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Jake Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern and Chris Cooper bring a little acting verve to story with several standard elements.
Rachel Ward is Fay, the sexy femme fatale who we can't quite figure out...It's not your standard film noir, nor is it intended to be.
Director Greengrass has surpassed himself with this compelling thriller and this is probably as exciting as cinema thrillers get; a true pay-off to Bourne fans and a new breed of spy-thriller standard.
Though the plot is fairly standard and the fight choreography is superb as usual, it is Cheh's handling of the subject matter that makes this film remarkable and enjoyable.
This game is an instant classic that set the standard for 3D adventure/platform games.
This is not 'Bizet's Carmen' by any usual standard.
This is not a usual film by any standard.
This episodes creates some sort of standard pattern, repeated several times on TNG as well as DS 9 and Voyager.
While his performance is not up the standard he would latter set as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, he is perfectly believable as the hoodwinked barrister.
It is unfair to compare either of these filmmakers' styles to the standard technologies of the day, because both Zemen and Hines "do not compute".
Following a revelation in the midst of Splendini's standard dematerializing act, with Scarlett Johansson (as Sondra Pransky) the audience volunteer, the mismatched pair get drawn into a dead ace English journalist's post-mortem attempt to score one last top news story.
The voice acting is standard quality for these direct-to-video projects(if only Batman: Mask of Phantasm took this route), Kevin Conroy still shines as Batman/Bruce Wayne.
Some standard thriller elements for those looking just for the basics and the film never bores, though in fact the less you see of the creature, the better.
I, and those who watched his film with me, appreciated the fact that it was not the standard, predictable Hollywood fare that comes out every year, e.g. the Spielberg version with Tom Cruise that had only the slightest resemblance to the book.
However this film is well below the standard of Hidden Agenda, which was better in almost every respect.
Standard rise to fame tale that has a few high points.
Not only a movie but an incredible future vision, this movie establishes a new standard of s/f movies.
Popping up in cool bit parts are Robert Tessier as a gruff bartender, Sally Kirkland as a saucy hooker, Kathy Shower as a fierce female wrestler B.J. grapples with in the ring, and Frances Bay in one of her standard old woman roles.
They also brought in the standard cousin Oliver, only this time it just wasn't a kid.
While the part could have been a forgettable support or a standard 'girlfriend' role Bryant imbues it with life.
Quality varies greatly from episode to episode, but generally the standard is high and when it is not, Jessica is always worth looking at.
When it comes to medical care the witnesses want and expect a high standard of medical care, what people forget is that blood transfusions allow for sloppy medical care and surgeries whereas bloodless treatments causes the medical team to be highly skilled and trained, which would you prefer to treat your loved ones?
The story kind of sags, though, about 2/3 of the way (where it sort of treads on familiar, standard fare, where nothing really interesting happens), but near the end, it picks up a bit again.
The plot outline is your standard Heavy Metal horror movie.
What makes it work so well, and makes it so different from the standard dance movie is that it really isn't about becoming "Great" it is simply about finding a way to express one's self.
I almost began to think that this was a blu ray standard.
Moreover, Bava eschews the standard blood'n'guts fright flick routine in favor of crafting a compelling and provocative dark adult fairytale-like fable on how the best way to overcome that which frightens us is to face said source head on.
She is wonderfully supported by old pro Patrick Malahide, who plays her exasperated husband, and the pair of them set a high standard indeed for all the younger players.
Loaded with unforgettable characters in minor roles, this film rocks and should serve as the standard for detective/action flicks.
This 65 minute Gothic oddity from Columbia Pictures came after Lewis' lengthy apprenticeship as the helmer of a string of poverty row westerns, East Side Kids comedies, horror melodramas (including the incredibly bizarre Bela Lugosi shocker THE INVISIBLE GHOST) and standard studio B product (SECRETS OF A CO-ED, BOMBS OVER BURMA, THE FALCON IN SAN FRANCISCO, etc)---all of which set the stage rather nicely for what was to come from the enormously talented and inventive Mr. Lewis.
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