overrated | not as good as people say | |
hackneyed | done so often it is boring | |
impenetrable | complex and impossible to understand | |
disjointed | unconnected and not in a clear order | |
far-fetched | impossible to believe | |
risque | slightly immoral and likely to shock some people | |
gripping | exciting and keeping your attention the whole time | |
harrowing | extremely upsetting | |
moving | making you feel strong emotions,especially pity or sadness | |
memorable | you remember it long after | |
understated | done or expressed in a simple but attractive stylr | |
pan | vey negatively criticised | |
laud | highly praised | |
bomb | to be a failure | |
up-and-coming | likely to become very famous or successful | |
masterpiece | very good work of art | |
to be miscast | to be the wrong person for the role | |
typecast | always associated with the type of role | |
encore | call from audience to repeat it | |
standing ovation | stand up and applaud | |
interptetation | way of understanding and performing it | |
version | one of several performances that exsist | |
rendition | performance on a specific occasion | |
portrayal | the picture sb created | |
cliffhanger | a film/book/movie that keeps you in suspense | |
blockbuster | a film which huge numbers of people will go and see | |
cops-and-robbers | a police or crime theme | |
budding | up-and-coming | |
keep sb on the edge of seat | keep in suspense/constant excitement | |