Sentences with phrase «tight direction»

Thanks to tight direction by Brian Goodman and lively performances from Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the film's engaging even when it's ridiculous.

However, bringing in an established action veteran in David Leitch (ATOMIC BLONDE) allows for tighter direction during the action set pieces, which give greater impact to both violence and humor.

Terrific performances and tight direction never miss a beat (until a rushed final wrap up), and recommended viewing, especially for people who are looking to overcome their own addictions.

The good performance and tight direction by Foster help cover some of the story glitches in the script by Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore and Jim Kouf.

In «Ides of March» we get an adaptation of a stage play that comes alive with a brilliant script, wonderful, tight direction, and solid performances across the board from the likes of Evan Rachel Wood, Melisa Tomei, Phillip Seymore Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, and in particular Ryan Gosling.

Zombieland not only benefits from a lean script and tight direction, but also from the quality of its small ensemble of actors, who are specifically cast to fit their respective archetypes.

It's a brutal, fantastic genre entry with a great cast and tight direction.

In addition to McTiernan's tight direction, Predator soars to the top of the 1980s action flick pack through its brilliant camera work, with some breathtaking cinematography by Donald McAlpine (Moon Over Parador, The Hard Way), and a gorgeous score from Alan Silvestri (Flight of the Navigator, Back to the Future), one which is worthy of a major sci - fi epic franchise.

Add Lee Byeong - woo's playful score and Bong Joon - ho's tight direction and script, and you've got a witty and suspenseful Hitchcockian thriller that surprises.

Reviewers have praised its stellar performances and tight direction, praise that is deserved, but I'd like to highlight what I think makes director Dan Trachtenberg's film unique: A combination of suspense so elemental that most of the movie could easily be performed onstage with the kind of absurd humor you might expect to see on FX or Comedy Central.

One can't help but admire that kind of single - mindedness of intention at this stage in our history and writer - director Stephen Gaghan's thoroughly complex plot and tight direction that manages to maintain our understanding of the intricate story even, but there's an inherent zone - out factor to much of movie because so much of it exists on that two - dimensional plane of connecting plot with politics without any humanity to draw us in.

His vision of the VR worlds of Oasis and tight direction should make for a spectacular movie.