Sentences with phrase «dull story with»

Hacker's Memory pairs its dull story with an equally ho - hum presentation.

Not exact matches

Now, we're asking Homo sapiens to crank up their interesting by telling a better version of the truth — adding that extra something to take their stories from dull to dazzling, whether it's in an Instagram post or a tale told over an ice - cold Dos with friends.»

Their story sounded like the pioneer past — chopping wood with a dull axe, icy winds across the prairie.

Real love requires letting go of the idealised image of the perfect partner and realising that you are sharing your life with someone who will have annoying habits and dull work stories, who will sometimes need to work to fix mistakes, and who is, ultimately, a regular, non-perfect person.

A lousy script, unfocused direction, incoherent editing, shockingly terrible special effects — and, probably, panicked studio executives — have left its four talented stars muddling through a dull superhero origin story with zero payoff.

With dull events, terrible lip synching in the cut scenes, short story and just not enough to do for a sandbox game the few fun vehicle parts just aren't enough.

The love story - slash - procedural returns with a Cat and, well, Beast chase that's more dull than thrilling.

UNFINISHED SONG is the funny and uplifting story of Arthur (Terence Stamp), a curmudgeon old soul perfectly content with sticking to his dull daily routine until his beloved wife (Vanessa Redgrave) introduces him to a spirited local singing group led by the youthful and charming Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton).

A turgid story with dull acting and horrible singing.

ill start off with the story it is interesting enough to play but i found you can only play a little bit of it a night before it gets dull and i find you die way to easily even on the easiest setting.

Goold shoots the film with a fine restraint, never coming off dull or dry in the two - hander and courtroom scenes and never going over the line into exploitative sensationalism for a story about a grisly crime.

Obviously, with a film based on a true story, adhesion to the facts and respectfulness towards those alive or dead is expected but here our main characters came across as mainly worthy and slightly dull with a storyline and rhythm that hum along at a comfortable speed with ever shifting up a gear.

The ancillary subplots aren't nearly as interesting this time around (particularly the stuff between Michael Kelly's Chief of Staff and Rachel Brosnahan's reformed call girl), and even the main story feels a bit stretched at times with the constant back and forth between Underwood and Raymond Tusk, but there's rarely a dull moment thanks to the excellent writing and performances.

The combination of diverse story missions, platforming challenges and boss fights keeps A Hat in Time from ever becoming dull, but it does mean you'll become pretty familiar with the game's loading screen by the time you fell the final boss.

On the surface, Lady Bird tells the story of an angsty teen desperate to escape her middle - class life in a dull California town, where she's forced to put up with the politics of Catholic school — the rich kids, the strict rules, the repressed sexuality.

While there are moments that do evoke some good - natured hilarity, the plot is too much of a contrivance, a bland and derivative device that might be important to push a story along, but becomes too dull to care about whenever the film has to deal with.

Oliver Stone has rarely been known for reticence and restraint, but the big problem with Snowden, his rendering of the story of whistleblower Edward Snowden, is that it's earnest, decorous and — dare we say — a tad dull.

«Third Person» is without a doubt one of the most joyless moviegoing experiences of the year — a convoluted mess filled with insufferable characters and dull stories where nothing really happens.

The story takes one too many bland turns with its coverage of a heist that ruffles the feathers of one particularly dull bad guy (James Purefoy, «John Carter») who will stop at nothing to stop Kurylenko's embattled super-thief.

Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (genre mechanics with a gift for narrative momentum but weak on story) write and produce but don't direct (Jimmy Hayward gets credit there), and this dull mess could really used some of their hairbrained excess just to make it interesting.

At the same time, Sky Captain is often as dull as dull can be in the story department, with wafer - thin characters, a confusing plot, and insipid dialogue.

Although this is an airy story of a young woman who takes the long way around to maturity, Maggie's Plan rarely feels dull, and it's a joy to watch Miller work with a light, confident touch that gives the film a personality all its own.

The subplot involving a prostitute (Brittany Snow's Balery) who conspires to rob a john with a stranger (Josh Janowicz's Jaron) is an obvious highlight, with the melodramatic bent that's been hard - wired into some of the film's other stories certainly dulling their effectiveness.

To make an incredibly long story short, there are too many characters with their own subplots and goals set against a story that is equal parts ridiculous and dull.

This could be dull as dishwater, but director Sanaa Hamri and writer Michael Elliot - with story - crafting assistance from producer Debra Martin Chase (The Princess Diaries, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants)- keep it lively with a smartly plotted script and no wasted scenes.

Instead, it fulfills the promise of its title by offering up a boring, lifeless story, fills it with dull, unsympathetic characters, and then keeps the thrills to an absolute...

Instead, it fulfills the promise of its title by offering up a boring, lifeless story, fills it with dull, unsympathetic characters, and then keeps the thrills to an absolute minimum.

The villains aren't memorable, the lines are mostly forgettable and workmanlike, and the previous cinematic talents that told a lush story with beautiful compositions have been replaced by meaningless shots meant to simply progress a dull story.

It Needs: To be persisted with — the opening can be a little dull, but the story that unfolds is worth the wait.

Shot in and around St. Charles and Bartlett, in a way that makes St. Charles and Bartlett awfully dull places to set a ghost story, «Munger Road» goes something like this: One October night, four nervy teenagers armed with a video camera (old school!)

This could have been potentially another High School of the Dead with a strong cast of character and well structured story, but it ends up being a mission based game where the focus is more on doing the same repetitive tasks again and again backed by a dull combat.

You have to tell a large story in only 32 pages and with vocabulary that is easily understandable but never dull.

Your books sell well not because people want to read stories with female protagonists, but because they're damned fine fantasies which avoid all the usual dull cliches.

«Verdict: With nary a dull moment, Scott Semegran's BOYS features short stories filled with unexpected nuances that draws readers right into the heart of his well - developed characters.&raWith nary a dull moment, Scott Semegran's BOYS features short stories filled with unexpected nuances that draws readers right into the heart of his well - developed characters.&rawith unexpected nuances that draws readers right into the heart of his well - developed characters.»

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The problems begin with a lousy story which makes absolutely no sense and features a cast of dull characters, all of which have truly horrible voice acting.

Easy sections might have relatively generous checkpoints, while harder areas with lengthy text discussions between Moody and the humans won't see checkpoints for 15 - 30 minutes, forcing you to trudge through dull combat scenarios or sit through duller story upon restarting.

There are some interesting ideas with the whole generational aspect of the story, but the rest of the game is dull and tedious.

Summary: Knack II is a fun beat»em up platformer best suited for kids and families and shines best with its seamless co-op and more varied action - combat - the story and hero is still dull as ever, though.

There's certainly more of a focus on characters and story here than Tail Concerto ever had, though it could hardly be called integrated — the majority of the game is spent tapping A to skip through dialogue sequences which, if it weren't for the awesome character portraits (some of which will probably be enough to push borderline furries over the edge) replete with inexplicable bubbles of French speech, would run the risk of quickly growing dull.

There is never a dull moment in the countryside with plenty of distractions from the main story to keep you busy.

Dragons Quest Builders demands you to follow its dull story to create a town that you may struggle to negotiate (if you use roofs) with slow progress and no multiplayer support.

One issue with the single - player story is that it is a little dull and where the game does shine is through an objective based 5v5 multiplayer which is actually rather fun to play for and against other people online.

While I enjoyed the story of Berseria, I was left rather unimpressed with how dull the world was to explore.

The only issue I have with it is that it's the only way you can unlock the extra gun modes and while you're never required to have anything other than the default gun arm, it would've been nice to acquire them during the story instead of having to waste my time with this dull minigame.

The soundtrack is a bit dull and the enemies could have used a bit more variety, but otherwise, this is a must - buy game for anyone who loves strategy RPGs or even anybody looking for a wonderful story with even better gameplay.

However, the issue with the game is that the dull level design, lacking story premise, minimal voice acting, and visual novel style scenes made it feel like this game could have been so much more.