Sentences with phrase «thriller than action»

More of a slow - burning crime thriller than the action - packed film the trailers suggested, «Sabotage» represents an interesting change of pace for Schwarzenegger.

More thriller than action, but worth a watch nonetheless.

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL — Night Train is more of a psychological thriller than an action ripper, but it ends with an exciting set - piece shoot out on a mountain - range crossing cable - car.

Michael Mann's Collateral might be more of a thriller than an action movie, but it had some of the same regular - guy - in - impossible - situation thrills as Die Hard.

Not exact matches

The gunplay (what little there is), is done well, and even though the film is more style than substance, and could stand to be trimmed up greatly, it's a thinking man's drama / thriller, and not a blockbuster action film.

Based on Martin Booth's novel, «A Very Private Gentleman», it is less a action thriller than a visual paean to Clooney's ability to look so good while never being permitted to smile.

Director Ron Howard brings his usual light touch to the proceedings and manages to hold the viewer's interest even through the narrative's oddly action - packed final third (ie once the truth about Hannah's character is revealed, the film becomes more of a thriller than a cute little romantic comedy and there's even a chase sequence as the army attempts to capture the mermaid / woman).

The works of Max Brooks, who wrote 2003's satirical and subversively political, «The Zombie Survival Guide», and 2006's, «World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War», provided the kernels of inspiration for this mega-budgeted horror - action - thriller that mostly makes up its own narrative, independent of much of the book content (jettisoning the first - person account style and most of the events), to make it fit more with the ranks of current, eye - candy loaded popcorn movies than a thoughtful adaptation of the best - seller.

[The clichés of the counterterrorism action - thriller genre] cohere into something with enough surface plausibility to be more entertaining than insulting.

A fiendishly effective holiday - gone - wrong thriller that's better at cranking up the agoraphobic action than fleshing out its characters.

The following year, Garofalo appeared in no less than five films, with a supporting part in the ensemble piece 200 Cigarettes, a starring role as an unconventional action heroine called the Bowler in Mystery Men (which also featured Stiller), and prominent turns in Kevin Smith's eagerly awaited Dogma, Hampton Fancher's psychological thriller The Minus Man, and the satirical comedy Can't Stop Dancing, in which she acted alongside fellow comedienne Margaret Cho.In 2001, Garofolo took on the role of Catherine Connolly in The Laramie Project, HBO's docudrama chronicling the aftermath of the death of Matthew Shepard, and filmmaker David Wain's comedy Wet Hot American Summer.

Even if it isn't 10 % of the capacity to be an intelligent sci - fi thriller, it's an above - par action and special effects movie, so if you go into it expecting no more than that, it will deliver the goods in no short supply.

It's more of a political thriller than a straight - up action movie, but it still does a good job with an intriguing story and well - done action scenes.

Part political thriller and part gritty action drama, this was a more subtle and complex experience than I was expecting.

REC 4 won't win any points for being scary or terribly original, as this is more of an action thriller than horror, but it is mostly successful due to the fact that it drops the slapstick comedy of REC 3 and goes for a more serious tone, and the setting make this stand out in the zombie genre.

Still, if you want a lower - key, moody piece with some light thriller elements, than THE AMERICAN might be just the antidote you're looking for after a summer of bombastic action.

Though this neo-Western may sound like every other Statham vehicle on the surface, «Homefront» plays more like a gritty thriller than one of the actor's typical action movies.

Steven Spielberg's Cold War thriller is largely in the vein of his Lincoln — that is, more concerned with the intimacies and intricacies of negotiation than with high - octane action.

Even though it has some very gritty, brutal action scenes, it is more of a thriller (or drama) than anything.

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.

Those who remain, however, will discover a satisfyingly convoluted revenge thriller in which the dynamically staged, blood - drenched action sequences are a highlight rather than the film's sole raison d'être.

District 9 is not only an action thriller, but a thought provoking critique on our own culture that can't be ignored as the Aliens or Prawns (derogetory term given to them by the humans) play a much larger emotional and dynamic role in the film than the trailer or bits of viral marketing let on.

Like Headhunters, which was also based on a Jo Nesbo story, this Norwegian thriller almost plays more like a black comedy than an action movie.

DEADLINE — Hard to imagine there will be a hotter film package unveiled at Cannes next week than 355, a large - scale espionage film that Simon Kinberg will direct with an all - star international spy cast of Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing and Lupita Nyong» o. They'll play international agents in a grounded, edgy action thriller that aims to alter a male - dominated genre with a true female ensemble, in the style of spy franchises The Bourne Identity, Mission: Impossible and James Bond.

Less than one month after actor Bruce Willis boarded the action - thriller Extraction, Gina Carano has been confirmed to join the cast, along with Kellan Lutz.

With a script by Brad Ingelsby (Out of the Furnace), this thriller has more substance than most, although it's also been compromised by the inclusion of a lot of contrived action mayhem.

Very much a slow - burner rather than action thriller, the film commences with a young girl walking home after spending the night at her Aunt's house.

Meanwhile, the entertainingly preposterous action - thriller The Commuter — the latest film from A.V. Club favorites Liam Neeson and Jaume Collet - Serra — chugged into the No. 3 slot with $ 13.7 million, underperforming the earlier twisty Neeson and Collet - Serra collaborations Non-Stop and Unknown, both of which grossed more than $ 20 million in their opening weekends.

It is captivating, to say the least, particularly in a climax that produces more tension than any action film or thriller this year.

The main carryover from Woo's Hong Kong thrillers is the elegant sense of craft in his articulation of action sequences, though the degree of stylization is much less: Woo specialties, like slow motion, tend to be restricted to short individual shots rather than taking up whole sequences.

It wasn't a hit when it came out — director John Flynn was better with character than action and never really gets the blood pumping through it — but it is still a smart, lean thriller and a minor gem of the modern crime genre.

The only reason the actress likely even bothered with such a rote action thriller was the chance to work with Branagh, and although the director isn't exactly in top form here, he makes «Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit» a lot more entertaining than it deserved to be.

It's just a shame that the story hasn't been given the same attention, because while «Blackhat» is no worse than your standard Hollywood action - thriller, it would have been a lot more interesting to see Mann take a big risk and fail than to settle for such a safe, middling paycheck movie like this.

Actions speak louder than words when the white - knuckle thriller, Acts of Vengeance, arrives on Blu - ray ™ (plus Digital HD), DVD, and Digital on November 28 from Lionsgate.

Though it is a thriller at heart, and does have a high - speed driving subtext, the film feels more like a throwback to the music video stylized, R - rated crime dramas of the 1980s than the new Fast & the Furious over-the-top, CGI - infused modern action - thrillers.

An action thriller in January is never really a good sign, because it seems that the studio wants to put something less than great out there to start off the year.

Some of them are so over the top that for long stretches the plot resembles more a fairy tale from hi - tech - land than an action thriller.

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.

I should focus on what is here rather than what isn't — and that's an accomplished modern action / thriller score with western elements and lots of valentines to James Horner fans — with one or two standout moments.

You could gargle bitumen and bin - juice for half an hour, and it couldn't leave a nastier taste in your mouth than this macho action thriller about a secret fraternity of assassins.

Sadly, I fear the Hollywood remake's more concerned with being an action thriller than exploring the franchise's more existential quandaries...

Regular consumers of grisly psychological thrillers will probably enjoy this more than most viewers, although the most savvy among them will probably find Harlin's film to be too heavy on action and emphasis on gore to sustain a good grip on tension.

Instead of a standard thriller with the requisite number of action beats, [Cedric Jimenez] takes a more purely procedural approach, more interested in the accumulation of details surrounding the case and the people involved — in that regard, it is closer to David Fincher's masterpiece «Zodiac» than anything else.

For those who don't normally watch action thrillers, they will find Non-Stop to be a lot more enjoyable than those that see several of these types of films a year.

As a result, the movie plays more like a screwball comedy than a violent action thriller, though it contains many pieces of the latter and hardly any of the former.

This looks a lot more serious than their last pairing and could prove a nice little action - packed thriller geared towards the thinking crowd.

While Tim Burton's original version of the film boasted a much darker, gothic look at the man behind the mask, his two films contained only a sliver of the darkness that Nolan manages to squeeze into «Begins,» which plays out much more like a film noir crime thriller than your average summer action movie.

With less than three weeks to go until the release of Drew Pearce's Hotel Artemis, a new clip has arrived online from the upcoming sci - fi action thriller entitled «Verify Your Membership» which features Jodie Foster as The Nurse alongside Kenneth Choi, Sterling K. Brown, Brian Tyree Henry, and Dave Bautista.

However, by ditching the high - concept, flimsy mystery premises of their previous films and instead providing old - school action / thriller gravitas, Serra and Neeson manage to deliver their best film yet - one that should more than suitably appease fans of the genre, and / or Neeson's career as an action star.

If you can get past this major plot contrivance, you will probably not have much trouble swallowing nearly every other that follows it and enjoy it as nothing more than a dumb, explosive action thriller for adults that prefer films without any lag in action or sensationalism.