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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.

The main two, Harvey Keitel and William Hurt give terrific performances as always.

Of course we have to thank the co-writer of the screenplay, and the director - both embodied by George Clooney, who also steps from behind the lens and gives a terrific performance as the «perfect» candidate... I heard that Clooney was also the caterer for the project!

Rylance delivers a terrific performance as a headstrong sailor that isn't afraid of battle.

Passing away in the midst of the most productive phase in his over twenty - year acting career, Gandolfini gives a terrific performance as the generous target doing what he can to mask his depression.

As we know about Wonder Woman, we all loved it (mostly) and one of the reasons for that beyond Gal Gadot's terrific performance as Diana was the fact that Patty Jenkins proved the obvious and that was that women are great filmmakers too.

As we know about Wonder Woman, we all loved it (mostly) and one of the reasons for that beyond Gal Gadot's terrific performance as Diana was the fact that Patty Jenkins proved the obvious -LSB-...]

And kudos to Plummer for delivering a terrific performance as billionaire John Paul Getty, a Scrooge - like figure (one might even compare him to Charles Foster Kane from «Citizen Kane»), who, in 1973, refused to pay the ransom of his 16 - year - old grandson, who was kidnapped in Rome.

Oscar Issac gave a terrific performance as Llewyn, an angry and devious Greenwich Village folk singer whose fortunes fade just as a young man called Bob Dylan arrives in town.

«BATTLE OF THE SEXES» (2017) Emma Stone delivers a terrific performance as Billie Jean King, and Carell's Bobby Riggs is quite the match, with a number of great lines and some poignant moments.

The «Atlanta» star turns in a terrific performance as a man wrongfully imprisoned for over 20 years, but the film itself falls flat.

Holly Hunter (Little Black Book, Moonlight Mile) steals most of her scenes with a terrific performance as the Paul's wife, afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome, although this is a comedic device that only offers spurts of vulgarity for the sake of having it, never really funny in a genuine way.

At the film's Los Angeles press day, Collider got the opportunity to sit down with actor Sebastian Stan (who gives a terrific performance as Harding's mustachioed and impetuous ex-husband Jeff Gillooly) to chat 1 - on - 1 about why he wanted to play this character, what he was most excited and most nervous about, the impression he got from meeting Jeff Gillooly, having Margot Robbie as a scene partner, and what it means to be a part of the awards conversation with this film.

Cate Blanchett (Fellowship of the Ring, Bandits) gives another terrific performance as an English teacher who is disgusted by the lack of interest by the local Italian police to her husband's drug overdose, and decide to take the law in her own hands by planting a bomb in the office of the drug dealer she feels responsible.

Ia Shugliashvili gives a terrific performance as Manana.

Thirty years later, Kurt Russell would give a terrific performance as U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks in «Miracle» (2004), viewing Brooks as a mad scientist who treated the ice rink as his lab.

Rounding out the supporting cast, David Oyelowo (Selma) continues his ascent with a terrific performance as a straight arrow detective.

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Daniel Macks came up with a terrific performance once again as he registered 28 huge points.

... primarily comes off as an affable romantic comedy that boasts expectedly terrific performances...

Only a terrific performance from Om Peri as Ganesh's money - hungry father - in - law, bares some interesting moments, though many of them are dulled by the overt mediocrity of the rest of the picture.

And, as Lars, the reliably terrific Ryan Gosling gives a warm, earnest performance.

But Winfrey's performance, as Henrietta's tormented youngest daughter, Deborah, is jump - off - the - screen terrific.

The performances of the players are so uniformly terrific that you could do worse than to bring these deeply flawed characters into your living room on a regular basis, as this is a series for which TiVo was invented if ever there was one.

The best performance comes from the terrific Louis Calhern as the somewhat daffy grandfather.

Anchored with a lovely, subtle sad eyed performance by the beautiful Keri Russell and a cast of terrific comedic prodigy actors, including the great Andy Griffith in his last film appearance as the crusty diner owner.

Despite its flaws such as dated special effects, this is a terrific Sci Fi horror film that has good performances.

The film is not without its flaws, but it sports a terrific production design that integrates magically into the story — as well as another top - notch performance by Anthony LaPaglia.

Emperor of the North Pole is a terrific film that is entertaining from start to finish, and there are plenty of wonderful performances as well by its cast.

Nearly all of the women in the film turn out terrific performances, including Kelly Preston (From Dusk Till Dawn) as Cruise's sassy former fiancee Avery, and Bonnie Hunt (Jumanji, Only You) as Zellweger's well - meaning sister Laurel.

In a terrific turn as the tragic teen idol, he not only portrayed the man as the public knew him but also touched upon the myth behind the famous persona, in a performance both measured and suitably nostalgic.

Director Patricia Cardoso (Lies in Plain Sight, Meddling Mom) does a very good job in drawing forth great performances from the terrific cast as well.

As for the performances, Sorvino is terrific in what was pretty much her last mainstream role before Harvey Weinstein derailed her career (looking back, the Sorvino vs. Giant Cockroach metaphor feels rather prescient), and she's ably supported by Northam, Dutton and Giannini, even if the film never quite figures out what to do with Goodwin's Chuy.

Of course Tarantino is still a terrific writer / director, and Waltz, DiCaprio and Jackson are all worthy of awards for their brilliant performances, but Django Unchained doesn't come close to matching the same level of giddy amazement as Inglourious Basterds.

All the Money in the World A first - rate thriller from Ridley Scott, about the Getty kidnapping in 1973, the film is highlighted by terrific performances from Michelle Williams as the victimâ $ ™ s mother and Christopher Plummer (a last - minute re-shot substitution for Kevin Spacey) as the tightwad billionaire, J. Paul Getty.

Judd and Shannon are terrific; as I said of his performance in my 2006 review, Shannon «has the ability to go completely nutso at the drop of a hat, and a lot of hats are dropped.»

Flawless may take its title from a drag queen beauty pageant that figures not - at - all - prominently in the plot, but it best serves as a description of the terrific performances featured in the film.

By any reckoning, the film's visual panache and terrific performances, especially by its two well - matched leads, announce Khant as a director of truly impressive talents.

It features a terrific performance by Jennifer Lawrence as a heroine Sturges would have loved, the Long Island woman who invented the Miracle Mop and became rich selling it on the then - new able channel QVC.

Rounding out the claustrophobic dynamic is the terrific John Gallagher Jr as decent good ol' boy Emmet, his fully fleshed - out performance elevating what could have been a mere «plot device».

In this juxtaposition, a young girl named Moonee (Brooklynn Prince in one of several terrific performances by unknown actors) creates her own happiness in the shadow of the Happiest Place on Earth, and gets into trouble, as she's raised by a single mother (Bria Vinaite) who in many ways is a child herself.

Saddled with a premise that's downright irresistible, Pipe Dream primarily comes off as an affable romantic comedy that boasts expectedly terrific performances from stars Martin Donovan and Mary - Louise Parker.

Now he is back with an equally fine and Oscar - worthy performance as Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman in the terrific Stronger, which had its world premiere tonight at TIFF.

The first hour of this relationship drama is terrific, and the second hour sags a bit, but there is no arguing with the performance of Dakota Johnson, who is superb as a young woman experiencing a sexual awakening at the hands of a billionaire with sadistic proclivities.

Juliette Binoche, one of my favorite actresses, gives a terrific performance, as does Daniel Auteuil as a couple being harrassed with weird videotapes of their house.

Quite aside from her terrific performance in «Animal Kingdom,» as long as she continues to be this delightful in person, it'd be nice to have her on the publicity circuit for a few more weeks.

Pike is especially terrific, delivering what could well be her best performance, as a woman who suffers a crippling loss and still manages to feel so much (though her character retreats into the background in the film's final third).

Her terrific performance in Amy Schumer's «Trainwreck» certainly convinced us that Swinton could play broad comedy and still remain sharp as a tack.

We got a terrific performance in End of Watch, saw him pull off double duty with Enemy, gave my favorite performance of last year in Prisoners, and repeated with what will likely be my favorite performance as Lou Bloom in Nightcrawler this year.

Now — just one year later — he comes at us with an edgy, vibrant 1970s period crime thriller, American Hustle, filled with great performances and terrific filmmaking flourishes, which some film critics have already labeled as the best film of the year.