Sentences with phrase «almost makes up for it»

All in all, this OxygenOS 3.5.5 looks like a pretty big deal on paper, and almost makes up for the fact the OnePlus 2 isn't confirmed just yet for an eventual Nougat update.

As a result, the Razer drives headphones really well and it almost makes up for having to use an adapter at all times.

It almost makes up for the 3.5 mm headphone jack absence, especially combined with Dolby Atmos sound enhancements and the whole shebang.

It's a smart speaker with flexibility which almost makes up for the ways in which it's lacking next to the Echo.

That's in stark contrast to Stash, which almost makes up for its steep fee by providing a library of information about investing and the funds they've curated.

What Skies of Fury DX lacks in stuff to do, it almost makes up for it in playability.

That the game is console - exclusive to Xbox almost makes up for the dismal 2017 that Microsoft gamers have had to endure with regard to exclusive game releases.

If the traditional boss battles were a bit of a disaster, Human Revolution almost makes up for them with it's absolutely brilliant concept of a «social boss battle».

In fact, the Raid Lair almost makes up for the rest of the expansion's fails.

You can set it up so that the singers stop singing if you miss their notes, which almost makes up for the lack of proper keysounds, but during instrumental sections you don't get the same aural feedback when you make mistakes.

Getting a big bonus like this almost makes up for all of the signup bonuses we've missed out on over the past year!

This card's sign - up offer is quite generous and almost makes up for the lack of travel benefits.

Each device is clearly targeted at a slightly different market, but BlackBerry appears to have really stepped its styling game up, and while the screen on the Bold is notably smaller that its iPhone equivalent, the high resolution almost makes up for the lack of screen space.

We hate Cadillac's CUE system, but we love the electronically controlled limited slip differential so much that it almost makes up for it.

The Mini also has a solid voice command system that almost makes up for my aforementioned ergonomic gripes.

And its increased practicality almost makes up for its decreased sexiness (although I think the sedan might look a bit meaner).

It's a little depressing to see Cleavon Little, the man who once whipped it out in «Blazing Saddles,» billed fourth and stuck playing Hutton's gay manservant, but the fact that the film contains one of the rare restrained Jim Carrey performance almost makes up for it.

Almost makes up for a listless story and an abstract conflict of stalwart American good guys versus vaguely Eastern European bad guys.

It's not perfect — the writing falls down in parts, with a couple of episodes dropping the ball on the fine balance between character and plot — and yet, the very nature of Netflix's release model almost makes up for this.

While the whole film was feeling very lackluster, it almost makes up for it by the ending, which is quite effective and shocking.

What it lacks in thematic focus it almost makes up for with its concept and fantastic cast... almost.

What William Friedkin's remake loses in atmosphere and psychology, it almost makes up for in sheer action chops, Roy Scheider's unforgettable lead performance, and a legendary electronic score by Tangerine Dream.

«Skydive» almost makes up for the shortcomings of what has gone before - synths are still there, but it's music conceived for specific electronic textures (rather than fake orchestra) and - at last - the orchestra does break free for a while.

The visual inventiveness in this film is so impressive that it almost makes up for the ill - conceived script, which tries to turn Lewis Carroll's classic tales into a Lord of the Rings - sized post-apocalyptic adventure epic.It's...

Bright and comical, but never actually funny, this Irish rom - com features a very strong cast that almost makes up for the extremely thin but busy script and direction.

The helmer shows again his mastery of mise - en - scene: Chuck's return to civilization is so brilliantly staged that it almost makes up for the unexciting spots at the center.

It is both two separate features and an experience unto itself, and if the movies within Grindhouse don't complement each other too well in terms of quality, that overall experience almost makes up for it.

Maybe it's Kurt's affectionate and self - deprecating send - up of superdads (which almost makes up for Dreamer), maybe it's the Hughesian trappings (the»80s soundtrack covers, the stratification that goes on between heroes and sidekicks) and old - school editing style, or maybe it's Danielle Panabaker's alarming resemblance to Beetlejuice - era Winona Ryder; in other words, maybe it locates my Achilles Heels with sad precision.

At times, though, the movie almost makes up for its status as a Tom Cruise vanity vehicle filled with mediocre actors by not taking itself too seriously.

It almost makes up for him invoking Monty Python out of the gate.

That almost makes up for the fact that the release of another Katherine Heigl movie is right around the corner.

That truth comes through with somber clarity in the film's eloquent coda, which almost makes up for the silliness that precedes it.

But what you see in Wilkinson's eyes — they're black holes, devouring everyone in sight — almost makes up for what's missing from the writing.

A lovely final shot almost makes up for the monotony, but this film was an extreme disappointment for me.

The Christmas cheer almost makes up for the fact that it's occasionally way too cold here.

Luckily, the super compact storage bag almost makes up for a slightly annoying break down process, doesn't it?

The waterproof fabric is one of its better features, though, and that almost makes up for the lack of any additional accessories out of the box.

I love how light quinoa is and so healthy it almost makes up for pepperoni I knew that pepperoni and cheese would equal a happy husband so I went for it.

Almost makes up for them wanting me and my family harmed for not accepting their ideology and Messiah.

It almost makes up for the 5:30 a.m. wake - up call.

It will almost make up for the house smelling so strongly of brussels sprouts.

Not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed by this format, but like the other members of the class, I was briefly hypnotized by Enrique, whose appearance almost made up for the lack of actual baking.

At first I was at a school on Gianicolo hill, an occasional job with a sublime view over Rome's patchwork of terracotta and glinting cupolas that made me catch my breath every time, and almost made up for the exasperating school politics.

Aaron Ramsey soon almost made up for his earlier mistake, by nearly scoring.

Overall this film is an interesting character study, but it kind of drags and it's mainly the stellar performances that keep it going and almost make up for it not being that compelling.

With a focus on messy family relationships, this thriller's deranged comical touches almost make up for its contrived plot and annoyingly thin characters.

(Almost making up for it are all of the photos of Lawrence chatting with various celebrities before the ceremony while holding a glass of wine.)

The movie features a bevy of hot young actresses, a streak of black comedy and more than a few grisly death scenes that almost make up for the fact that the film's very existence is completely unnecessary.

Celebrating such an influential British director is what the BAFTA's is all about and it almost made up for Mr. Turner picking up no awards at the ceremony.

She's good enough to almost make up for the absence of Uma Thurman's comically tragic, absolutely show - stopping performance from the first installment.