Sentences with phrase «despite committed performances»

While this relentless pacing keeps things enjoyable on a narrative level, it limits our emotional connection to James and Rose despite committed performances from Nathan and Angourie.

Despite committed performances from most of the cast (especially Ejiofor, who imbues Pearson with a gentle yet stubborn spirit), Come Sunday can't shake its middling script and perfunctory direction.

Despite a committed performance by Elle Fanning as a teenage girl transitioning into a male, «About Ray» failed to do the one thing it promised to do — be about Fanning's Ray.

Despite a committed performance by Nikolaj Coster - Waldau («Game of Thrones») in the lead role, this ultraviolent thriller from director Ric Roman Waugh (Snitch) is more familiar than fresh.

Despite a committed performance from Matt Smith, this is a wholly unnecessary flick.

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Despite flat growth of its carbonated beverage portfolio for Q417, Coca - Cola said it remains committed to improving the performance of its core soda brands, particularly Diet Coke and Coke Zero Sugar.

He doesn't seem like he's ever committed to a team's cause either, despite the odd good performance.

«The player remained dedicated and committed to helping us win matches, producing good performances and training hard each day at Melwood after the summer window had closed, despite failing to convince us to allow him to leave during that period and that level of professionalism reflects positively on him.

Despite agreeably short running time and committed performances, Edmond is rendered inert by its stagy atmosphere and failure to fully mine the depths of its protagonist's complex psyche.

One could go on to discuss the committed and rather spectacular performance that Miles Teller gives in the role Pazienza, or the cool aesthetic that matches the time period in small, effective ways, but despite the casts best efforts and writer / director Ben Younger's endeavor to paint more a portrait of a man determined to overcome the odds rather than going through the motions of another redemptive sports tale, Bleed for This unfortunately ends up reducing itself to just that.

The 23 - year - old Ronan delivers a committed and convincing performance as the 17 - year - old Lady Bird; she knows that her mom has a big heart, despite the unpleasantry.

Despite a committed lead performance from Ben Foster, Frears» drama is an obvious and frustrating depiction of ambition and obsession.

Despite a good, committed lead performance by Jessica Chastain, this period drama fails to move or even sustain your interest.

Despite Josh Brolin's committed performance as a... Read More»

Directed by Paul McGuigan (of «Lucky Number Slevin,» which should have tipped me off a little) from a screen story and script by Max Landis (of whom it can be said, at the very least, that horror appreciation runs in his family, what with his father having made «An American Werewolf In London»), «Victor Frankenstein» is, despite bravura performances from committed young leads Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy, all kinds of obnoxious and pointless.