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And that means it's harder for us to pay attention to the quiet, the subtle, the understated.
And number two, obviously, this dependence upon the Lesters is going to produce a subtle, understated, we could say camouflaged, bending to keep the Lesters happy.
And number two, obviously, this dependence upon the funders produces a subtle, understated, camouflaged bending to keep the funders happy.
Such understated power here, in these tottering dancers who exert stupendous effort on tasks most view as insignificant.
Apart from that, it is all a bit ropey in this understated disaster flick.
There is humor, sometimes softly understated, as in this film, sometimes slapstick as in "Folks!", but always there seems to be some higher purpose involved.
Truly unique and stunning film of Jules Verne's "For The Flag" by the Czech master director Karel Zeman.Although the story is enacted in a rather understated late Victorian style, the visuals are a knockout.
The emotions portrayed are subdued and understated in a very comfortable fashion.
They were even understated at times, but I'm sure that was an accident.The cast performed well, with Bill Murray showing hints of what he would become.
The film works because it's in the indie tradition - dealing with complex issues, yet moving and relieved by touches of understated humour.
As dark and shadowy as anything the German Expressionists produced, but featuring performances that were quite understated and naturalistic for the day.
Timothy Hutton provides us with a quality, understated performance and Sean Penn demonstrates why he is one of America's finest living actors.
The film is well paced, understated and one of the best courtroom documentaries I've seen.
However, the educational benefits of this movie can not, and should not be understated.
Performances are proper, understated though never terrific.
The film score is nicely understated .
It is intelligent, emotional, edifying, and warm, entertaining, and in all categories it is a winner.Shlomi (Oshri Cohen, in a brilliantly understated performance) is a 16-year-old lad who takes care of his highly dysfunctional family: his mother (Esti Zakheim) is about as distasteful a shrew as ever concocted and in a constant state of ill temper because of her husband cheated on her, and because she is stuck working double shifts to support her ailing father-in-law (Ariek Elias, who as Shlomi's grandfather is a bright, funny, wise, loving old man who deeply cares for Shlomi); a married sister Ziva (Rotem Abuhab)who periodically moves back in to the house because of constant spats with her husband who doesn't help her care for their infant twin sons; his brother Sasi (Assi Cohen) whose life is loud electric guitars, braggadocio about female conquests, and the favorite son of his mother.
An intelligent, witty script acted with the right blend of broad comedy and understated humor.
He delivers all his lines with entertaining understated comedy.
very understated performance by sutherland.
David Krumoltz carries the film with his understated intensity and honesty.
Many of the interior shots feature a rich concoction of color blends seemingly based on very understated Munsell Color Model progressions and complementary juxtapositions.
Hutton, in a brilliantly understated role, calmly portrays the confusion and angst of a man who seemingly turns traitor for no other reason than as rebellion against his father.
There is a good balance between drama, romance, humor, action, and symbolism that is understated beautifully by the director and cast.
This is a strongly understated tale of the desparate struggle for life, with excellent action scenes and clever humor.
Some might think the acting is bad when it is actually understated and natural.
The calm, understated manner of the lead character, Franta, makes him very likable.
The premise is unusual and it is presented in the quiet, understated style so prevalent in Japanese films (ha!).
The tension is taut every inch of the way in this story, and the psychological struggles of Eastwood to redeem himself from an earlier protection failure are beautifully shown by his typical understated acting.
Three different men become obsessed with the same woman,and tell their stories to very different characters;One man(John Goodman) tells his story to a priest(the very funny Richard Jenkins).For Goodmans charcter, the Liv Tyler character is an idealized saint, the second coming of his sainted wife,Theresa.For Paul Riesers character(who tellls story to a shrink(a fine, understated performance by the great Reba Mcintire),the Liv Tyler character is simplyan object of (kinky)sexual fantasy.Finally Matt Dillons rather dimwitted charcter tells HIS side of the story to a sleazy hit man, played by Micheal Douglas.All three of these narratives of obsession are told simultaneously,and all are amusing.
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