Sentences with phrase «characterization seems»

Mis - characterization seems to be your thing.

Beatty seems slightly past his prime to be playing Hughes in 1959 and his characterization seems too comical for the iconic eccentric.

Their «normalcy» makes what could have been cute characterizations seem more like people with serious mental problems that need immediate psychiatric attention.

Alas, good characterizations seem to have been the last thing on the agenda of the filmmakers here, as we have the same cookie - cutter crew stuck in the same perilous situations.

Not exact matches

While that broad description may be an accurate characterization of the platform, it's also one that helps Facebook avoid seeming to work in businesses that are subject to government regulation.

It is, it seems, a rather mixed movement, and simplistic characterizations of its aims are of no value.

Despite their differences, none of the undergraduates seemed interested in challenging, supporting, or even mentioning Houellebecq's characterization of Islam as fundamentally discordant with French culture.

It might seem foolish or nonsensical to ask if time could be reversed if we had but one characterization of the future.

Collingwood interprets this characterization as follows: «In Whitehead the resemblance is more with Hegel; and the author, though he does not seem to be acquainted with Hegel, is not wholly unaware of this, for he describes the book as an attempt to do over again the work of «idealism,» «but from a realist point of view.»

Some of Professor Morris» characterizations and criticisms of my political views seem fairly reasonable.

To the extent that this characterization of evolution is emphasized, Peirce does seem to leave room for the possibility of discord.

To the extent that one feels that something has been achieved in a process - theoretic characterization of mass that seems to answer to the first, historic gropings for the meaning of this idea, one is tempted to ask to what extent our thesis answers to the later, more sophisticated, formal, and patently postprojective notions.

This characterization that Whitehead certainly meant to apply to his own philosophy seems to us specially apposite for describing Whitehead's relation to his great predecessor, Leibniz, insofar as the typical problematic of a «monadic cosmology» arises for both, as the following discussion shows.

In this respect the characterization of Whitehead's system as «conceptual poetry «6 and the demand for a «de-mythologizing» (SPPI) of the «actual entity» seem justified.

Some of the bible studies I have attended seem geared to a cultural characterization of men that seems more societal based than biblically based.

Whether or not one agrees with this characterization of Asian thought (on which Whitehead was no expert), it seems to reflect a strikingly different understanding of contemplation and its relation to speculative reason» than that which Hall expresses.

The medieval claims that God is impassible, while totally in adequate in relation to the God of the incarnation, of the cross — that is, inadequate in relation to God at the level of creativity - characterization — seems quite appropriate to the creator ex nihilo.

On other occasions, however, he seems to attempt a positive characterization: «Words and phrases must be stretched toward a generality foreign to their ordinary usage; and however such elements of language be stabilized as technicalities, they remain metaphors mutely appealing for the imaginative leap» (Whitehead 1929, p. 6).

«But everyone is going to have make their own judgments whether the governor is accurate in his characterizations which seem to change periodically — about hourly, come to think.»

But however much Gov. Andrew Cuomo might take issue with that characterization, it seems be working, as Caputo's push to get New York's Tea Party crowd on board with the Democratic governor's fiscally conservative budget appears to be gaining steam.

Mark - Viverito seemed to push back aggressively on that characterization today, pointing out that the Council debated the fees for more than two years.

But his own characterization of them is not much better, as when he says that the government programs against poverty and illiteracy «seem completely wrong.»

It would seem foolish to complain about shallow characterization in a film like this, though in my opinion it should have either actually developed compelling human characters or dwelt less on them.

With his latest entry into the world of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and co. with Transformers: The Last Knight, it seems as though Bay has thrown all logic out the window (alongside characterization).

Even moments where life and death are on the line never really seem to hold the gravity they should, perhaps because the characterizations aren't very deep.

Characterizations are still shallow, and rooting interest never really seems to be that engaging.

It seems as though Hunt's Coach Bres is lacking a wide swath of characterization.

While this pulsating film may not seem to offer much originality in terms of its basic outline, it is rich in raw characterization and dynamic style.

«Magic City» seems to model itself after «Mad Men» in characterization, composition and design.

His framing often seems listless, missing opportunities to sharpen the story or intensify characterization.

Adrien Brody seems invested in the movie throughout, but at no time was I ever convinced by Sarah Polley's characterization.

3:10 to Yuma benefits from good characterizations, with an especially charismatic performance by Ford, who seems so reasonable at times, you're never quite sure if he's sincere or merely scheming another trick to wiggle his way out of a tight situation.

You need characterization and these characters seemed off.»

A shorthand bit of characterization the filmmakers seem to nurture (by putting Tammy on a jet ski and casting Steve Little) sees the overbearing Tammy as the distaff equivalent to Kenny Powers of «Eastbound and Down» — but Kenny had legitimate talent and success behind him, thus explaining, if not justifying, not only his monstrous ego, but also some of the slack people cut him.

That's not to say «The Hitman's Bodyguard» is a total wash, however; the cast seems game, and perhaps they realize it's on them to elevate the material, so the scenes between Reynolds and Jackson have some genuine snap to them, even though the dialogue and characterization are barely memorable.

(Thankfully, over the years, Cody seems to have learned how to dial down her precious side; in Ricki and the Flash, even her snarkiest lines generally serve the characterizations rather than calling undue attention to their own supposed cleverness.)

While the film seems at first glance as if it is going to go down familiar tubes of crass and crappy comedies, there's a core intelligence to its characterizations and situations that allows the story to stay afloat during the sloppier passages, and unlike may other dumb sport comedies, the action on the ice is quite well shot and edited.

And to that point, it seems quite obvious that where in the past, Tarantino would center his attention on crackling dialogue and searing one - liners, he now offers up much more complete characterizations... these are people we understand, even if we don't much like them.

While a comedy with ample kooky characterizations, satirical situations, and lots of other - worldly effects would seem right up Burton's alley, all he can manage are a few scattered laughs, some hammy performances, and lots of oddball narrative dead ends.

It's not just that there are no interesting characters in The Good Dinosaur, it's that director Peter Sohn and his crew seem scarcely to have bothered with nuanced characterization.

The former music video director has always seemed to have a flair for visual aesthetics but had appeared more concerned with the technique of his action pieces than in developing strong characterizations, and working with very little in the way of quality writing, he made pretty pictures that failed to really inspire since we didn't care for the characters enough.

The rest of cast — which includes Bruckheimer favorite Jon Voight plus Harvey Keitel and Christopher Plummer — does well with what they're given, even if the script seems more concerned with plot than characterization.

Looking back on it nowadays, it all seems a bit naive in its portrayals of junkies, but it still manages to hold up as a good film, thanks to the interesting characterizations and the visual flair of its director.

Lover for a Day seems at times almost a parody of Garrel's work, a throwback to a time when a filmmaker's artistry or hubris often excused, for many viewers, melodramatic characterizations of women, who in this kind of thing all too often threaten suicide or erratically burst into tears.

Bell deftly parodies Vivian's vérité style of wobbly, gratuitous close - ups of hands and facial features but her characterization of Vivian as a nasty feminist gadfly seems a little reactionary.

While it seems ironic that programs intended to give parents a genuine and free choice between district, charter and private educational options could be construed to limit and constrain choice, no such characterization can be made of the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account program.

Regardless of which it is it's an interesting rumour, and Martin's complex world would certainly seem to fit Telltale's template, providing plenty of opportunities for compelling decisions and rich characterization.

These elements don't help the current story, but they are small touches that help humanize all of the characters who up to this point have seemed less like people and more like stock characterizations.

With its source material exhibiting the resonant characterization and rich storytelling that's characteristic of the role - playing game, Persona seemed an unlikely candidate for a pugilistic - minded spin - off.

While some interpretations of the Western zodiac characters seem obvious, like Leo the lion, Taurus the bull, and Aries the ram, others resist obvious characterizations.