Robert De Niro Stars in New Netflix Film 'The Whisper Man'
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Netflix has a new film. It is called The Whisper Man. The actor Robert De Niro is in the film. Actor Adam Scott is also in the film.
A reviewer from The Guardian watched the film. The reviewer did not like it. The reviewer said the film is a potboiler. This word means a simple film made just for money.
The reviewer also said De Niro seemed like he was sleepwalking. This means he did not act with much energy. The reviewer thought the film was silly. This means it was not smart or serious.
The film has a soundtrack album too. A soundtrack is the music from a film. People can watch The Whisper Man on Friday. It is one of several new shows to watch that day, along with Dark Matter.
Vocabulary15 words
- reviewer
- a person who gives their opinion about a film
- potboiler
- a simple story made fast, just to make money
- sleepwalking
- walking while asleep; here, it means acting without energy
- silly
- not smart; not serious
- soundtrack
- the music used in a film
- Netflix
- a company that shows films and shows on the internet
- starring
- having as the main actor
- critical
- saying negative things about something
- actor
- a person who plays a part in a film
- opinion
- what a person thinks about something
- energy
- power to be active
- several
- more than two, but not many
- album
- a collection of music
- release
- when a film becomes available to watch
- review
- a written opinion about a film
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1. Robert De Niro and Adam Scott 2. It was silly 3. True
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Netflix has a new film. It is called The Whisper Man. The actor Robert De Niro is in the film. Actor Adam Scott is also in the _____.
A _____ from The Guardian watched the film. The reviewer did not like it. The reviewer said the film is a _____. This word means a simple film made just for money.
The reviewer also said De Niro seemed like he was _____. This means he did not act with much energy. The reviewer thought the film was _____. This means it was not smart or serious.
The film has a _____ album too. A soundtrack is the music from a film. People can watch The Whisper Man on _____. It is one of several new shows to watch that day, along with Dark Matter.
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