Sentences with phrase «uniformly effective performances»

It's a vibe that's perpetuated by everything from Roy Webb's lush score to Ted Tetzlaff's gorgeous cinematography to the uniformly effective performances, with, in terms of the latter, Grant and Bergman's chemistry together ensuring that one can't help but root for their characters» triumph over Rains» nefarious (yet somewhat sympathetic) Sebastian.

The inclusion of a number of almost ridiculous coincidences within the storyline (ie Dwight's ex-wife is Ethan's daughter's teacher, Ethan eventually hires Dwight as his lawyer, etc) certainly doesn't help matters, although it does remain fairly easy to overlook such concerns thanks to the uniformly effective performances (Phoenix is especially good here).

At a running time of close to two hours, School for Scoundrels is clearly much longer than it has any right to be - although, that being said, there's little doubt that the film remains consistently watchable thanks to Todd Phillips and Scot Armstrong's surprisingly clever screenplay and the uniformly effective performances.

Not exact matches

It's worth noting, however, that the movie is initially quite watchable even during its overtly baffling stretches, with Shyamalan's expectedly skillful visuals and the almost uniformly strong performances - Ringer's astoundingly awful turn is a notable exception - proving effective at sustaining the viewer's interest (albeit on the level of a summer - popcorn - flick extravaganza).

It's clear right from the get - go that Christopher Cain is in absolutely no hurry to tell this story, as the director has infused The Stone Boy with an almost achingly deliberate pace that does prove effective at establishing the film's very specific locale, admittedly - yet there's little doubt that the laid - back atmosphere, when combined with the uniformly subdued performances and the less - than - eventful nature of Gina Berriault's script, effectively ensures that the viewer's efforts at forming any kind of emotional attachment to the characters fall flat virtually from start to finish.

Rian Johnson's follow - up to his acclaimed debut, 2005's Brick, The Brothers Bloom has been jam - packed with a whole host of effective elements - including uniformly strong performances and a vivid visual sensibility - and yet the film remains curiously uninvolving for the majority of its running time.