Sentences with phrase «ultimately uneven film»

Breezy much of the way, though its lightness is marred somewhat by adultery entanglements and an out - of - place armed robbery scene, It Could Happen to You is an amiable but ultimately uneven film that entertains mildly for the moment, only to be quickly forgotten soon after.

Not exact matches

Variety also has faint praise for the «shrewd comic instincts» of the film which save an «uneven, excessively quirky but ultimately ingratiating story.»

It's a tremendously engrossing scene that ultimately stands as the film's high point, with Weaver's sitcom - like sensibilities ensuring that Weather Girl suffers from a pervasively uneven vibe that only grows more and more problematic as time progresses.

Not only does the uneven Tomorrowland ultimately disappoint as a Bird film, its failure carries potential disappointment for Disney fans hoping the company might find a reason to produce more in - house movies beyond live - action recreations of their classic cartoons.

The screenplay, by Dani Romain and George F. Walker, vacillates wildly between searing drama and broad comedy, resulting in a distinctly uneven tone that ultimately undermines the more effective elements within the film.

While there's certainly plenty to like about Mr. Brooks (including star Kevin Costner's subtle and thoroughly effective performance), the film ultimately suffers from an egregiously uneven vibe that's compounded by a distractingly overlong running time.

With splashes of unexpected humour providing a sense of levity, Special Treatment is ultimately an uneven yet intermittently engaging film that meanders in its musings.

Fans of offbeat films should find lots to like here, but others will find it uneven and ultimately a frustration.

It's not necessarily a bad film and it boasts some fine performances, but it ultimately suffers from a terminal case of not having a firm grasp on its own point, leading to an uneven tone and baffling plot twists.

Uneven but ultimately exhilarating, «Isa Genzken: Retrospective» showcases a body of work that, while marked by frequent shifts in approach (from Minimalism to Post-Minimalism and from Conceptualism to Pop) and including a variety of mediums (sculpture, painting, collage, performance, photography and film), is remarkably consistent in its themes.