Sentences with phrase «than an action flick»

It's an actors» piece rather than an action flick, and Davis finds new, moving nuance in the film's familiar beats.

i went in expecting nothing more than an action flick with tech - savvy scenes, a standard plot and random twist at the end, and that's what they gave.

The man knows how to make a movie... and that's why this is so much more than an action flick.

Not exact matches

Their involvement, alongside Banks», would also signal that this intends to be a far more interesting movie than just another rehash of the cheesecake action flicks of the early» 00s.

But action flicks typically end on a note of triumph or at least gritty perseverance, rather than the humiliated acceptance with which even relatively hopeful horror films often close.

Without Angelina Jolie, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life would probably be little more than an average action / adventure flick.

What The Peacemaker is is a preposterous mile a minute action flick that will exhaust rather than thrill.

Loads of action a decent story, and topped off with decent not spectacular but decent acting especially from Sam witwicky who was better than the rest of the human cast makes this a turn your brain off and have fun for a couple hours flick.

This gruesome French horror flick (2016) functions more as a mystery than as an action film, with an endless drip drip drip of revelation that gradually exposes a terrifying world behind the everyday.

i only wish those thousands went to work on movies of more substance than fighting robots... and you don't have to apologize to me, i can in fact compare «Real Steel» to «The Fast and the Frivolous» films because in essence they are one - in - the - same, simply just the flavor of the week kind of flicks that have no real pull behind them other than big name actors, CGI and a promise of action.

Olympus Has Fallen comes from a long line of dumb action flicks that are more concerned about high body counts and how many rounds of ammunition can be pumped into nameless causalities at high speeds than little things like plot, logic, and character.

Which is a damn shame, because it's a highly entertaining, efficiently made action flick that's better put together than most movies that choke up the multiplex.

While Brancato, Ferris and McG can't capture the essence of what made its predecessors riveting entertainment, they have turned in a solid action / sci - fi piece that works better as a genre flick than it does in comparison to the more populist works that were the Cameron entries.

Terminator Salvation is dominated by its computer effects and lengthy action sequences, but there is an attempt made to make this something more than just an action flick in a lucrative franchise setting.

At 93 minutes, the story doesn't stay longer than warranted, but still, the rest of the film clicks well enough that a bit more fleshing out would have turned a good action flick into a must - see for genre fans and even some non-fans alike.

A foul - mouthed send - up of testosterone - infused, small - budgeted»80s action flicks, MacGruber is more of a functional than revelatory success — its script doesn't really substantially or satisfyingly delve into a number of amusing character defects it sets up for its self - involved hero.

Stone's subsequent effort, the erotic thriller Sliver (1993), was an example of this: the actress attracted notice less for her acting than for her willingness to simulate masturbation Her role in the following year's The Specialist was also fairly limiting; an action flick co-starring Sylvester Stallone, it called for Stone to run around in a tight dress in heels when she wasn't seducing various characters.

Really little more than a by - the - numbers action flick with unusual circumstances, The Kingdom comes as a serious disappointment.

This quirky film about a getaway driver named Baby (Ansel Elgort) turned out to be more than just your average summer action flick.

Blade, to the fresh eye, free of the fandom surrounding the character, comes across as the kind of film that is probably closer to a B Movie in the action genre than a superhero flick, as it is branded to be.

Netflix announced on Tuesday that it had acquired the rights to a new action flick called «Six Underground,» and it's already got a seriously impressive roster of creative talent: Reynolds will star; «Deadpool» and «Deadpool 2» screenwriting duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are penning the script; and none other than Michael Bay is directing.

Now — just months after shooting the dystopian action flick «Divergent» and the cancer love story «The Fault in Our Stars» — he's up to more than 117,000.

I like Ed Harris too, he's always solid even in so - so flick, and Neeson is still very believable in action flicks, more so than some actors much younger than him!

Tarsem Singh, a director known for his astonishing visuals more than his deep storytelling or compelling characters, continues his usual style by making an undoubtedly nice - looking flick but one which has only intermittent fun action sequences with mind - numbingly boring scenes in between.

It's directed with gusto by Renny Harlin, who certainly knows how to make an action flick better than most (four stars), though I don't much care for action flicks (one star).

For me, it's the former rather than the latter... but, then, I'm just slightly older than the generation who swore by those toys that were more than met the eye; not that I'm not curious to see how the animated series translates to live - action, but, frankly, I'm much more psyched to find out if the writers of «The Simpsons Movie» can pull a rabbit out of their hat and come up with a flick that's better than, say, the last three or four seasons of the show.

Mr. Statham has starred in high - adrenaline action flicks that are more than worthy of viewing on their own terms.

More bystanders are slaughtered in this flick than practically any other action movie ever made (I'm serious), and it's slightly entertaining watching them all but throw themselves in the path of the bullets.

Along the way we have a few plot twists, an appearance by the villain Scarecrow, loads of loud action and more thoughtful introspection on the nature of justice and vigilantism than those offered by, let's say, The Punisher or Dirty Harry or most revenge action flicks.

When the film worked, it was a fun ride; when it didn't, it was still no worse than most action flicks.

That means if he makes an action adventure flick that is poor by his standards it's still way better than most other films out there.

As an action flick, it isn't awful, but it is rather routine most of the time, and some of the special effects, make - up and design work look more at home in a semi-comic romp than in the dramatic setting that this film carries forth.

The plot to many Jackie Chan or Jet Li flicks aren't much better than this, but I still will recommend them because they do deliver on very well handled action sequences featuring some truly amazing footage of very agile, talented performers at their best.

Naw The Marine was a fun 80's style action flick, no worse than what Stallone and Arnold were doing back in the day.

An appealing blend of style and substance, this action flick shows Edgar Wright is capable of more than just British spoofs and is one of the most talented filmmakers working today.

And more than ever, horror films represent a safe bet compared to expensive action flicks, so many of which flopped this summer in what has become a feast - or - famine business.

Vega, wanting to be more than a pretty face in a forgettable action flick, conveys what she thinks her character, Amber, should be.

The luminous performance of Aiysha Hart and Khan's slick style make the film more than just an action flick with a message.

A postmodern Cold War thriller that pits the Russians against England's MI6, Our Kind of Traitor is like a B - roll James Bond flick stripped of most of its action set - pieces, yet imbued with a plot and characters more sophisticated than the average 007 fare.

At the end of the day, it's a solid action flick that is well acted with good direction but ain't nothing too great and Predator 2 AT LEAST tried to do something fresh rather than rehash the brilliance of McTieran's work.

Though slightly subtler than some of his recent action flicks, A Walk Among the Tombstones fits the formula pretty well, and stars Neeson as a former NYPD cop who's handed a particularly nasty assignment.

The most interesting notion that the new «Tomb Raider» reboot has to offer apparently comes from the 2013 reimagining of the original»90s video game: It gives us a Lara Croft who's capable but not superhuman, making her more like Bruce Willis» legendary John McClane (in the first few «Die Hard» movies, anyway) than the usual impenetrable war machines who so often anchor action flicks and video games.

If the plot that unfolds is a bit more convoluted than your average action flick, it's because Black is, in part, going for Double Indemnity, not Lethal Weapon 5.

Other than that, «Bulletproof» is your standard vulgar, mindless, action - buddy flick, albeit with a love story at its center — something that might have marked the movie as a landmark among the kind of fictional relationships that date back to «Huckleberry Finn,» if it weren't trying so hard to deny its identity.

Other than that, this action revenge flick looks sure to satisfy.

SKIP THIS MOVIE IF: you prefer your action flicks to focus on action and not slapstick comedy OR you are already convinced Channing Tatum is less talented than Jason Statham despite his appearance in most movies these days (admitted exaggeration)

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As with many genre flicks, the action is the real star, with the plot more substantial and performances stronger than usual.

Best Original Screenplay — 1985 What Won: Witness What Should've Won: Back To The Future or Brazil Witness was a decent action flick about Amish folks versus an evil Danny Glover, but was it really more original than cinema's first Oedipal time - travel comedy or the insane celluloid love child of Terry Gilliam and a typewriter?

This means that most of the film is more set - up than payoff (with the characters developed far greater than usual for an action flick), and as a result, the middle of the film suffers.