Sentences with phrase «took issue with that film»

Some may take issue with the film's portrayal of Harding (a widely hated villain) as a victim of circumstance, but she's certainly an intriguing individual to watch and the film never sugarcoats the less - than - savory aspects of her life.

I take issue with the film's curiously high number of «When Animals Attack» scenarios, too, with Tripp running afoul of everything from chipmunks to dolphins.

While some may take issue with the film visually or vocally, there is much more to enjoy than lament here.

While some teachers took issue with that film, this particular video's message is simple and straightforward.

Not exact matches

While many people have taken issue with how the film portrays both Batman and Superman, there's an even worse aspect of the movie.

Wes Anderson's «Isle of Dogs» has received near universal acclaim from film critics (the movie currently has a 93 % on Rotten Tomatoes), but even some who have enjoyed the stop - motion film have taken issue with the director's representation of Japanese culture.

Though some critics took issue with Gibson's creative choice, beyond its artistic merits, The Passion remains one of the more important Bible films ever made: Taking in nearly $ 400 million, it is the highest - grossing R - rated film of all time, and it helped usher in a new era of Hollywood creating content for Christian audiences.

Lopes took issue with two other parts of the film's depiction of the eruption.

If there is any issue to be taken with the film, it's that it only seems to skim the surface.

In terms of the visuals, Noxon and cinematographer Richard Wong (Colma: The Musical) opt for a simple but elegant metaphorical solution, with much of the home, where Ellen struggles with her issues, filmed in dimly lit, heavily shadowed shots and moments of hope or grace often taking place outdoors or in brighter light.

The film deals with very real (and socially relevant) issues of gun violence in the United States, but more often than not skirts around its questionable morals in order to transport Willis back to the 1980s with catchy one - liners as he takes down the next faceless villain.

«Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1» (2010) Box Office Take: $ 960m 21st Century Box Office Ranking: 22 Like many of the titles that languish in the mid-table doldrums here, our issues with «Deathly Hallows Part 1» are similar to those of the «Hobbit» movies: its misshapenness is a factor of trying to spin too little material into too many films.

In fact, in the case of Sorkin's latest, some audiences and critics have taken issue with how soft the film goes in the final minutes.

Overall, this is a lovely film, ranking with the best of Disney's animated features while taking on rather serious issues of war, honor, gender roles and family pride.

Actress Rosie Perez has taken issue with Michelle Rodriguez's controversial comments about diversity in Hollywood's superhero films, insisting the...

There are some issues I had with the film such as some of the cinematography not looking as good as it could've been due to the poor lighting, some of the quick cuts in the action scenes were distracting, the movie can drag a little at points and I do think cutting off 15 minutes could've made the pacing move a little more faster (some scenes felt a little rushed too), where the film decides to take its story can be predictable, and some of the green screen was REALLY noticeable.

When Danny shows up at the Donnellys» suburban house with a bag of bagels, you fear the film will take a turn for the worse, knowing how treacly Fogelman has written family issues in the past.

Later, Dev Patel takes over the role of Saroo, and it's a jarring transition, not only because the little boy is now a man, but because the lyrical nature of the film transforms into a standard «issue movie with stars» kind of thing.

Read on for another bit of casting, plus an update on that issue a church in Croatia took with nudity in recent filming.

It may be fair to say that some movies made with the plot revolving around Christmas are far better than others, but on the whole Four Christmases could be quite a fun movie for the most part, although, as already mentioned, the film perhaps takes a turn towards more serious issues as it progresses.

Dr Martha Shearer, a musicals expert at King's College London, takes issue with the critics: «There's some kind of implication that the audience for this film is either too stupid to pick up on how bad it is.

It's worth noting that the film takes a fair amount of time setting up this standard - issue «pompous but pathetic hero with delusions of grandeur» premise with all the standard - issue jokes that go with it.

Many decided to boycott based on the trailer alone, which I take issue with for one big reason: Split, contrary to whatever you may have ascertained from the trailer, is a film that actually treats mental illness with a welcome degree of care; furthermore, it depicts those who suffer not as less than, but as more than.

Not as though I take issue with anyone who might be underwhelmed by a given year's film slate; any reader who has followed Projection: Oscar over the years is well aware that I've typically acted as the president of the This Movie Year Was Lame club.

After film reviewer Jan Wahl took issue with Tarantino's assertion that kids older than 12 would enjoy the violent «Kill Bill,» the director told Wahl that she needed to separate movies from the real world.

Unemployed art school graduates Mingming and Yue take turns filming each other with a small camera, exploring a range of issues rarely shown in any national cinema with such deadpan accuracy — from the complex waters of female friendship to «pussy» as a commodity, from the desire to use filmmaking as a weapon to the decision to make a baby — an up - in - your face, playful, sassy deconstruction of what it means to be a young woman now.

Some audience members may take issue with the ambiguous ending, but it works in the context of the film.

As with other reviews, my main issue with the film was the shallow take on the moral dilemma of the story with the timely spaceship mishap allowing a neat and tidy wrap - up.

While she apparently initially took much issue with the role, as it was practically non-existent in the original script, it was expanded upon once she agreed to do the film.

Jury member Olga Kurylenko took issue with the remark, saying that «the films [here] have been chosen for a reason and the outcome is just a coincidence.»

The film sees the Australian filmmaker uses the frame of a crime story — about two low - level criminals (Scoot McNairy & Ben Mendelsohn) who rip off a mob card game, and the enforcer (Brad Pitt) tasked with taking them out — to tackle the 2008 financial collapse and bailout, and many took issue with a perceived unsubtlety in his approach.

Science fiction is at its best when it takes a crazy concept and applies it to real world issues, and that's exactly what writer director Yoshio Kato does with 3FT Ball and Souls, a teeny tiny Japanese film filled with big ideas and even bigger heart.

In her November review of the film, Washington Post film critic Alyssa Rosenberg took issue with Sam Rockwell's racist cop, Dixon, arguing that the «soft - touch» treatment of him undermines the movie's convictions.

The film focuses constantly on issues of communication, another key Spielberg theme; in place of the musical tones in Close Encounters [Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977] that enable the extraterrestrial visitors to communicate with earthlings, the visitors from another continent in Amistad manage to make a human connection once their insular American sympathizers finally take the trouble to learn their language.

Eastwood faced similar issues with his last film, «Sully,» and he still hasn't figured out how to take a relatively short dramatic event and build a movie around it.

As I try to take an unbiased approach from a viewer not having read the books and interested in the structure of the film, I do notice some glairing issues with the film that honestly affect all book to film adaptations in one form or another.

«I may take issue with reducing all of these films to this kind of competition, it trivializes them, but I also think it unquestionably promotes them.»

As the straight white male with a high - paying job and anger issues, Shannon's personal struggles have less impact, especially with how absurdly over-the-top his performance becomes at times, but it is always noteworthy when a film takes the time to flesh out the villain's motivations.

My issues with «Beloved» are Winfrey who is simply not up to the material as the rest of them are — with a real actress in her role of Sethe, Angela Bassett perhaps, you have a masterpiece, a film that makes demands of its audiences are dares them to take a journey where ghosts and real and the dead come back — I loved what Demme did, and the actors around Winfrey are quite extraordinary... she is the films» chief and fatal weakness.

A new video dissecting Andy Muschietti's IT has hit the web, and it takes aim at the some of the issues with Pennywise's powers in the film.

Howard was only brought in when the original directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller of 21 Jump Street and Lego Movie fame, were dropped from the film after Lucasfilm took issue with the tandem's freewheeling style, which included lots of improvisation.

Even many fans who generally applauded the film have taken issue with its comic flashes, a Princess Leia moment roundly compared to Mary Poppins, and of the film's treatment of Hamill's Skywalker.

The real Jada Pinkett was the first but probably won't be the last person portrayed in the film to take issue with its dramatic license.

Taking a few pages from the tearjerker playbook, the film tugs at the heartstrings with heated spousal arguments in kitchens, nostalgic home videos and even some daddy issues for good measure

During the film's climax, which sees Wiley taking on the vaunted Harvard debate team (in real life, this never happened — they did battle wits with USC however), the content of the arguments, while discussing weighty issues, barely passes for interesting public discourse.

Later, the film takes a darker turn and deals with more serious issues such as group think and individuality, madness, and, and deep questions about right and wrong.

Starting with B for «beginnings», this film takes an alphabetical journey through the key issues affecting lesson planning, and features seven teachers from across the UK sharing their tried and tested strategies for success.

Each faculty member admitted to taking away something different from the documentary — for instance Mapp was pleased to see a mostly positive portrayal of parents and their concern for their children's education; however, they all agreed with Mehta that the film missed the opportunity to more fully explore issues of inequity and poverty, as well as some long - standing problems within the teaching profession.

Starting with A for assessing, this film takes an alphabetical journey through the key issues affecting cross-curriculum teaching, and features eight teachers from across the UK sharing their tried and tested strategies for success.

Moten will discuss Black and Blur and talk with Jafa about his films, which often take the form of essayistic semi-documentaries that explore race - related issues.