But he never gets overenthusiastic for big events; even with 2001's always magnificent sometimes dramatic choice of music,
the visual pacing of the film never changes.
Not exact matches
After that hour, though, the scheme goes into action, and with Zemeckis» consummate control
of tone and
pacing and
visual effects, the
film, especially once Philippe prepares to take his first steps across and over the void, becomes something altogether astonishing.
Formulaic, cheesy with its fluff and histrionics, - to the point
of superficializing a sense
of narrative weight, and inconsistent with its tone,
pacing and overall structure, this
film falls as a pretty forgettable war drama, flavored up by the decent
visual style, worthy subject matter, lively direction and endearing performances which secure Jesse Hibbs» «To Hell and Back» as an almost thoroughly entertaining and sometimes effective, if ultimately underwhelming account
of Audie Murphy's struggles as a farm boy - turned - military man.
Here he was one
of the reasons the
film somewhat came alive with an energetic
pace, well executed scare scenes and polished
visuals.
These golden nuggets
of cinematic genius are peppered throughout the
films conservative eighty - four minute narrative, each presenting a different overall feel and
visual tone to each scene, and it is this impressive variety along with the
films pace and subtle humour that is key to its success.
OUR TAKE: This Latin - themed animated
film is a welcome change
of pace in
visual design and aesthetic.
Director Judd Apatow is no stylist, and the
film suffers a bit from a general
visual drabness and a limping
pace that keep some
of the jokes from hitting as squarely as they should and drains some
of the third - act momentum.
Though Boyle masks a lot
of the script's problems with some nifty
visuals and the same kinetic energy prevalent in his other
films, the frantic
pace only lasts so long before the story grinds to a halt, suffocated by a never - ending series
of twists and red herrings that makes it almost impossible to discern what's real.
While Reveries
of a Solitary Walker is without a doubt an impressive
visual feat, the
film lacks steady
pacing and tone.
Steven Spielberg always puts his best foot forward and while the story wasn't
paced or created in the best
of fashions, it was a joyous
visual film that allowed newcomer Jeremy Irvine and Emily Watson to show some beautiful humanity.
Burroughs» story and Stanton's
visual treatment are fine for
film escapism, but the script flaws (and some
of the acting and
pacing) really lessened the movie as a whole for me.
Like all
of Rohmer's
films, this one observes a moral dilemma in which some people act well and others badly; it has the
visual beauty
of an engraving, a
pace that echoes the inexorable progress
of the revolution, and the belief that it is less important whether you are Left or Right than whether you behave bravely in accord with your principles.
The
film has a frenetic
pace that never lets up, with a constant barrage
of witty verbal gags,
visual jokes and enough characters to fill a 10 - storey parking garage.
The
visuals, the
pacing, an all - time great performance and a timely theme add up to make There Will Be Blood one
of the most memorable
films I have seen.
«The Grand Budapest Hotel» isn't exactly more
of the same — it's the closest he's gotten to an action
film, although «caper» is a more apt word — but even if its heightened
visuals, frenetic
pacing, and wondrously odd characters do hew too closely to his past works, more
of the same from Wes Anderson isn't a tragedy.
Working again with cinematographer Yorick Le Saux, the
visuals are stunning, but there are a few more
of those really obvious shots — you don't have to know La Piscine to get that the pool is Bad News, given the way it looms in the frame, like it's stalking victims — and the jittery
pacing of some
of the editing is at odds with the languorous and sumptuous tone
of the
film.
It's a very fast
paced film, the scatter gun jokes do mostly work, the
visuals are some
of the best you will see using 3D technology.
His mise en scène is very sober, with deliberate
pacing, no music, and muted cinematography in blue and gray hues, with things moving in and out
of frame, in and out
of focus... In a not so specific way, this made me think
of M. Night Shyamalan's
visual style; the fact that the
film is about how people deal with grief, like many
of the «Sixth Sense» director's
films, only furthered this impression.
«Jim's insight as a photographer and skills as an editor made this
film solid in terms
of visuals and
pacing,» he says.