Sentences with phrase «by lack of character»

PS3 has seen a port of Tales of Vesperia, also exclusive to Japan, and Tales of Graces f — which was my game of 2012 — and whilst they are great games they are let down by the lack of character animation.

To successfully addressing bullying, schools must acknowledge that a child's emotional competency may be compromised by a lack of character education.

This issue is exacerbated by the lack of character development in the script.

Real quotes and apostrophes Here is another place where typewriters are limited by the lack of characters.

Not exact matches

As defined by the SBA, demonstrations of «lack of character» may include any or all of the following:

By taking on complex characters who don't easily fit any predetermined bubble, Plaza is helping the rest of us feel better about our own lack of labels.

In fact, most understand that leaders who lead by trying to control everyone instead of trusting their character and wisdom to win people over are leaders who lack character and wisdom — which is precisely why they try to control others.

Many of the ancient myths, like our dreams, are marked by the complexity of the plot and sub-plots, the lack of consistency in the characters and their actions, and the introduction, without warning, of further players in the cosmic drama.

The creative force of existence is not sheer on - rushing energy It has a character, a shape, a moment - to - moment vectorial direction of each pulse of becoming, even if it lacks overall direction as a whole: «The many become one, and are increased by one» (Whitehead, Process 21).

With captain Jordan Henderson on the bench, there was a noticeable lack of characters and leaders on the pitch as the Reds were weakly overwhelmed by Sevilla's response.

The blame is as mentioned by op, the lack of another defensively dominant character in the midfield, mixed with incompetence in the end product.

And fans should realize not all games can be won, especially when you're top of the table going away to Anfield, I remember City being thrashed 4 - 1 by them in the first half of the season so really, complaining about us having a lack of character because our players were fatigued doesn't make sense.

As reported by The Mirror, Wilshere has defended his team mates and insisted that there is no lack of character in the Gunners dressing room.

But if your folks lack the character traits to pass on «learned optimism» — one scholarly term for the essence of the lesson — the job can also be done by «social workers, teachers, clergy members, pediatricians, and neighbors,» Tough says.

These contentious episodes brought on by Trump's own statements have led to open denouncements of his campaign by prominent Republicans including: Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman, Senators Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, Mark Kirk, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, and fifty senior GOP national security officials who warned in a signed letter that Trump «lacks the character, values, and experience» to be president and «would put at risk our country's national security and well - being.»

«He was hurt badly by the lack of cohesion and by Ed Cox and all these characters are doing things up there,» said Trump.

No employee shall represent themselves, directly or indirectly, in any public forum, as a member of the Buffalo Police Department, either by text, photograph, or image depicting the uniform, badge or patch in any manner that reflects a lack of good moral character.

President Jonathan lacks democratic credential and exercises his true inner character of being an autocratic - dictator by trying to remove governor Amaechi as chairman of Nigeria state governors forum.

Viewing this as a launch year game, it is harsh to dwell on the games shortcomings (the audio for gunfire is just awful, character models lack the shine as do certain parts of the game, slow down occurs when things get too hectic and it can be difficult to get into a game online) when it is the first game of the series, the first game by the developer, and the first FPS game for the Vita.

Mr. Cronenberg, for once oddly inhibited by brazen subject matter, has made a meticulously stylized and controlled film that leaves many of its characters» ideas muffled and lacks the true audacity its material demands.

This character, this creature on the prowl, is doing little more than an impersonation of mating rituals, but it's working: Men impulsively flock to her, attracted to her receptiveness and unburdened by her apparent lack of personality.

Interesting backstory and characters, fun (upgradable) weaponry, beautiful and nostalgic environments, and measured level progression all make this one shine; but the best thing may be the lack of weapon or plasmid spamming (overuse by everyone).

Full of ideas that are usually more clever than funny — e.g., the running joke satirizing lack of communication between men and women by having the characters speak jibberish, generic phrases, or different languages — but it should prove interesting and inventive enough to keep smart people watching to the end.

Unfortunately the show is just kinda dumb after that... the scripted dialogue ranges from generic to awful; the characters are pantomimes, you know exactly whether they're good or bad right up front, and the show lacks any sort of organic development or growth, you just don't get into it like you would on a better created and wriiten show.everything is so predictable that by the time big jim kills his nth person it's just sort of «meh whatever» time.

For all the moments in which it comes together, whether visually or narratively, it's marred by a poor script, derivative aesthetics and a lack of character or soul.

I am frustrated by the lack of modern - or future - set films without strong female characters, but I'm aware that, historically speaking, women haven't been given much training in warfare or an equal share of about anything.

What drags the game down is not only its lack of length but sub par voice acting particularly with the DLC's main protagonist, Batgirl voiced by Ashley Greene who had come to replace Kimberly Brooks from former games lacking the tone, wit and independence Brooks brought to the role changing the character, entirely lacking personality in a worn performance, the characters are now best to be left forgotten, not even Hamill could save this train wreck with the very few joker lines he had been presented with.

The movie departs from the book by omitting a central character and not showing Maisie grow significantly older, but it still revolves around lack of choice — at least until an ending that

Though the script comes across as being a little too busy at times — a likely consequence of Anderson forgoing his customary writing partner and the added discipline that comes with one — he makes up for that lack of focus with the pitch - perfect casting of Ralph Fiennes as Gustave H., by far one of the most memorable characters that Anderson has ever created.

In one scene, there is a character named Izzy (Page, To Rome with Love) who tries to bring down someone close to her whose company is involved in a major pollution scandal, but these moments don't ring as profound without anything to ground her character, and the way that this story thread evolves feels manufactured, which is evidenced by the lack of genuine emotion when the episode concludes in a traumatic way.

Filmmaker Tim Chambers has infused the proceedings with a palpably routine feel that grows more and more problematic as time progresses, with one's ongoing efforts at embracing the characters and their exploits consistently stymied by the total lack of surprises within Chambers» screenplay.

The lack of a cohesive storyline is exacerbated by the film's simplistic approach to its characters, as each of the major characters overcomes a personal obstacle before the end credits roll.

Creating worlds and characters by stringing words together is not for the faint of heart nor for those lacking in imagination, and can sap the soul without relief.

Credit Cera's understatement and the sneaking suspicion that his character was also overwritten, but pruned by a guy whose wisdom about the limits of his abilities makes up for his general lack of range.

The lack of evolution in the characters, in other words, is echoed by the lack of real menace in the camp.

It's deeply odd to see an actress of Helen McCrory's standing struck dumb by her character's lack of lines.

Neon takes some pretty big liberties of its own by mixing in science fiction elements and characters, ample humor, and a neon - drenched eighties vibe that even the original 1987 game lacked.

Stymied at every turn by an alarming lack of non-anecdotal concrete evidence of her existence (much of her early understanding of the character comes from a few scant interviews with former coworkers and one still photo), she begins to take on her own conception of the character, a deep dive into the method acting process.

The way he slowly evolves, changing his gait and his wardrobe as he is drawn deeper into Bulger's inner circle shows just the sort of subtlety that the film otherwise lacks (that is until it is specifically called out by a character just in case some in the audience did not notice).

The sophisticated production values fail however, to conceal the lack of chemistry between the lead characters and Dornan's struggle to connect with an egregious script overwhelms any attempts by the film's design to compensate for its nonsensical plot.

Within this bubble of collective denial, the two main characters are isolated from judgment of their chauvinistic actions and attitude, simply by virtue of lacking any tangible sense of self - awareness.

Maybe the best magic movie to date is The Prestige, but even that movie was made stronger by the story of its characters... something this latest lacks.

The character is played, with a jaunty lack of self - pity, by Woody Harrelson, who wears horn - rims, a graying beard, and a nerd's practical wardrobe (plaid shirt, Dockers).

People usually bemoan the lack of a strong human element in big blockbusters like this, but while «Godzilla» aims to remedy that by placing the focus more on them than the giant monsters doing battle, the characters are so bland and thinly written (with the exception of Bryan Cranston's scientist, who has a smaller role than is hinted at in the trailers) that it only makes things worse.

This is surely supported by the casting of Seinfeld's Harris and Everybody Loves Raymond's Garrett, who are very much in those same television roles but are lacking the character history and strong writing to actually birth comedy.

He's concocted a plot just busy enough to distract from these worn cynicisms and a set of characters too enigmatic to dismiss as mere chess pieces off the bat, but by the end, Happy End reveals itself as something vacuous and cold, a bizarrely seductive pseudo-thriller lacking a thoroughly worked - out payoff.

Laura Dern, who plays Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, mentioned she was particularly moved by Ms. Fisher's bravery and lack of shame, hinting that Leia has some humorous moments in THE LAST JEDI to be that sassy, scrappy character we love.

Dominic West as the supposedly nefarious Prince of Zodanga is an excellent actor but the character lacks definition whilst the frankly baffling Holy Therns, a bald headed group of mystical alien interventionists led by the ubiquitous Mark Strong are quite colourless.

The entire film references other comic book films, and pop culture mentions, typically by making fun of them in some way; Green Lantern, joke in the credits, Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice's silly mommy moment, Hawkeye's lack of powers, Josh Brolin's Thanos's two - timing as a character in Avengers: Infinity of War less than three weeks ago, at one point Wade simply calls Brolin's (Cable), «Thanos,» Logan's gags you'll need to see for yourself.

The real horror of Fargo is that many of the characters have thoughtlessly bought into the «sunny» veneer of American culture and the empty promise of «the American Dream», but at the same time they seem unable to reconcile those impossible visions of optimism with the persistent troubles that plague their lives — often caused by their own lack of self - awareness.