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This film may be short, but it holds the power to fill the shoes of a full length film.
There, he holds hostage a motley crew of barflies who, needless to say, don't help his condition at all.
This move is a mostly funny mostly naked satire of sexuality of the times, circa 1970, that still holds up today.The bodies are perfect and most of the gags are right on the money.It was written by some of the best writers of this century and the acting is superb.The dance numbers are some of the most innovative ever choreographed and the people are naked--isn't that what your always wanted to see in a modern dance routine anyway!Be sure to check out the "Sex Clinic" sketch, it will leave you in stitches!
There isn't a weak performance, and as usual Toni Collette gives a believable portrayal of a mother whose strength holds her family together.
After killing a bus driver, the baby faced young man seeks refuge in a bar and holds its patrons hostage.
While this game isn't on the grand scale of GTA: San Andreas, it still holds true to the normal GTA style.
At times, it seems a character study of Hyeon-gon, the painter/college professor, or a neutral view of the object of attraction, Seon-hwa holds on both male leads.
Oddly enough, Seon-hwa holds no ill will towards him, reserving her anger for Mun-ho.
Its routine stuff (the usual small town secret) and the premise holds a nasty side to it, but director Jim Winburn's incompetently lazy and laboured handling brings it down.
The same holds true for the obsessive-compulsive jokes that come pouring out of this show like moviegoers from a Rob Zombie flick.
And the glue that holds the whole film together is the most whacked out, ludicrously insane soundtrack in movie history.
De Palma holds this logic steady enough, and provides a combination of a Government thriller and psychic power drama.
Come on, Post Nuclear Americans, have you no civic pride? 2. The guardian of humanity's future, a woman who holds the only viable fetus on Earth in a little glass bottle, is called Mary.
Domineering middle child Robert Mitchum and his mother holds the rest of the family under their thumb, especially youngest child Tab Hunter, whom Mitchum takes particular delight in brow-beating.
This film holds place in the hall of fame of black comedy films with what seems to be a highly strange plot which in fact is quite common: the story of a couple living in Brooklyn with two sons going through the beginning of their separation.
Little Brandon also holds his own.
The film is a very convoluted tale of a strange rich woman who kidnaps a Sicilian mobster and holds him for ransom.
The premise of two men conversing for 110 minutes at a dinner table is not going to be the most appealing film, but this film holds your attention and intrigues the viewer.
The verbal, clever, British material is still going strong, immensely so, and this holds numerous of the greatest lines of the franchise.
Several of Gruner's martial arts moves are really just common wrestling holds.
This movie is a great example of a movie that was done so well that it holds up even after over 50 years.
That unfortunate situation is a group of thuggish criminals whose leader is Paul Bettany who holds Ford's family(including wife Virginia Madsen)hostage forcing him to encrypt moneys from his bank's wealthiest clients into a Caymen account or else suffer the consequences.
During a visit to his Granny Wendy in London however, his past returns to haunt him when the villainous Captain Hook kidnaps the kids and holds them to ransom.
I can say this film has staying power as I've seen it about half a dozen times in the 12 years since it came out; the most recent occasion was a week ago, and it still holds up, like a great play.
Powell holds his own as a playboy wanting to do little with his life besides play Polo and women.
It grabs you from the start and then holds on when our stars jump over the real world divide.
But the story holds your interest.
Superb acting, believable characters, and a story that holds your interest.
McQueen's reliably strong, personable and charismatic screen presence really holds the picture together; McQueen brings a likability and vulnerability to Thorson that's refreshing and appealing in equal measure.
Day is in great singing form and also holds her own as an actress.
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