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It's very light and fluffy, you don't see the darker edges of the characters and if you just want a pleasant movie, that one would do fine but the intricacies of some of the plot points, such as the Churchill/Fairfax entanglement is so much glossed over as to be virtually non-existent.
It's definitely worth seeing if you're interested in the edges of horror cinema.
Yes, the result is ragged around the edges as the number of goofs illustrate.
And the chemistry between her and Hutton was apparent (gee, maybe that's why Uma left him...;) All in all, it was rough around the edges, but a solid effort by a good cast and great supporting roles.
As the movie is set in the 20s or 30s, when rigid Victorian ideas of class were starting to fray at the edges, this uncertain status vexes her unduly.
People at the edges of society tended to gravitate toward that area because of the lights, the action, the possibilities in that part of town.
This sexuality at its edges creates a sense of foreboding that hangs over the entire film almost as heavily as the violence at its center.
It is a bit rough around the edges (meaning editing and directing could be smoother) but in terms of great film-making, it rarely gets better.
Old sea maps used to leave a warning on the outer edges of the charts.
There is also some fantastic actressing around the edges here: Marion Bailey gives probably the most realistic portrayal of an alcoholic that I have ever seen on film, Alison Garland underplays perfectly in the aching role of the quiet sibling (that seems to have become a staple of Mike Leigh's dramas), and the wonderful Ruth Sheen gifts us a counterbalance in an optimistic role as the neighbour who refuses the be pummelled into submission by her daughter's foul mouth, responding with a smile and humour.
In my opinion, "Gidget" edges the "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" sequel.
Just watch the dragon sequence near the end, every single person in my cinema was on the edges of their seat and looked in awe.
BREAKING AND ENTERING takes you inside the council housing of London and the rough edges of Kings Cross with a look at the difference in the relationships of a Bosnian Refugee and her son, in contrast to that of a London Architect and his partner, and her autistic daughter.
Russell isn't the plucky heroine one might hope for; she's a bit bleary around the edges, and her motherly nagging isn't the amusement it's supposed to be.
But all 'The Final Countdown' can do is nibble around the edges.
If Solandz would have just pulled one character from the first story and show a glimpse of them in the second, I would have found the movie a lot smoother around the edges.
It's one of those "rough around the edges" kind of movie, but once you look past that you really begin to see how well thought out it really is.
Whereas many films present us with love triangles, 'Stage Fright' explores the sharp edges of a love pentagon, in which all five characters are engaged in subterfuge and manipulation.
Though it has some melodrama of the forced variety, it manages to convey a sense of the rough edges around the conventional truth.
Ninety percent of this tripe is shot in close-ups, evidently because you'd be able to see the edges of the sets or the kitchen sink.
Even though 'The Awful Truth' may have established a formula for all subsequent screwball comedies, let's face it, it's still rude and crude around the edges.
But in the end, one only slightly edges out over the other, and not by much, which is really saying something in this case.
In one scene in a brothel the 360- degree pan distorts the edges of the frame and induces nausea.
This film has no frills, no polished edges - butsomehow it gets away with it.
The Lost Princess is Mr. Pace's first feature length film (he previously directed the short film The Tale of El Gusano)and he has given viewers a work that will keep them on the edges of their seats.
The story is silly and some of the special effects look rough around the edges, but who cares?
There are lots of beautifully constructed tracking shots where the camera glides and swirls forward, back up and down, and trees, rocks, arrows, dragons or whatever slip past the edges of the frame, and this effect is stunning in 3D.
And while rough around the edges, this dark little ass kicker is always surprising.
The recession only made its rough edges more apparent.
And, in fact, as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu edges Israel toward illiberal democracy, he is counting on Eastern Europe’s increasingly illiberal governments to help shield Israel from adverse EU initiatives.
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