Sentences with phrase «bland performance in»

He doesn't get a chance to show all he can do, but he steps up his game from the bland performance in «Catching Fire.»

With the fans feeling sceptical with the lack of summer signings, the departure of our captain and the pessimism from a bland performance in our season opener to Newcastle, the team had a second chance against a team wearing black and white.

Not exact matches

Soy and my tummy aren't the best of friends, other options were bland or incredibly UNNATURAL, but when I stumbled upon Vegan Sport Performance it was like a match made in heaven.

The film's opening narration introduces us to Harold Crick, played by Will Ferrell in an economic performance where we can feel Ferrell's natural zaniness coursing underneath Crick's bland exterior, just begging to be let out.

With this information in mind, Spacey's performance as a serial killer who is outwardly bland and viciously sardonic, yet so obsessed with fulfilling his «vision» that he is willing to risk everything to bring it to fruition, is hardly out of step with the reality of serial killers.

We're stuck watching the villains play to the rafters, and the Rock's bland romance with a crusading scientist (Naomie Harris, Oscar nominee for her performance in Moonlight) until the titular orgy of mass destruction finally rolls around; sadly, it's hamstrung by sketchy CGI.

The performances are bland, and every actor seems not that interested in their performance.

The lead performances are okay — Jones has a quietly expressive face, and Treadaway a handsomeness that shades and elevates the motivations of an otherwise hopelessly mopey character — but the movie's entire backdrop, in both its setting and supporting cast of characters, is fruitlessly bland.

Of course there's also the bitter taste of watching professional scumbag Johnny Depp sleepwalking his way through another bland performance on his way to reclaiming his title as the most overpaid actor in Hollywood.

He takes zero chances in the director's chair, with everything from the action scenes to performances being as bland as humanly possible.

Other than that the cast are unfortunately quite bland (except for Danny McBride who puts in a strong performance as pilot Tennessee).

Though it boasts a strong performance from the always reliable Tom Hanks and good supporting turns by Alexander Black and Sarita Choudhury, the movie is a somewhat bland and uneven character study about a middle - aged white guy getting his groove back in the Middle East.

Vin Diesel turns in a typically characteristic bad - ass turn, while Paul Walker gives the bland, smiling performance that will please only the young girls who just want to see him smile blandly.

Cregger's bland yet personable turn as the central character is certainly in sharp contrast to Moore's aggressively zany performance, with the actor's incessantly over-the-top work hitting the viewer like nails on a chalkboard and ensuring that the film becomes more and more of a chore to sit through as it progresses.

I think Benigni was better than the bland, serviceable performance of Hanks, and I'm not big on Nolte in general who I think is a dreaful ham of an actor 90 % of the time.

Walton Goggins especially turns in a bland performance that's completely lifeless.

Stanley Tucci was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the film, however the movie has gotten bad to bland reviews since its release in the US late last year.

It brought new meaning to the term «wooden performance»; its stars were literally puppets, a rather bland and interchangeable marionette family of clean living Hardy Boys, or in this case the Tracy boys.

Brooke Smith gives a particularly impressive performance, Chloë Sevigny was disappointingly bland in this film, and Amanda Peet appears with all her clothes on — which takes a while to get used to.

In those days, Exeter remained a boys - only institution in the classic mode of New England (and British) prep schools: jackets and ties in classroom and dining hall, six days of class a week (only till noon on Saturday, however), mandatory sports, movies in the gym on Saturday evenings (after franks and beans in the dining hall) unless there was a stilted, prearranged dance with a girls» school, bland and repetitive food (Sunday night's soup we dubbed «the vegetables of the week in review»), unbending discipline, and a sink - or - swim stance toward student performancIn those days, Exeter remained a boys - only institution in the classic mode of New England (and British) prep schools: jackets and ties in classroom and dining hall, six days of class a week (only till noon on Saturday, however), mandatory sports, movies in the gym on Saturday evenings (after franks and beans in the dining hall) unless there was a stilted, prearranged dance with a girls» school, bland and repetitive food (Sunday night's soup we dubbed «the vegetables of the week in review»), unbending discipline, and a sink - or - swim stance toward student performancin the classic mode of New England (and British) prep schools: jackets and ties in classroom and dining hall, six days of class a week (only till noon on Saturday, however), mandatory sports, movies in the gym on Saturday evenings (after franks and beans in the dining hall) unless there was a stilted, prearranged dance with a girls» school, bland and repetitive food (Sunday night's soup we dubbed «the vegetables of the week in review»), unbending discipline, and a sink - or - swim stance toward student performancin classroom and dining hall, six days of class a week (only till noon on Saturday, however), mandatory sports, movies in the gym on Saturday evenings (after franks and beans in the dining hall) unless there was a stilted, prearranged dance with a girls» school, bland and repetitive food (Sunday night's soup we dubbed «the vegetables of the week in review»), unbending discipline, and a sink - or - swim stance toward student performancin the gym on Saturday evenings (after franks and beans in the dining hall) unless there was a stilted, prearranged dance with a girls» school, bland and repetitive food (Sunday night's soup we dubbed «the vegetables of the week in review»), unbending discipline, and a sink - or - swim stance toward student performancin the dining hall) unless there was a stilted, prearranged dance with a girls» school, bland and repetitive food (Sunday night's soup we dubbed «the vegetables of the week in review»), unbending discipline, and a sink - or - swim stance toward student performancin review»), unbending discipline, and a sink - or - swim stance toward student performance.

In fact, you can turn your bland compliance exams and task performance evaluations into interactive online assessments.

Although the interior is quite bland, the performance and reliability far outweigh the lack in interior aesthetic value.

The facelift, launched in October 1996, had three of the original Mondeo's biggest criticisms addressed: its bland styling, the poor headlight performance, the reflectors of which quickly yellowed, and the cramped rear legroom.

The Nissan Maxima's replacement is finally on track for arrival next fall as a 2015 or early - 2016 model, with a shift in focus toward performance to better differentiate Nissan's flagship sedan from the popular (but bland) Altima sedan.