Sentences with phrase «what twists the plot»

From page one the story takes you on a journey that from page to page the reader doesn't know who is crazy, who is lying or what twist the plot is going to take.

since i have read other novels by sue henry, i was in suspense until the last sentence, wondering what twists the plot would take... if you want to take a vacation, while still working..

Not exact matches

Wow, what a plot twist.

Failure brings you closer to discovering what works, so instead of calling something a failure, reframe it as a pivot or plot twist in your life story.

We'll see what the next plot twist is soon enough.

This is what makes the return of therapeutic cloning such a gripping plot twist (see «Human stem cells made using Dolly cloning technique «-RRB-.

In the latest plot twist, he may be departing Eureka, giving the show plenty of room to explore what happens when geniuses have to clean up their own messes.

But here is what holds me back (Plot twist!)

There's an amusing love triangle (certainly more involving than what was witnessed in the recent «Twilight» saga), commentary on waning humanism through tyrannical rule, and an unveiling of the supremely negative influences of politically slanted media, primarily as it defines celebrity — but it's all buried deep beneath basic adventures of wilderness survival that are curiously manipulated back into the script for a twist and return to the first film's plot.

What makes A Simple Plan an exciting, thoughtful thriller isn't the plot twists, but the twists and turns of Hank's tortured conscience as one lie leads to bigger and deadlier deceits.

There were NO bosses (the Big Sisters do not count, and neither does getting bum rushed by 20 splicers), no plot twists, and what the hell happened to Tennenbaum?!

I won't reveal the plot twists just in case you're not familiar with what happened in reality, but suffice it to say that I had no clue why Finkel seems to become more and more frantic as Longo's trial date inches closer, and I had absolutely no clue as to what Longo's actual motives were — I had to Google the real events after seeing the film in order to understand what I'd watched onscreen.

The plot — absurd as it is that a handful of people would be alone and in charge of saving the world, or in an encounter between organizations named Section 20 and Office 39 — has enough twists and momentum to keep you eager to know what happens next.

A fair amount of jokes connect, Maya Rudolph has some great one - liners as Deanna's best friend, and there's a plot twist that had the audience roaring so loud you couldn't hear what the actors were saying next.

The plot twists and turns and it keeps you guessing till the end, and that's what makes the film good.

Honestly what holds this movie together are the dwarfs, by far the best thing in this frozen sibling rivalry mess of a movie that gave its plot twist away in the trailer.

That was obviously one of the high points of the film, but what makes the film good is the elaborate plot twists that the film offers to the unsuspecting viewer.

Fans of the original film will find Anchorman 2 to be exactly what they would expect: plenty of references to the original, head scratching plot twists, a cameo party to win all cameo parties, and pure goofiness.

i went in expecting nothing more than an action flick with tech - savvy scenes, a standard plot and random twist at the end, and that's what they gave.

You know what to expect when watching one of Anderson's films, and his latest doesn't disappoint, overflowing with colorful characters, zany plot twists and sublime production design.

What starts out teasingly moody, however, about the ramifications of a horrible incident — shades of «The Sweet Hereafter,» still Egoyan's best film — becomes baroque and ludicrous as the Hitchcockian scenario loses its psychological bearings in a web of trashy plot twists and self - conscious jumps in time.

What might be dreadful melodrama in different hands is handled thoughtfully and with nuance by the Dardennes, who employ their usual spare style of filmmaking that doesn't seek to tip the emotional scales for the audience or forebodingly build to plot twists.

You get what you pay for when you use recycled plot twists.

Very few videogames can strike me as genuinely funny, but where Deadly Premonition succeeded in making me laugh, so too does D4, though it does so with enough dark twists and plot intrigue to keep me eager as hell to find out what happens next.

As for what happens to the unicorn, well — you'll have to check out the commercial yourself for that little plot twist.

An incredible story, with such expertly executed plot reveals, twists and turns that, like the very best of page turning novels, kept me sat in front of my TV for its final few hours as I just had to know what happened next.

What makes the movie extraordinary is that it doesn't try to surprise us with an original plot, with twists and complications; it wants to involve us on an elemental, a sometimes savage, level.

What I didn't expect was that the convoluted story, with some admittedly absurd plot twists, actually had some very interesting ideas on morality and religion.

What follows is a stylishly decadent voyeur's delight: As if paying retribution for the understated tone of his previous films, director John McNaughton (Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, Normal Life) fills Wild Things with group sex, gratuitous nudity, graphic violence, an abundance of authentically sweaty Florida atmosphere, and more plot twists than a season's worth of Melrose Place.

If you know the bulk of McDonagh's work, you know what to expect: a caustic wit, profanity aplenty, offbeat plot twists, often brutal violence and the sort of intricate, eloquent, rapid - fire - delivered dialogue that spins heads — imagine Tarantino if he wasn't so preoccupied with proving how many movies he's seen.

That being said, the twists that make this film as unique as it is are also what make the movie hard to really critique on a plot level.

If the revealing of twists through repeating what we have already seen through a new lens sounds like a passé plot device, The Handmaiden «s use of that narrative structure is so precise and absorbing to convince you otherwise.

The plot twists are easy to see coming, a contrived deus ex machina rescue attempt from Edith's Dr. Alan McMichael (Charlie Hunnam) is preposterous and hard to believe — when intelligent characters behave like fools, in this case charging into the lion's den armed only with accusations, not weapons or anything useful — and the unnecessary inclusion of a twirling little papillon — seriously, such a superfluous Spielberg - like addition to the story, a cute dog, stymies an atmosphere of fright in exchange for what exactly?

What is so special about The Miniaturist is that despite its delicious and unfamiliar period setting, its concerns are absolutely modern: privacy, sexuality, corruption, commerce, hypocrisy, race, public shaming... all woven into a tightly plotted story full of surprising twists.»

The film is absolutely a film of two halves and, without giving away the massive plot twist hallway in, takes you on a pleasing journey where you don't quite know what's around the corner.

What follows is a ride that's an improvement in every way from Identity, with plot twists bound to surprise everyone in the room.

The game's heavy focus on the design of the world and its mechanics creates more of a virtual and engaging experience than what is generally possible from games with elaborate plot twists and lengthy cutscenes.

Personally I loved the story so many plot twists that even in the end you couldn't know what was gonna happen.

I knew almost immediately what the twist was going to be and was honestly a little taken aback by just how straightforward and obvious this particular plot point turned out to be.

As the film develops there are some great plot twists, but due to the lack of character development, it's hard to really invest in what's going on.

what seems to interest Anderson more than the novel's plot twists is its elegiac tone, a half - remembered vision of a time and place that may or may not have existed.

And part of what made the fantasy drama such a success (other than its completely original story and insane plot twists) was its expertly cast ensemble.

It is in its biggest plot twist that it becomes evident, Coogler's efforts are haunted by the Marvel brand, and the head honchos who would have been keeping a very close eye on production, as although the director and his cast infuse nearly every frame with soul and style, many MCU fans who have simply watched the trailer for Infinity War know what's up and, well, will see right through the most - shocking part of the film.

However, what makes this show worth binging is that plot, which is surprisingly more twisting than a ShondaLand show.

A minor plot twist arrives during the final act, but its nothing compared to what were used to seeing.

It's nearly impossible to say anything about what makes The Gift so good without revealing its two crucial, spine - tinglingly effective plot twists.

Within even my rudimentary plot description there's a touch of Cronenberg-esque body horror, the promise of demonic possession leading to messy body devouring, the ironical twist of the hot girl taking advantage of horny high school boys, and the always reliable «only the best friend realizes what's going on and is in a position to save the day» path to the final showdown.

When the final twists unfold, we can see what this plot was leading up to — and it's an interesting surprise, to be sure — but the intriguing conclusion alone isn't enough to justify the forgettable ninety minutes that preceded it.

What readers are saying about Laying Low in Paradise ~ Kristy pens «Laying Low in Paradise» in a well written romantic suspense plot filled with twists, turns, and a touch of humor that kept my interest through out the book.

Story structure is what makes our story feel like a story (with a beginning, middle, end, and twists along the way), story beats are the plot events or character turning points that keep our story interesting, and beat sheets are tools to check our story's structure and pacing.