Sentences with phrase «unlikable characters»

The glaring exception to the film's roster of unlikable characters lies in Joe Swanberg's performance as Patrick, a man burdened with guilt and anger after killing the woman who murdered his little boy.

Inside Llewyn Davis is a revelatory showcase for Isaac, who sings with an angelic voice and turns a potentially unlikable character into a consistently relatable, unmistakably human presence — a reminder that humility and genius rarely make for comfortable bedfellows.

Any film that strives to turn Domhnall Gleeson into a thoroughly unlikable character is one I'm uncomfortable watching.

Rhys Ifans plays another slimy creepy generally unlikable character, Nick Frost plays... errr... the fat bloke... again, and then pad out the rest with various familiar faces which most Brits will recognise in some form or another but everyone else won't.

You'll have to slog through the poor dialog and unlikable characters in the story because of the economy being unbalanced towards grinding Speed Cards to remain competitive.

She portrayed someone trying their best, ultimately making a naturally unlikable character extremely and painfully relatable.

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Fanning gives an assured performance with a convincing English accent but no amount of quality acting can make up for how unlikable her character is.

It also has one fatally unlikable character, a chinless jerk who almost killed the movie for my 10 - year - old.

This show had real potential, but the dramatic element was overshadowed by unlikable characters.

Duddy's desire to be a success is easy to understand, which makes this potentially unlikable character forgivable, and the film's gallery of details and characters adds realism and energy to the story.

I just found her to be a poorly - written and utterly unlikable character.

Kidman's fearless habit of picking genuinely unlikable characters peaked with her role in Noah Baumbach's intentionally difficult 2007 comedy.

He's not afraid to subvert mainstream tastes, to test the boundaries of movie stars» appeal, to serve up realistically unlikable characters, or to disappoint at the box office again and again.

But because Nelson never quite becomes the intensely unlikable character that one imagines he's supposed to be, it becomes increasingly difficult to root for John's mean - spirited and downright cruel shenanigans (this is, after all, a film that plays Nelson's impending rape for laughs).

The whole thing centres on Hope's essentially unlikable character, and the other players wind up looking extraneous.

As dinosaur fans, we've been looking forward to Disney and Pixar's «The Good Dinosaur,» and while it had plenty of feel - good moments, the movie itself was too familiar and at its center was a disappointingly unlikable character: Arlo.

«Me and Earl» is a difficult film to enjoy mainly because, for the first 95 % of the movie, Greg is a really unlikable character.

Instead of an innovative romantic comedy, we sadly get unlikable characters and a series of goofy set pieces that ultimately fizzles out faster than Nat and Josh's marriage.

Those disappointed that Baumbach has abandoned, at least for the moment, his taste for egregiously unlikable characters and uncomfortable dramedy should consider diving into the decidedly non-mainstream work of Rick Alverson.

I also need to give props to Stoll and Zegen, who are remarkably charming in inherently unlikable characters.

In spite of this seemingly unlikable character, the film grounds itself through Shailene Woodley's note perfect performance.

The film's biggest problem is Wikus, a truly unlikable character.

Ben Wheatley's unlikable film about a bunch of unlikable characters shooting guns at each other

In films such as «Inside Llewyn Davis» and «A Most Violent Year,» Oscar Isaac, the man with two first names, has shown an uncanny knack for playing quietly intense, often unlikable characters that nonetheless have an undeniable magnetism.

Some other movies that come to mind that exhibit unlikable characters but whose presence didn't greatly impact the experience might be: Hall Pass, A Scanner Darkly, The Rum Diary, Seven Pounds, Win / Win, Pulp Fiction, and probably a whole slew of others I've seen but aren't remembering well right now.

The pair's first collaboration, 2012's «Frances Ha,» was a painfully obtuse look at self - entitled millennials living in New York City, and although «Mistress America» isn't as bad, it covers a lot of the same ground while forcing yet another group of mostly unlikable characters down the audience's throat.

For those stories that need likable characters, let me share three - and - a-half methods to fix the problem I've learned from my way - too - common experience of drafting unlikable characters.

Why do we read stories about unlikable characters?

Again, I can't stress enough that having a likeably unlikable character like Duke partly helps in alleviating this — not to the point where it becomes the game's saving grace, but at least to the point where one can appreciate it for the campy schlock that it is.

Some genres can get away with unlikable characters, but for those stories that can't, here are 3 1/2 tips to fix the problem.

Release: Friday, September 5, 2014 (limited)[Netflix] Written by: Jon Ronson; Peter Straughan Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson Any film that strives to turn Domhnall Gleeson into a thoroughly unlikable character is one I'm uncomfortable watching.

Brolin's generally unlikable character, however, his experience — for much of the film — is the viewer's reference point.

Green Lantern didn't fail because it was funny; it failed because it was painfully unfunny, a sour tale full of unlikable characters.

Apple is a notorious example here: It uses imagery of cool, laid - back, colorful people to showcase its brand, and stuffy, unlikable characters to portray its rivals».

Bay's war film uses Pearl Harbor as a catalyst for a self - indulgent love triangle involving self - indulgent, unlikable characters.

iPhone Apps, iPad Apps, iPod touch apps, Honest reviews of quality iPhone apps and games by iOS application experts plus news & giveaways This parody of a dating sim suffers from some unlikable characters and repetitive gameplay.

Obiviously Project Soul doesn't want to tackle a modern «Weapon Master» mode, the campaign is shallow as always (and cast with a bunch of unlikable characters).

He directs a stubbornly hackneyed, willfully tedious, adamantly dopey boxing flick full of leaden, unlikable characters.

Very poorly made, obvious allusions to Jaws, and a cast of unlikable characters.

Under the Dome is boring, plodding and rife with unlikable characters.

When the game is through, highlights in the script, acting and charm behind slightly intriguing subject matter are enough to bring the final product to the brink of decency, but this effort is far from that threshold, as underdeveloped, unlikable characters, aimlessly unfocused dragging and a cold directorial atmosphere behind a paper - thin story concept leave «Zero Charisma» to slip into mediocrity as a forgettable, under - inspired misfire.

But, in spite of all of that, Tom never comes across as an unlikable character, since the film is all about Tom's maturation and realization that he's not the hero that he pictures himself to be.

Isaac has mostly been relegated to supporting roles in the past, but here he proves he's entirely capable of carrying a film on his own, making an unlikable character wholly endearing.

Cameron Diaz's performance is over-the-top and she has to play to the cheap seats because she portrays such an unlikable character and is given the worst lines.

Even though it gets repetitive occasionally watching a bevy of unlikable characters be greedy douches, the bigger picture always remains fascinating.

WHY: AMC has never been afraid to take a gamble — and in the case of «The Walking Dead» and «Breaking Bad,» they've paid off in spades — but for as great as the idea of a martial arts TV series may sound, «Into the Badlands» is a disappointing mess of half - baked ideas and unlikable characters that squanders its potential.