Sentences with phrase «played without conviction»

Giroud 4 — Played without conviction or urgency.

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Indeed, they played such a significant role that it would be impossible to discuss American letters in the mid-twentieth century responsibly without both examining a considerable number of observant Catholic authors and recognizing the impact of their religious conviction on their artistry.

[It presents] us with a vast range of richly developed, gorgeously played characters... and mov [es] them gracefully through time and a lot of very pretty spaces without ever losing its conviction, its concentration or our bedazzled attention.

It's a bumpy film, and though no one may see it, it's impossible to imagine it playing as gracefully, like its effectively open - ended finale, without Janssen's conviction to her role.

This was not an easy role to play, and every single time we see her on screen, she's walking a razor's edge that any other actress without complete conviction would have failed utterly and completely.

The head of MI6 (played without much conviction by Connie Nielsen) knows Barovsky, since she led an effort to frame his as a double agent to the Russian government, leading to his supposed execution.

In the film Conviction, which opens today, Hilary Swank plays Betty Anne Waters, a wife and mother of two who put herself through high school, college and ultimately law school, in an 18 - year - long crusade to prove her brother Kenny's innocence after he is convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole.