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The film maintains a bleak, free-form nihilism throughout, its plot (much like the war it's invoking) a jagged sequence of events rather than a simple matter of connect-the-dots conflict resolution.
On the plus side, the acting is OK and the
bleak
atmosphere well sustained.
The characters in this movie led bleak, sad lives.
Rory and Rachel are doomed to live in this
bleak
place.
Taking a rather unflinching look at the inner workings of film making and the consequences that come about from such a lavish lifestyle, Minnelli paints a
bleak
portrait of the people we think have it all.
Utterly creepy, funny,
bleak
and suspenseful with rich characters, memorable dialog and stimulating visuals.
The only way a new version would succeed would be if Potter's scenario was given a different interpretation that would provide a new perspective on the story of Depression-era salesman Arthur Parker's passionate belief in the sunny lyrics of the songs he markets despite his
bleak
life.
There were a lot of quiet or dead moments, but those seemed to work out, not only for use as a scene change, but to convey just how bleak, when you really sit down and think about it, most people's lives are.
Her character is so dark and
bleak
that an actress of lesser strength would have gave out but Midler has so much energy that she appears tireless.
This gives the film the dark and
bleak
look that epitomizes Rose's personality and future.
Hussein's films, such as this one or "The Possession of Joel Delaney", clearly pinpoint the stamp he likes to leave: peculiar plot structures, depressed or otherwise forlorn characters,
bleak
and muted surroundings.
My initial thoughts were that it would be a bit like another Danish romantic comedy, "Italian for Beginners", which, while I thought was a great film, was a bit
bleak
for me.
Kersey decides to take matters into his hands and becomes a vigilante, who ventures out onto the dark and
bleak
streets of New York City with a loaded silver thirty-two pistol in hand.
The
bleak
and menacing atmosphere given by the location is added to by the central mystery of the unexplained disappearance of the 2 researchers who staffed the building the previous year.
This is a
bleak
dark nasty ugly film of the sort Hong Kong no longer makes.
The film is a bit
bleak
and depressing, as decent characters fight futilely against their fates, but the filmmakers leave little doubt whose side they're on.
One of the strongest stories of all - The Year of the Burn Up gives us an equally
bleak
presentation of future earth - Buckinghamshire turned into an Amazonian jungle, with the issue of climate change being brought to the fore - and all this occurring as a possible projection (like the Ice Box) of the Earth in 1990.
Beat Takeshi is a genius with this kind of stuff, he makes his gangster a real man in full 3D, hardened by a hard life but still full of uncertainty and needs, and who in the world could have outdone his deadpan but humourous face, especially in those
bleak
final scenes.
Hooper's strong evocation of the bleak, dusty and desolate Texas backwoods projects a profound sense of dread and unease which never lets up for a minute.
It paints such a
bleak
picture you really root for him, even with Wayne's horrible performance.
"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (a gem of a noir title if there ever was one, bespeaking a bleak, fatalistic vision) contains no romantic subplot, unless you count the Cagney character's involvement with the rich woman, which is more about greed and rebellion than love.
The film features the director's brother Ricky Giovinazzo as Frankie, a Vietnam veteran returning home to find a very
bleak
and depressing New Jersey, where he wanders around aimlessly almost throughout the entire film.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Kairo" has to be one of the most mesmerizing supernatural horror films I have ever seen.The film is loaded with extremely dark and brooding atmosphere and some scenes actually scared me.The photography by Junichiro Hayashi is truly beautiful and the score is very haunting.The theme of "Kairo" is that at the end of the line there isn't anything except a fearful nothingness-no heaven or hell,just a miserable eternity of living in between states.The film is cold and bleak,even nihilistic in its portrayal of total isolation."Kairo"
But,
bleak
elements aside, this was also a pretty funny film as well.
If you are searching for comparisons to help you decide whether to watch "Cold Comfort Farm" imagine a slightly older "Pollyanna" going to live on a rundown version of "Babe's" English farm with a strange and
bleak
collection of her country cousins.
This is a bleak, despairing film about unrelenting oppression, told with a chilling beauty, and blessed with an even, steady gaze at one of the most brutal regimes of recent times.
It doesn't disappoint, dark, violent, gritty and
bleak
this is what Mike Leigh would be like if he did 18 certificate films with Shane Meadows as his assistant.
The film tries to present a
bleak
look at "Viet-Nam Vets" who can't fit back into society following their combat experiences.
Themes stolen from Midnight Cowboy
(bleak
New York City), The Taxi Driver (crazed vet shoots it out with three thugs at the end), Rolling Thunder (crazed and disturbed P.O.W. haunted by wartime nightmares), and Soldier Blue (hacked up bodies, severed heads, in a war setting) are chopped together to make this dull, and boring mess.
Trevor Morgan was shallow as a character, which wasn't his fault but due to a
bleak
script.
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