Sentences with phrase «way of actual plot»

That's because all three films have little in the way of actual plot or character development, and apart from Gibson, the acting is pretty horrendous too.

You see I want to talk about the film's structure, how its episodic and unfocused storyline actually points toward its origins as a manga, and how while having little in the way of actual plot the film uses metaphor and subplot as text rather than subtext.

Not exact matches

: Miami has an actual plot that keeps getting in the way of the comical cops - versus - freaks action.

The lack of an actual story or plot hurts the movie in a way that one may expect, but it may have also been a negative in terms of the significant moments.

Nebula isn't even part of the story until half - way through, and then is treated more as a plot device than an actual character.

But not even Hahn's onscreen presence is enough to keep A Bad Moms Christmas afloat at all times, and the film suffers from far too many boring stretches where the clichéd plotting gets in the way of there being any actual comedic moments.

You can make «video game» work as a structure concept, like the way Jumanji and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World use the structure of video game play to frame their plots, but actual video games do not work as movies.

The plot meanders somewhat aimlessly from setpiece to setpiece, with little in the way of connective tissue to the actual scheme.

Wrath of the Titans may actually have less plot — less actual story — but it is superior in every way.

This is an incredibly busy film, with a three - way narrative that follows the plot of Tolkien's book, begins the process of revealing the central villain that will put all of Middle - earth in jeopardy, and, for some reason, inserts a romantic triangle between an ancillary character, a character from the previous films who has no role in the actual story, and another who is the creation of the screenwriters.

Finally, using data from Wall Street analysts and crowd - sourced ratings from Estimize, EPS estimate ranges alongside actual results are clearly plotted, providing an efficient way of assessing the company's results.

At least the game doesn't pull punches when it comes to the way it balances fanservice with actual content: the vast majority of cutscenes do absolutely nothing to move the plot forward, instead focusing on another silly way for the girls to please the audience («boob - grabbing» or «butt - splitting» contest, anyone?!).