Sentences with phrase «becomes turgid»

Between that and the constant shoegaze atmosphere that the movie puts forward, Code 46 almost becomes turgid.
The story of how, over 30 years after its debut, a relatively innocent arcade game starring a giant ape and other oversize beasts underwent a corporate transmogrification and became a turgid, logy sci - fi / action blockbuster.

Not exact matches

What turgid and presumptuous talk that is about the «God who becomes»; but we know unshakably in our hearts that there is a becoming of the God that is.»
Future: The 2015 winner of the Golden Boy award (and number eight on Squawka's countdown of the 23 best players under 23 in world football right now) Martial has already become the star getting fans off their seats at Old Trafford within a team that has often been criticised for their turgid football.
Not sure how he expects the players to become a slick one - touch» telepathic passing machine overnight when they've been playing the turgid stifling tactics he generally employs.
A lifeless cast of lead characters did very little to alleviate the turgid, convoluted plot which only became relevant (and intriguing) in the opening and closing scenes of the game.
Why is it that the clichés that make for turgid art become acceptable and engaging when they are translated into celluloid?
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