Bullock is a wise choice for a film that tries to appeal to multiple genres at once. Her portrayal of the cynical Calamity Jane is often played for laughs, but there’s always a grim weight hanging on her that manifests itself throughout. While her eventual character arc isn’t as believable as the moment-to-moment acting, Bullock does her best to bring Jane’s personality to life.
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Ekholm is currently flying off the wire on the strength of a career-high five-game point streak (1-5-6). His PT has been on the rise, and the Preds’ 2009 fourth rounder is taking his production along for the ride. Ekholm broke through last season, but he’s taken his game to a whole new level in the first half of 2015-16, having already set new career highs in assists and points. And given that he’s seeing time on the second power play unit, you can expect those numbers to continue in the second half.
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You have to appreciate the discovery of stat sheet stuffers like Galloway, because it really comes in handy in Fantasy league formats. He did just that in not just one, not two, but in his last three games. Galloway’s most efficient performance came Thursday against the Thunder — resulting in 23 points, seven boards, five assists, three steals and an assist.
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Reach a checkpoint, stealth or fight some guards, pick up some collectibles, repeat. Despite some slightly better level design — including some sections that focus more on parkour — India faces a lot of the same repetitive issues that China faced. Even with nicer production values, the game is still blocked off into small segments of stealth or combat or parkour.
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Nugent-Hopkins is a valuable part of the Oilers forward group and losing him for about two months will hurt. This may translate into them kissing their playoff dreams goodbye.
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Despite not being in the spirit of the game’s stealth-heavy roots, Agent 47 is at its best when 47 and, to a lesser extent, Smith are going balls out trying to put one another in the ground. The hand-to-hand combat is enjoyable, but the “gun-fu” is the film’s high point. While it’s not as raw as John Wick or as stylized as Kingsman, the smoothness with which one headshot flows into the next has an almost hypnotic quality to it.
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While we haven’t been the biggest fans of De Niro’s work since probably Ronin, he’s undeniably likable as the retired guy that still has something to offer. He portrays the kind of mentor many of us probably would’ve loved to have at some point during our professional lives. He’s composed and funny, creating a kind of warmth that the other characters gravitate toward. Maybe it’s a little overstated for such a light-hearted film, but this is my favourite De Niro appearance since Stardust.
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