Sentences with phrase «terrific performances in»

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»?

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

Lau and Leung also gave terrific performances in comedies this year (Fat Choi Spirit and Chinese Odyssey 2002), but I'm going with their redefinitions of the cop / triad genre icons for their nominations.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Andrei Vasilevskiy put together a terrific performance in another victory for Tampa Bay.

She gives a terrific performance in Love and Other Impossible Pursuits and it's a shame that film was never released.

Williams turns in a terrific performance in this 1996 comedy, proving that his improvisational skills extend to reactions of a more subtle nature than the crazy riffs he displayed in films like «Aladdin,» «Good Morning Vietnam,» and «Mrs. Doubtfire.»

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.

Elle Fanning will look to pair a terrific performance in «The Beguiled» with a lead role in «Mary Shelley.»

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.

Actor Henry Cavill, best known for playing Superman and his terrific performance in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., has signed on to play a role in the IMF.

Although Roberts takes top billing, she isn't in the film half of the time, but gives a subtle but terrific performance in a role that doesn't require much but for her to be herself.

Claire Foy puts in a terrific performance in Unsane, a film that is noteworthy because it was entirely shot on an iPhone

She's Natalie Portman, of course, for her terrific performance in «Black Swan», where she puts it all on the line.

QUESTION: Jon, this is a terrific performance in a leading role that's wildly different from Don Draper.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS I don't know why I'm resisting the very alluring pull of Penelope Cruz in this category — it's certainly a terrific performance in a terrific and undervalued (by the Academy, at least) film — but the voices in my head have been telling me «no» all season.

Given the picture's enduring popularity, there's really no point in rehashing the plot — OK, for the uninitiated (all two of you): Ripley (series star Sigourney Weaver) heads back into space and leads a team of military grunts against the nasty extra-terrestrials — but there's always room to rehash many of the highlights: Weaver's terrific performance in the central role; the contrast between the heroic Corporal Hicks (Michael Biehn) and the cowardly Private Hudson (Bill Paxton); the escalating villainy of company man Burke (Paul Reiser); scripter Cameron's ability to keep piling on confrontations and director Cameron's ability to milk them for maximum tension; and, of course, those wonderful alien creations.

At least I can start on a positive note: Oscar Isaac delivers a terrific performance in the title role.

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 Nightcra...

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I don't think anyone would blame the Arsenal players and Arsene Wenger for having gone out on the lash last night, when they got back to London in a great mood after claiming all three points with a terrific battling performance against Man City.

His performances in training have been terrific.

Half - time neared with no immediate signs that the deadlock was going to be broken anytime soon; but the Town support in one corner of Goodison continued to make an abundance of terrific noise in a bid to enhance the so - far solidly organised Town performance just that little bit further for the precious opening goal.

The rest of the first half produced no goals, but Milan showed that they are in fact capable of producing solid defensive performances.With the unlikeliest of heroes, Philippe Mexes putting in a terrific defensive performance.

He put in a terrific — if at times over-enthusiastic — performance for Crystal Palace in their shock League Cup victory against United at Old Trafford in 2011 - 12, and he was already setting the Championship alight with his pace and trickery.

A special word for Sofiane Feghouli who came on in the second half, and put in a terrific cameo performance.

The Sunderland goalkeeper has been in terrific form of late, and has attracted the interest of Spurs after a string of impressive performances in between the sticks for David Moyes» side.

They have gone on the second place at 2012 after losing their place to Real Madrid and now they are in the 3rd after rising of Barcelona's terrific performance at last season.

The cast deliver great performances, and the main lead who is Kevin Bacon is terrific in the role he plays.

Christopher Plummer confronts Nazi horrors again in Atom Egoyan's preposterous thriller, which squanders a terrific performance by the Oscar - winning actor.

Although it could use tighter editing — like most everything in this regrettably paced film — the third act reappearance of Gollum is terrific, and amplified by a go - for - broke motion - capture performance by Andy Serkis.

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.

What he lacks in strong narrative skills he makes up for with a brilliant performance and some terrific mise - en - scene.

Rosamund Pike, Christian Bale and Wes Studi deliver memorable performances in Hostiles, a terrific Western with a powerful message.

A slew of terrific performances help to elevate Wilder's twist - ridden courtroom drama above your standard fare in the genre.

The main exception from the first two Marvel phases was Loki, brother of Thor, whose dark - hearted tomfoolery was at least rooted in a believable motivation (sibling rivalry) and was boosted by Tom Hiddleston's winking, terrific performance.

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.

Critics Consensus: Chaplin boasts a terrific performance from Robert Downey, Jr. in the title role, but it isn't enough to overcome a formulaic biopic that pales in comparison to its subject's classic films.

Critic Consensus: Chaplin boasts a terrific performance from Robert Downey, Jr. in the title role, but it isn't enough to overcome a formulaic biopic that pales in comparison to its subject's classic films.

In conclusion, Vikings is still a fantastic show with phenomenal performances by its cast, amazing production value, good storytelling, and terrific execution.

In his hands, he makes Hynkel fearsome, loathsome and moronic; it's a terrific performance.

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 nostalgiIn 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 nostalgiin 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.

She's amazing in it - a terrific performance, and she's so beautiful.

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.

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.

It's a terrific performance, a starkly physical turn from an actor most associated with states of tortured introspection (although there's much of that in the film too).