Sentences with phrase «viewer over the knuckles»
Yet, where Haneke aims to wrap the viewer over the knuckles with his swishing cane, Hausner embraces the absurd, locking horns with that sense of abject futility and then laughing in its face.
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Worst - case scenario: Viewers don't pick up on or appreciate the film's darker themes, and merely enjoy it as a magnificent exercise in sustained white - knuckle tension, featuring top - notch work from its three leads (especially Blunt, who's terrific in a tricky role that's intentionally diminished over the course of the film).