Sentences with phrase «than a cameo appearance»

Speaking of big impact, «Lower» Manhattan makes more than a cameo appearance, it's practically a supporting actor.

Woody Harrelson barely makes an appearance and still seems like the most underutilized star in the franchise (although Stanley Tucci gets nothing more than a cameo appearance), while Donald Sutherland is the film's greatest benefit, hitting that perfect note of high drama and total commitment to the character — they were lucky to cast him in the role.

Not exact matches

His positioning was all over the place, he looked lacklustre in his attempts to keep the ball and ultimately he gave the ball away more times during his short cameo appearance, than most players over the 90 minutes.

Ox was pretty solid, and I thought Perez deserved more than 6 for his cameo appearance.

The ones holding up banners were those brave enough to attend and actually vocalize what I am sure every Arsenal fan (even the AKB's) have thought at some stage or another — that JUST PERHAPS Wenger's time is up and he can not progress our club further than a fourth place finish and brief CL cameo appearance.

Forget the quality of opposition etc and other churlish remarks but our attacking boys done good; Ramsey for Wales, Welbz for England, Alexis for Chile, Mesut for Germany — brief but bright cameos from Santi and Ollie, appearances for Theo and Poldi (Low has him inked in as an 80 min impact guy — easier to do in an international setting than at club level).

With Wilson showing he is more than ready to start in his recent cameo appearances and Radamel Falcao's return looming large, it is surely the right time to give Van Persie a rest and make him realise that nobody's place in the side is indispensable.

She only made a cameo appearance — a small role but a marked improvement to her less than stellar acting career in the past few years.

The steady cavalcade of cameo appearances, coupled with the inclusion of a few genuinely funny comedic set - pieces, prevents the movie from becoming an all - out bore, admittedly, yet it's worth noting that both Carell and Fey's small - screen work is, by and large, far more entertaining than anything within Date Night's appreciatively short running time.

Emma Thompson has been either allowed or encouraged to painfully overact as divination professor Sibyl Trelawney, and Julie Christie's cameo as a Hogsmead tavern functionary is even briefer than her appearance in «Troy.»

There is the obligatory lineup of cameo appearances - and this film manages to snag a particularly smart group of talent - and for the most part they hit more than miss.

While some of the other cameo appearances are more Japan - focused, I can't help but feel like this one is meant more for the Western fans — given that the Metroid series has always been far more popular over here than it's ever been in its home country.

It's an even shorter appearance than the odd and unnecessary Bill Murray cameo as a guy who makes meth in their apartment (this mock of «Breaking Bad» shows the level of «humor» on display).

And though a litany of cameos line the screen with more than enough reasons to point and titter — Charlie Day, Norman Reeds, Keegan - Michael Key, Regina Hall, Nick Kroll, Michael Peña, Kaitlin Olson and Colin Hanks all pop up at some point or other — there is a notable lack of depth to Vacation's arc that these cameo appearances can only attempt to fill in for.

Following the death of family patriarch and celebrated poet Beverly Weston (Shepard, in an appearance that's just slightly more than a cameo), the entire brood returns to the titular home to rally around their mother Violet (Streep), a cancer - battling, pill - popping woman.

Suicide Squad is the third official film in the DC Extended Universe, a bit tangential to what's come before, save for a couple of Superman / Aquaman references, as well as the appearance of Bruce Wayne / Batman (Affleck, Gone Girl) and a cameo by The Flash to remind us there's more going on in the world than just what's surrounding this new cast of super-powered characters.

Slightly jarring is the amount of almost cameo like appearances by the likes of Owen Wilson, Bill Murray et al, who while charming and non-invasive don't have time to sell you on the role they play rather than the fact that they're there.

A movie that could have done with a cameo appearance from Eileen Brennan, Flypaper at least adds a slight kink in its comedy presentation, which results in it being slightly fresher than it perhaps could have been.

But, mindful of their elders, the director J.J. Abrams («Lost,» «Alias») and his screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, have also reserved pride of place for Leonard Nimoy, whose appearance in this film as the once and future Mr. Spock carries far more screen time than the usual sentimental cameo.

If you are a fan of Kevin Smith and have seen all of his films, you will probably enjoy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back much more than those unfamiliar due to the many in - joke references and cameo appearances by the characters from his previous films.

Individual moments and scenes, like robot secret service agents with unnaturally sickly sweet smiles that belie their murdering intentions, or the enjoyable cameo appearance of Keegan Michael Key and Kathryn Hahn, that point to something special burbling below the surface, but it never amounts to more than a glimmer.

(In an extended cameo appearance, Elton John gets more to do than any of them, and better outfits to do it in.)

The film also features a plethora of cameo appearances by celebrities Neil deGrasse Tyson, Anderson Cooper, Brooke Baldwin, Soledad O'Brien, Nancy Grace and Dana Bash who merely distract from rather than advance the plot.

Characters from the first game do show up fairly frequently, but, for the most part, their appearances are little more than glorified cameos.

Dozens of characters make cameo appearances; if you grew up with a Nintendo (and if you're reading this you probably own at least three), you'll get a lot more out of the film than a non-gamer.

Mega Man's Keiji Inafune even makes a cameo appearance in the game, in more ways than one.