Sentences with phrase «utterly thankless role»

While Rachel Griffiths appears in an utterly thankless role, Hugo Weaving scores the only authentic non-combat sequence as a father who breaks down at the dinner table when he learns his elder son has enlisted.

And as hyper - competent writer's assistant Penny Escher, Queen Latifah does marvels with an utterly thankless role, providing a strong, implacable wall against which Thompson can bounce.