Sentences with phrase «awkward attempt at»

I've enjoyed an open adoption between our families; however, his brother (who is two years older than him) knows only his birthmother and it was a very strained and quite awkward attempt at semi-openness.

Despite the best intentions of the specification, no one's implemented the feature in a reading system (or not very well, as Digital Editions has an awkward attempt at them).

For some reason, the person the camera follows isn't Tom, an awkward attempt at playing with the audience's expectations.

Chloe's awkward attempt at a threesome is one of the movie's highlights.

All of the most annoying elements of independent cinema are on full display in Good Dick, a painfully awkward attempt at... well, I'm not sure what exactly.

I've enjoyed an open adoption between our families; however, his brother (who is two years older than him) knows only his birthmother and it was a very strained and quite awkward attempt at semi-openness.

Giroud continues to grab and hold players around the head as part of goal celebrations — like your weird uncle Herbert who would always grab and rub your head in his awkward attempt at displaying affection.

Of the four, Selfie and Guardians Of The Galaxy's Karen Gillan is the least well - known, but she holds her own admirably as a shy loner in the body of a kung - fu fighting Lara Croft type, particularly in the scene where she tries to distract two machine gun - toting guards with her awkward attempts at flirting.

What he finds in Sydney (Jason Segel), a strapping but boyish slacker who crashes one of his open houses to sample the buffet, is a man who embraces his guyness with pride but doesn't judge Peter on his awkward attempts at impressions (which all sound the same), slangy quips or spontaneous nicknames (see word salads and verbal dead - ends above).

I see doodles, collages, coloring pages and awkward attempts at writing my own name.

School life is just as important as magic however; a lot of time will be spent meeting and befriending the varied cast of characters, taking on quests, awkward attempts at dating and a host of side activities.»

With the bitcoin price down from last week's highs and speculation about a Greek eurozone exit finally waning, mainstream journalists seemed to have taken a much - needed respite from awkward attempts at analyzing the industry this week.

Not exact matches

After several heavy sighs and awkward non-sequitors, Stinziano attempted to steer the conversation back to the much - hyped product at hand.

The minute one forms such committees and organizations, human beings internally protest such awkward and perhaps even forceful attempts at reconciliation.

After I made sure the day was thoroughly awkward with my failed attempt at graceful muffin eating, it was time to film me photographing said half eaten muffins.

After Inter made a legitimate attempt to sign the 22 - year - old Italian during last year's summer Mercato, Berardi (co-owned by both Juventus and Sassuolo at the time) had a bit of an awkward fallout with Juventus and ended up becoming a Sassuolo player for good.

But while the SNP's shift towards constitutional conservatism may be an awkward act to pull off, there is no doubt that the Conservatives will be wary of these reforms being painted as attempts to promote English interests at the expense of Scottish ones.

The links you've provided, with which I'm familiar, don't support your awkward little attempts at spin at all.

Fall, staring at me in the face, in the form of multi-colored leaf decor and an awkward Halloween - themed skeleton flailing its arms in attempt to scare me.

There's no awkward attempt to pick someone up at a club who shares your tastes in fetishes, and there's no expense from hiring an escort.

While not a home run, this comedy / drama might still be worth a look for fans of any of its charismatic stars (especially Slate and Kazan) and for those looking for a comedy that at least attempts to infuse darker elements in with its awkward laughs.

The people who can't get enough of jokes about piercings, body fluids and awkward sexual encounters are legion but suffering Kumble and former «South Park» scriptwriter Nancy Pimental's attempts at them induces the same level of hilarity as watching a four - year - old wearing a potty as a helmet.

So, he turns up his nose at the attempted parenting by his stern sheriff stepdad (Barry Pepper in a role that seems written for Kevin Bacon), and rebuffs the awkward advances of brainy Meredith (Jane Levy), who favors flashcards over flirting.

It's a conflict most evident in the movie's awkward and slightly unsatisfying coda, which attempts to shoehorn in at least one message — about temperance and tolerance and friendship and adventure — too many.

The attempts at levity, like the dance scene that for some bewildering reason features Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds» «O Children» as its soundtrack, generally feel awkward, like the film is pacing time toward the ending moments so it can feel like it earned its two - part status.

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AVClub.com: «Despite its illegible chase scenes, awkward slow - motion shots, and fumbling attempts at political commentary, No Escape manages to be intermittently interesting, thanks to an off - beat supporting turn from Pierce Brosnan and the intrinsic curiosity factor of watching a film mishandle an inspired premise.»

In its only attempt at an emotional touch, Felt has awkward scenes with Audrey, and Lane is completely unnecessary as his wife who is in some funk over their daughter lost to a counterculture movement.

Okay, so maybe Craven's attempts at blending comedy and horror are pretty awkward, but you can't say he didn't learn anything from the experience; his next film was «Scream,» where the comedy / horror blend was almost perfect.

Instead, we get awkward attempts to speak hip lingo («blood whore» is uttered at least three times) and a generic friendship run through the ringer.

«It was kind of awkward at first,» she admits, recalling their first attempt at video conferencing.

The script is a little bizarre, which attempts at rhyming that switch between feeling clever and feeling awkward.

With a significant portion of the Amazon book catalogue occupied by these «Fulfilment Centres», featuring self help books on The Seven Laws to Spiritual Success and Reiki for Dummies, the exhibition attempts to negotiate Michael York's «contemporary religious consumer market» at that «awkward zone of uncertainty» between cynicism and sincerity.

Other attempts at dismissing awkward facts received less attention, because they're only discussed among those who understand climate change.

At least once a week, I find I have to make multiple awkward attempts to get the screen to light up.)

Adding another child into the chat is a little more awkward, and this might be where Facebook's noble attempt at simplifying and securing Messenger for a younger audience falls flat on its face.

As it is, the fingerprint scanner implementation here is clumsy, awkward, and comfortably in line with the long history of failed attempts at making this technology work.

From a pathetic attempt with one of my friends (NESTER) to meet a blogging giant (we ended up backing away looking like dorks, totally awkward and embarrassed — just ask Emily at Chatting at the Sky, she saw it.