Sentences with phrase «tight plot»

The film is still a mix of off the wall madness, emotion and realism in the form of visuals but its a much tighter plot with better visual gags and better characters.

Publishers Weekly stated, «Dane crafts this debut murder mystery with tight plotting and smooth prose, and adds a few sparks to create a story that appeals to mainstream thriller readers as well as romantic suspense fans.»

Tight plotting combined with raw voice and emotion will propel readers through this thriller.

Same snare - tight plots.

The screenplay by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (The Spectacular Now, (500) Days of Summer) effectively condenses a lot of The Room trivia into a tight plot that hits all the important bases.

Nicolas Winding Refn's movies are known for a few things, and tight plotting isn't one of them.

Elmore Leonard's famously colorful characters and tight plotting is expertly adapted by screenwriter Scott Frank, and for most movies, the entertaining heist yarn would be enough.

Even though the film doesn't have a tight plot or a tangible storyline, it is still a well - crafted and fascinating piece of work.

In retrospect, the increase in Oscar nominations for horror films could be seen as an appreciation for the more sophisticated entrees in a genre that was still largely catering to teenagers who weren't terribly interested in character nuance or tight plotting.

Tight plotting and Mann's mastery of the expressive noir blacks and whites make this an above average genre film.

In fact, the tight plot and spare dialogue lend the movie an earthy sort of elegance.

Perhaps if they hadn't tried to get this sequel out ASAP they could have come up with a tighter plot, but to be fair, no one is really coming to a Bad Moms movie for the story.

For sheer novelty value the movie gets high marks, but it's tight plotting and generous exploiting of the whole idea of backwards storytelling (check out just how Natalie got those scars) and Leonard's own «condition» of short - term memory loss (Can't remember if you're chasing someone or being chased)?

High Crimes is a bad film with good actors, and it just might seem credible enough due to the performances to entertain viewers who aren't as concerned with a tight plot than in good actors and melodrama.

Beautifully shot, tight plot, a propelling tension that made me clench up throughout, very well acted, but best of all - the central message of the film isn't just ladled out to us.

While the former depicts complex psychologies with nuanced language, I explain, the latter is genre fiction that consists of nothing more than a tight plot.

This is especially true when I write my novella length stories for Kindle World, which is a great exercise in writing a tight plot and keeping the pace up.

- Publishers Weekly «Although Flynn sometimes struggles with the large cast of characters she has amassed... the tight plotting and engaging characters carry the reader over the few rough patches that appear.»

Alyssa loves middle grade and young adult novels and is especially drawn to lyrical prose, tight plotting, school stories, period pieces, diverse regional and ethnic flavors, themes of social justice, intergenerational family sagas, incorrigible underdogs, and lots of humor and authenticity buoyed by a big heart.

Desire Lines is that best possible literary mystery: a complex, superbly subtle novel with a tight plot that keeps one guessing right up until the end and never betrays the essence of the characters themselves.

It's a fast, fun read with crisp dialogue and a tight plot.

Creating a good game, with crisp graphics, a tight plot, and challenging yet achievable missions is just the first step.