Sentences with phrase «by occasional moments»

Once Zamperini is taken to the prison - of - war camp, the film settles down and becomes a bit stale, only to be saved by occasional moments of greatness.

Everyone else, be warned and encouraged: This is a long walk on the dark side pierced by occasional moments of glittering, breath - stopping beauty.

The drudgery is punctuated by occasional moments of excitement.

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Rooney's suspension by CBS News stirred up an awful storm in which some questions of moral moment made an occasional appearance.

Like Luck, RGIII has done a magnificent job at it, limited mostly by the flotsam and jetsam of spare parts around him and the occasional rookie moment.

When Bumble launched, however, it broke new ground by having women I'll be honest: the cultural phenomenon that is Girls has more or less passed me However, I will absorb the occasional moment from the show through

There is also the occasional sly moment, including a very brief cameo by ABBA's Benny Andersson as well as a very funny reference to the ancient dramatic trope of the Greek Chorus.

Others inspired by Brashear include the unbelievably loyal Jo (who is initially impressed by his stubbornness, then dismayed by his lack of commitment to her and their child, and at last, proud of his accomplishments, trotted out for a public embrace in a Navy courtroom) and Billy Sunday's pretty wife, Gwen (Charlize Theron), whose brief appearances reveal precious little about her own boozy despair, as their central function appears to be assuring you that Sunday must have occasional non-asshole moments, since he's married to glamorous and self - assured cover - girl - of - the - moment Charlize Theron.

Occasional moments suggest half an idea (the Chloe Grace Moretz menarche segment makes a fair point) or raise a semi-titter but are dragged down by simply insulting, hectoring nonsense like an Anna Faris coprophilia routine.

Each one of these Alex Haley series have been relatively surprising in their, by network TV drama standards, genuineness, with this series continuing the «Roots» mythlogy's tradition of being more evasive of subtlety issues than it could have been, though not quite as much as it should have been, for although this series is generally genuine, there is the occasional manipulative moments, some of which go so far as to dip into melodrama.

Filing off what little edge there was from the first film's supervillainy, introducing a host of mostly forgettable new characters (Al Pacino was initially down to voice the bad guy, but dropped out at the last minute), and doubling down on the adored - by - kids, annoying - to - adults Minions, the film has occasional moments of wit and invention, but it's mostly a bland retread without the heart of its predecessor.

No one is there, maybe, in «The Pact,» a tightly controlled low - budget chiller whose occasional moments of unexpected special effects are set up beautifully by long periods of suspense.

That showing would not have been marred by audience members laughing much too hard at the occasional tension - slicing moment, talking too much about what is going on, and cheering too hard for the heroes to catch the villains.

The score by James Horner sounds great and the occasional moments of surround sound add to the film.

Admittedly, A Few Good Men has its occasional moments, but is still marred by some lacking screenwriting by first - timer Aaron Sorkin (Malice, The American President) from his play, and unconvincing turns of events.

Sporadically misogynistic, homophobic and grade - school puerile in equal measure, it is also not without the occasional laugh - out - loud moment, though be warned — no body function (or its by - product) is overlooked if a giggle, however meagre, can be milked.

In spite of this sterling work from the performers, the shifting tone and the endless need to explain every action and feeling mean that it often frustrates and there is the occasional moment of laugh - out - loud misjudgement (including a sequence best described as sexy pie time, pictured above right); the screening I attended was marked by quite a lot of derisory laughter.

Some of the film's most moving moments find Mara simply peering out at the great nocturnal expanse of Manhattan — nicely played by Cincinnati locations, and shot, at times, in an almost Wong Kar - wai-esque neon blur — while Carter Burwell's haunting score, with its two - step progressions and occasional repetitions, seems an almost perfect distillation of her longing.

Educational technology was unheard of, beyond an occasional rainy - day movie, threaded by hand from reel to reel, which inevitably came unwound at a crucial moment in the action.

The occasional game - inspired flick might has its fair share of entertaining moments, but not a single one (or at least those recognized by Wikipedia) could be classified as a worthwhile piece of cinema history.

The most famous artist of the moment, Ai Weiwei, imprisoned and then released by the Chinese authorities, is another YBA - influenced figure with his huge studios in China, where a team of assistants follow his instructions delivered in mobile phone calls and occasional visits, and where scores of old Chinese earthenware vases half - dipped in random primary colours are arranged in large grids as installations.

Instead, what you'll find if you search by date is a string of 2018 news videos panicking about the challenge, dotted by the occasional re-upload of an older challenge video posted by a user clearly looking to seize the traffic moment.

Occasional moments of generosity — warnings about incoming projectiles; your ship surviving minor collisions and slowly regenerating — are offset by the relentlessly demanding pressure of simply staying alive and not slamming into a wall.