Sentences with phrase «as flat characters»

However, neither of them is an activist and their actions remain passive and often leave them as flat characters.

There is also a character named Ava who is as flat a character as you can get, I did nt even notice her until about 30 minutes in.

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I thought the characters were flat and unattractive, the story ho - hum, and the premise churlish and clumsy (i.e. the whole point is to tear down the belief system of others rather than put something positive forward as an alternative).

And when something's as richly imagined as the world of «Game of Thrones,» the show can fall flat when it plays fast and loose with character motivations.

Another, smaller crowd clustered about Garlits» chief rival, Chicagoan Chris Karamesines, a mustached, sleepy - eyed man who looks like a character out of Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat and is known on the drag - racing circuit simply as «The Greek.»

I am pretty flattered about that, as I love her character's style.

... flat characters, flat animation, a bland rock soundtrack... Titan A.E. might as well be Titanic A.E. (as in, the ship that sunk, not the movie that scored.)

Still, in the end, despite the best efforts of the onscreen and offscreen talent, the final product falls flat in way too many places, even as a character study, in spite of Turtorro's inspired performance.

It feels flat and after the first couple of hours, after controlling our lovely character for half an hour as a little girl, it falls and feels boring.

The stop - motion animation - a favorite tool of Burton's - is given loving attention, and the character design is full of terrific touches, such as the hulking flat - topped schoolmate who looks a bit like a certain man - made monster.

Chances are, Beatrix Potter would be flattered to know that one day, more than a century after she published «The Tale of Peter Rabbit,» her most beloved character would be reinterpreted on screen not as a traditional cartoon (even though her work paved the way for the likes of Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse) but -LSB-...]

It feels like a slapdash collection of scenes rather than a balloon sent smoothly aloft, with jokes often falling as flat as Cena's buzz cut (a running gag centers on his tough - guy character's propensity for crying, a go - to bit that ages fast).

Chances are, Beatrix Potter would be flattered to know that one day, more than a century after she published «The Tale of Peter Rabbit,» her most beloved character would be reinterpreted on screen not as a traditional cartoon (even though her work paved the way for the likes of Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse) but as a photo - real, fully anthropomorphic rabbit, complete with opposable thumbs and a tiny blue jacket.

Things fall flat, though, when Taylor emerges as the central character, interacting with Hill House's malignant history in an increasingly silly series of frightless escapades that have her chasing about the house's serpentine corridors after wispy kiddie ghosts and bloody footprints.

Lilli Taylor gives it the ol' college try, but her character is flat as can be.

The Main Menu takes you on another flat tour of the series» stylized take on the Hundred Acre Wood, as a very long tracking shot observes characters amidst falling green leaves and flying bees.

Not only are the characters flat, paper constructs, but the levels and buildings are largely made of cardboard (as is Mario's health bar), while environmental effects such as water and sand throw off small circles of construction paper when they splash against something.

It's a workable premise that's employed to consistently underwhelming and flat - out incompetent effect by writer / director Howard Michael Gould, as the filmmaker proves utterly unable to offer up a single compelling (or even remotely authentic) figure - which instantly ensures that one has virtually nothing invested in the various characters» ongoing exploits.

It is, of course, not surprising to note that the sentimental elements that crop up towards the end fall completely flat, as the viewer has absolutely nothing invested in these characters or their happiness - with the end result a nigh worthless piece of work that manages to waste a fairly impressive cast (ie it takes some effort to drain Allen of his natural charisma).

She also has much more agency as a character than the heroines of those films, something seized upon by Hawkins, who's flat - out brilliant in the role; her innately expressive features almost rendering the subtitling of her signed conversations irrelevant.

The characters are flat, and the actors playing them seem as befuddled as the viewer about the ambiguous shades of good and evil from one scene to the next.

Characters can also be created to try and add a bit of spice to the game, but this falls flat as well.

Her Joey Potter began the show as a wallflower given to articulate outbursts, but as physically adorable as she was that first season, the character didn't flatter her.

As appealing as Sanchez is to watch on screen, her character is dull and flat, even if she is noAs appealing as Sanchez is to watch on screen, her character is dull and flat, even if she is noas Sanchez is to watch on screen, her character is dull and flat, even if she is not.

The characters have somehow become more flat as Josh Duhamel's and John Turturro's recurring characters have somehow gotten more boring.

She could use a more flattering wardrobe, too, as could Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club, who wiped clean with a little foundation the identity of Ally Sheedy's character at the close of that film, and Can't Buy Me Love's Amanda Peterson, who wouldn't associate with Patrick Dempsey until he put mousse in his hair.

«The Lazarus Effect» is not the usual mindless thriller, but it's as flat as an open soda from last week, with dull characters and virtually every scene taking place in a single location.

Worse, the character is so poorly written that he comes across as flat - out dumb in scene after scene (such as searching for a hidden camera in his silverware drawer).

While As Above, So Below begins with an at least mildly intriguing set - up of plot, once this team heads into the catacombs it quickly becomes yet another rote display of forced jump scares, awkward character interaction and painfully flat acting that forces us to try to believe this is heading in any direction other than where we all know it's going to go.

Rebecca Ferguson - so fantastic in the most recent «Mission Impossible» - is utterly wasted as new wife Anna, a character who seemed to have been designed to wring sympathy from the audience, something I couldn't bestow given that she cheated and lied her way into her seemingly perfect life and don't even get me started on Haley Bennett's Megan, a woman whose tragic past was overshadowed entirely by her fingernails - down - the - blackboard performance as a one dimensional woman who had nothing but overt sexuality and a flat whining energy to offer.

His family (played by Abbie Cornish and Some Mop - Topped Kid) is the biggest weak spot; as characters, they're pretty flat, but it's interesting to see their effects on Murphy post-Robo.

«Johnny Handsome» comes out of the film noir atmosphere of the 1940s, out of movies with dark streets and bitter laughter, with characters who live in cold - water flats and treat saloons as their living rooms.

Awkward performances, under developed characters, flat dialogue and bad dubbing are very common in his film as well as the films of his Italian horror contemporaries such as Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci.

Most of the other mutant characters are used as flat puzzle pieces, which when applied in the correct way will solve a problem.

Her character is bland and hollow and much the same as the film itself, flat.

Count The Last Kiss as a film that treats its women characters as the entire Greek pantheon of hysterical goddesses, from a flat - crazy mother (Blythe Danner in a series of ironed housecoats) pining after an old flame to our collegiate temptress (who, for no earthly reason, is mightily attracted to thirtysomething milquetoast Michael), to finally our damsel in distress Jenna, three months pregnant (her hormones blamed more than once for her behaviour — and she agrees!)

The uninvolving atmosphere only grows more and more palpable as time slowly progresses, with Cronenberg's odd refusal to infuse the central character with any compelling attributes surely standing head and shoulders above the movie's many, many problems (ie Syd is about as flat and one - dimensional as one could possibly envision).

This feeling of lifelessness is also reflected in Del Toro's lamentably less - than - enthralling work as the central character, as the star offers up a surprisingly flat performance that's sorely lacking in the off - kilter quirks with which he's become associated (ie he's just dull here).

It's clear right from the get - go that Christopher Cain is in absolutely no hurry to tell this story, as the director has infused The Stone Boy with an almost achingly deliberate pace that does prove effective at establishing the film's very specific locale, admittedly - yet there's little doubt that the laid - back atmosphere, when combined with the uniformly subdued performances and the less - than - eventful nature of Gina Berriault's script, effectively ensures that the viewer's efforts at forming any kind of emotional attachment to the characters fall flat virtually from start to finish.

Certainly there are things to love; Bilbo's character progression and his untimely addiction to one precious ring is welcome (although not nearly as prominent as it ought to be), the set design and telescopic vistas are almost as epic as ever, seeing the majesty of gold - diggin» dragon Smaug realized in impressive CG tantalizes the little boy in me (the one who listened to The Hobbit audiobook until it wore out), and one particularly fun scene involving dwarves in a barrel is a blatant film highlight; but other elements that ought to stand out fall flat on their face and never recover.

The flat itself almost becomes a character in the story, with each outsider's arrival as a kind of invasion.

«In This Corner of the World» falls rather flat whenever it tries to deal with World War II directly, but as a character study of a young Japanese girl in wartime it is often beguiling.

's success is Hutton herself, as the actress delivers a painfully, obnoxiously over-the-top performance that remains a total distraction from start to finish - with the viewer's efforts at connecting to her character's plight, as a result, falling completely flat.

Past animation and live action combos, such as Mary Poppins and Bedknobs and Broomsticks, offered lovely mixtures of cartoon characters and real people, but looked a bit clunky and flat as well.

I added new characters, guest characters such as Markiplier, Wade, Muyskerm (Bob), Game Grumps, and all of them who I mentioned loce the project, they said nothing about PM, so I feel really flattered and confident.

Weisz herself, when she finally appears on - screen, is excellent, as too is Farrell; his character of David equally as rib - tickling with his subtle nuances and comedic quips which, if I were to repeat here, would fall firmly flat.

A story is only as good as its telling, and under the direction of Dylan Baker (the great character actor's far - from - great directorial debut) and through the screenplay by the mother - son team of Toni and Bram Hoover, the telling of this story is just flat - out inept.

As such, the character's first appearance in 2011's «Captain America: The First Avenger,» is probably best described as a modest success, both critically (an enjoyably retro first half giving way to a flatter, more formless second), and commercially — at $ 370 million, it's the second lowest - grossing of the Marvel pictures so faAs such, the character's first appearance in 2011's «Captain America: The First Avenger,» is probably best described as a modest success, both critically (an enjoyably retro first half giving way to a flatter, more formless second), and commercially — at $ 370 million, it's the second lowest - grossing of the Marvel pictures so faas a modest success, both critically (an enjoyably retro first half giving way to a flatter, more formless second), and commercially — at $ 370 million, it's the second lowest - grossing of the Marvel pictures so far.

«Inside Llewyn Davis» gets its milieu just right, from cold - water flats to the West Side digs of bohemian academics (Ethan Phillips and Robin Bartlett — the Coens repurpose familiar character actors as well as anyone this side of Charlie Kaufman or Ryan Murphy), but there's never a sense of fawning, things - were - so - much - better - then - man nostalgia that often surfaces in films like this.

There's very little sound as the characters speak which makes them kind of flat.