In Amarcord, characters are too often mere caricatures, and events, despite being presented as those occurring as the seasons of one year pass, feel disjointed and contrived more for their effect as spectacle than as parts of a narrative flow. (thedigitalbits.com)
Cannavale tempers his anger at his absent father with sufficient tenderness towards his own family that his character Tom is not mere caricature. (straitstimes.com)
They came across as mere caricatures (Constance S). (bookbrowse.com)