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Akira Kurosawa, along with his co-writer Ryuzo Kikushima, has here something very intriguing- a screenplay that really draws the viewer in, like opening up a tight, to-the-bone detective story by the likes of Dashiell Hammett (an influence on at least one Kurosawa film, by the way).
Excellent production design within a tight scope that had enough room to breathe that the view should never feel cheated.
Her low budget works for her in keeping things tight and paranoid, it never feels cheap, only focused.
"Caught" is a tight, ensemble drama which does something few films can do.
Unfortunately, in the 40's and 50's, money was tight.
I would never want a tight little jacket that uncomfortably snug.
"The Long Good Friday" isn't a portrait of the history of a certain mob family, but a tight and cohesive story detailing a few days in the life of a head mobster.
The story itself is highly melodramatic and improbable but nevertheless extremely entertaining and to paraphrase Bette Davis in the near contemporary classic "All About Eve", certainly a movie to strap in tight for, a bumpy ride is had by all.
GIRL SHY is one of Lloyd's classics where that tight structure as the trademark of his comedy is most obvious.
At the beginning of this film, there's a tight shot on Brooke Shields' baby face: she's watching something with interest and we hear a woman moaning just in front of her.
Quite frankly I was really disappointed with this sequel, I mean the creators must of had a tight budget and sent the drawings off to some rain forest where baboons coloured the pictures in.
I think Soderbergh steered an extremely tight course through the rapids of politics in this film.
Cute, young Billy Coulton (Derek Rydall--who wears really tight pants all during the picture) sees call girl Lisa Grace (Shannon Tweed) stabbed to death by his high school teacher (Allen Garfield).
I know that the director comes from a television background, and a lot of shots have tight close-ups.
tight, powerful action sequences bound together by a futuristic plot, with art direction a la "blade runner" make this movie a contender for one of the best action films of the past years.
Tight, driven little piece of "film noir" with MacMurray as a good cop driven to distraction (and murder) by the ganster moll (Novak, in her film debut) he's been assigned to spy on.
Greg Kinnear fronts a mighty tight rendition of "Summertime" that stands above its eminent fore-bearers.
The movie was so good, at the end my stomach was tight, my pulse was beating fast, and all I could do was... watch it again!
This is a fairly tight little thriller, a good but not quite good enough film noir to be counted among the classics.
DO NOT watch this movie unless the TV is already on showing the film and you 're tied tight in a chair with your eyes open and the tv control hidden and you suffer heavily from insomnia.
Watch out for those tight sweaters!
The incomparable Albert Finney leading a strong supporting cast, tight direction and a fascinating story.
The screenplay is very tight, the direction is very sharp, the atmosphere is scary and the four lead actors and actresses have really a great performance.
One of the better buddy-action movies I've seen, due to a very tight script.
The scene where she stands alone on a nightclub stage, in a tight, black dress, dripping in sequins and fringe,and belts out the classic "Ten Cents a Dance" is worth the price of admission alone.
The direction is tight and conveys this beautifully.
Now I paid more attention on the details of the plot, trying to identify flaws in the screenplay, but the story is very tight.
The camera seems to be everywhere important and Wadleigh's use of split-screen photography has perhaps never been equaled; the editing (some of which is done by Martin Scorsese and his future editor and wife, Thelma Schoonmaker) is tight with nothing wasteful making it to the screen.
And this still had me in a tight grip for the 90 minutes.
Tight, driven little peice of "film noir" with MacMurray as a good cop driven to distraction (and murder) by the gangester moll (Novak, in her film debut, somewhat more effective than usual) he's been assigned to spy on.
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