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Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy—
Their Finest
—2/16/2017
I'm a science-fiction freak...I dig that sort of stuff.
Love Actually (2003)
The Constant Gardener (2005)
A bit staid in its thriller mechanics...[but] engaging in its drama, amusing in its fragments of bone-dry wit, and suspenseful in its dual mystery.
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
As if to mock the film's all-trappings, no-sense agenda, Depp's Sparrow gets off the film's sole sign of verbal wit: 'Look! An undead monkey!'
Flushed Away (2006)
More concerned with character, well-timed sight and sound gags, and witty banter than it is with smooth plotting....[but] well-worth the plunge.
Stormbreaker (a.k.a. Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker) (2006)
[Rider's] squirrelly film debut amps up Horowitz's wry humor, putting silliness in unintentional competition with the film's action and dramatic elements.
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Note to self: accept no British imports trying to be American trash.
Valkyrie (2008)
[A] pleasing throwback to 1970s war-intrigue pictures.
G-Force (2009)
When they're not risking their lives with exciting spy maneuvers, Blaster works out to Lady Gaga and Juarez updates her Facebook page. Okay, so maybe
G-Force
is just a tad self-consciously 'hip.'
Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series (2010)
[A] family-friendly science-fiction series redefined for the new millenium by an especially grand, generous spirit to its storytelling.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I (2010)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
'Eat Gray Love'...the whole enterprise [is] too platitudinous, but with powerhouse actors like Dench, Nighy and Wilkinson, even a critic can agree it's better to be plucky than a sour stick-in-the-mud.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
Shows little strain in maintaining its cute factor, thanks to the drily winning personalities of the likes of Smith, Dench, Nighy, and the comic ebullience of Patel.
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