The film strives to be more soothing than thrilling, which is kind of thrilling in its own way.

Each of the players, too, has adversity to stare down, and the film strives to make each story dramatic and affecting.

The film strives to depict these events in a dramatised form, concentrating on the Europeans' plight.

Most films adapted from books strive, above all, to be faithful.

Each film scrupulously strives for period authenticity.

That is because the film strives to "give testimony to the truth".

Although the film strives for a mythical resonance, it succeeds only as pretentious soft-core fantasy.

While most films strive to avoid "incidental" sounds, the headsets picked up the actors' breathing and other sounds.

Classic novels and the films they inspire strive to give us a complete emotional and social world.

Many films strive to create a sense of inclusiveness and awareness, thereby eliminating the apparent social stigma associated with disability.