Sentences with phrase «utterly convincing performance»
He gives another committed, utterly convincing performance in J.C. Chandor's municipal thriller as an immigrant chasing the American Dream during 1981, statistically the most violent year on record in New York.
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Oscar Isaac, (last seen as Joseph from The Nativity Story) turns in a genuinely despicable performance as Blue, a sadistic misogynist utterly, (and delusionally) convinced of his own charisma.
Really powerful stuff that has at its core a performance from Jandreau, a genuine find, that is quiet, laconic and utterly convincing.
But he's not just a visual stylist — the performances, not just from Johansson, but from her lesser - known co-stars, are rich and utterly convincing.
Hepburn, who also wrote the screenplay, shows a fondness for neo-realism, with a wealth of handheld shots, often uncomfortable closeups, elements of kitchen sink melodrama ---- great secondary performances from the likes of Nicholas Campbell and Mary Galloway make any soap opera elements utterly convincing ---- and sequences where the bucolic backgrounds and wintry landscapes seem to obsess and overwhelm the characters.
The performances are universally excellent, with Lindsay Lohan turning in convincing and utterly charismatic turns as the twin girls.
Cruise does utterly convincing transformations from cocky / weasely PR flack to complete coward to hero in a remarkably short amount of time (113 minutes)-- it's an unexpectedly compelling performance because this is a movie where Cruise could have devoted himself to the action (as only he can do) and just done enough to get by elsewhere.