due to an odd lack of focus and characterization of Jude, and the film becomes a little too saccharine towards the end, but the ensemble makes the picture worth the ride thanks largely to terrific performances all around and an MVP turn by Hawke.

THE TVLINE BOTTOM LINE: Killing Eve puts a sly, feminine spin on the British crime drama, with terrific performances from Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer.

However, I fell in love with Shutter Island «s terrific performances, gorgeous design, and, like The Aviator, Scorsese's ability to brilliantly capture the look of the period, from the set design to the costumes.

There are some terrific performances — the Israeli actor Lior Ashkenazi is imposingly convincing as prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, while Eddie Marsan is the epitome of chilling as the hawkish defence minister Shimon Peres.

But it's a wholly respectable version featuring terrific performances from its estimable ensemble.

Admittedly, «Free Fire» is graced by some terrific performances, particularly Riley as a rabbity, flop - sweating drug addict, and the reliably self - possessed Larson, who finds herself in the second movie this year to feature a needle drop of John Fogerty singing «Run Through the Jungle.»

She's the one to watch, but the dogged - cum - obsessed Denham and more - levelheaded Vicius lend gravity to the film with their terrific performances full of raw naturalism.

All of the elements of a great film are present in 42, which isn't an incandescent biopic like Milk or Ray, but it is solid, and filled with terrific performances.

Movies I admired more than actively loved «The Master,» «This Is Not A Film» (strong civil disobedience), «Killing Them Softly» (too heavy handed, with incongruent, inconsistent stylization, terrific performances though; what if Richard Jenkins had starred?)

Carefully shot, well - observed and featuring terrific performances from an excellent slate of experienced, yet largely unknown actors (aside from the «Mad Men» and HBO stars), «Bluebird» is an affecting and moving examination of family, mothers, connectedness and the ripple effect of tragic consequences.