Sentences with phrase «characters fell flat»

For me the characters fell flat and were either one dimensional or simply unrealistic.

It's clear right from the get - go that Christopher Cain is in absolutely no hurry to tell this story, as the director has infused The Stone Boy with an almost achingly deliberate pace that does prove effective at establishing the film's very specific locale, admittedly - yet there's little doubt that the laid - back atmosphere, when combined with the uniformly subdued performances and the less - than - eventful nature of Gina Berriault's script, effectively ensures that the viewer's efforts at forming any kind of emotional attachment to the characters fall flat virtually from start to finish.

The characters fall flat and you get the sense that Jolie could have used a bit more experience before tackling such heavy material.

Getting rid of those «mistakes» would make the character fall flat.

Those aforementioned cutscenes in between missions are full of the usual pomp and cheesy machismo, it's just a shame so many other characters fall flat compared to the complex Brute sat in the seat marked «villain».

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He's also exploring allowing more than 140 - character tweets — Twitter's signature and some fans say best aspect, in a Facebook - like morph that could fall flat.

And good characters are defined by being accessible: The audience must be able to see through their eyes and live in their shoes, or the story falls flat.

And when something's as richly imagined as the world of «Game of Thrones,» the show can fall flat when it plays fast and loose with character motivations.

Still, in the end, despite the best efforts of the onscreen and offscreen talent, the final product falls flat in way too many places, even as a character study, in spite of Turtorro's inspired performance.

Horrible cliches, bad writing, emotional angles that are meant to be deep but come off pathetic... The South is a gold mine of odd balls and unique characters and unexpected situations, but this show falls flat on its face when trying to depict it.

It feels flat and after the first couple of hours, after controlling our lovely character for half an hour as a little girl, it falls and feels boring.

It feels like a slapdash collection of scenes rather than a balloon sent smoothly aloft, with jokes often falling as flat as Cena's buzz cut (a running gag centers on his tough - guy character's propensity for crying, a go - to bit that ages fast).

Things fall flat, though, when Taylor emerges as the central character, interacting with Hill House's malignant history in an increasingly silly series of frightless escapades that have her chasing about the house's serpentine corridors after wispy kiddie ghosts and bloody footprints.

The Main Menu takes you on another flat tour of the series» stylized take on the Hundred Acre Wood, as a very long tracking shot observes characters amidst falling green leaves and flying bees.

Jack's killer - disease revelation admittedly does inject the proceedings with some much - needed energy, although even this aspect of the film ultimately falls flat due to Bell's overtly sinister turn (ie one's efforts at buying into the character's claims are consistently thwarted by his exceedingly evil demeanor).

The story falls flat for most of the journey, and the only character that really stands out is Frank.

The game tries to inject some personality with banter between characters, but it falls flat.

A setup like this could easily fall flat on its face with the absence of a strong lead character to make it fun, but thankfully, High Moon Studios nails the overall look and feel of Deadpool.

It is, of course, not surprising to note that the sentimental elements that crop up towards the end fall completely flat, as the viewer has absolutely nothing invested in these characters or their happiness - with the end result a nigh worthless piece of work that manages to waste a fairly impressive cast (ie it takes some effort to drain Allen of his natural charisma).

Most the other Actors / Actresses in the film fall flat and just don't ever feel like key characters.

Still, despite the incredible visuals and some plucky characters, the storyline, much like the long, flowing locks of the Real Bronzio soccer players, ultimately falls flat.

Characters can also be created to try and add a bit of spice to the game, but this falls flat as well.

The final hour of Zombieland falls completely flat; the characters are so dull and uninteresting.

Actions by characters late in the film also don't jibe with their established behavior and the ending falls flat.

But her character falls curiously flat, perhaps just because she isn't given enough to do.

Of course, like practically all comedies centering on a boorish and unlikable individual, this wraps up with a few insincere moments of character maturity and empathy, but here such bits are no harder to take than the desperate gags flailing and falling flat at a rapid clip.

In this new Tomb Raider origin story, Lara's singular drive to find her father falls flat because their relationship isn't interesting, and that failure is compounded by a lackluster story and characters.

It injects some quicktime action into the script by having powerful characters briefly bash on generic Kree mooks, but there's not much in the way of meaningful stakes, so it falls flat.

Its jokes fall flat, its stars have little chemistry, and Fuqua seems impatient to get to the next set piece rather than invest in his characters.

Certainly there are things to love; Bilbo's character progression and his untimely addiction to one precious ring is welcome (although not nearly as prominent as it ought to be), the set design and telescopic vistas are almost as epic as ever, seeing the majesty of gold - diggin» dragon Smaug realized in impressive CG tantalizes the little boy in me (the one who listened to The Hobbit audiobook until it wore out), and one particularly fun scene involving dwarves in a barrel is a blatant film highlight; but other elements that ought to stand out fall flat on their face and never recover.

For example, the segment of the film in which Chris spends some time working for Wayne Westerberg (Vince Vaughan), a farmer with a wild streak, falls very flat, possibly because Vaughan's character feels poorly defined.

If felt like it was trying so hard to be a Quentin Tarantino or Coen Brothers crime drama, but falls flat with forgettable characters and an uncohesive plot.

«In This Corner of the World» falls rather flat whenever it tries to deal with World War II directly, but as a character study of a young Japanese girl in wartime it is often beguiling.

's success is Hutton herself, as the actress delivers a painfully, obnoxiously over-the-top performance that remains a total distraction from start to finish - with the viewer's efforts at connecting to her character's plight, as a result, falling completely flat.

It's when the characters open their mouths that the film falls flat.

There are so many other baseball movies that pull at the heartstrings and get the audience rooting for our characters that this one falls flat in comparison.

There is the requisite chemistry between the two main characters, although the script's attempts to provide friction falls a little flat.

Weisz herself, when she finally appears on - screen, is excellent, as too is Farrell; his character of David equally as rib - tickling with his subtle nuances and comedic quips which, if I were to repeat here, would fall firmly flat.

But Wilson's natural charm falls flat when it comes to his skirt - chasing character, and Shelli's personality is never very well defined.

Additionally, the movie gives these characters these over-the-top, on - the - nose jokes that frequently fall flat.

To be fair, movies like this are a difficult balancing act, and even more so with such a large cast of characters, but despite Levy's best efforts, «This Is Where I Leave You» falls disappointingly flat.

Not only does every one of his jokes fall flat on its face with an audible thud, he seems to confuse comedy with screeching like a prepubescent child whose balls are still in his neck trying to match the screeches of a Dragon - ball Z character as they power up for 10 hours.

Wilson's big and bulky play (reportedly trimmed considerably by Tony Kushner, who gets a co-producer credit) owes much to the family dysfunction classics of Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, but it also has notes of heightened allegory that fall flat, such as the recurring character of Gabriel (Mykelti Williamson), Troy's brain - damaged brother who keeps barging into the action to utter deranged prophecies.

He first spots Jacob's character, Nicky, from across the room at a party (she immediately makes eyes at him), and proceeds to fall flat on his face and leave the room.

Critics and average viewers alike continuously agree that the majority of features that focus mainly on the visual wow - factor usually fall flat when it comes to character and plot.

- Clare Morrall, author of the Booker Prize finalist Astonishing Splashes of Colour «The characters are portrayed with empathy and care, but the suspense over Jing's fate is lost in too many narrative digressions and an ending that falls flat.»

Endings tend to fall flat if there isn't plenty of conflict in the middle of the story, with all sorts of decisions and actions the main character faces before he's able to solve or resolve the overall problem.

You won't have the same attachments to the characters, making certain moments fall flat.

Right, so on the comedy front the game certainly nails it, as it also does with the character of Deadpool, but on the actual game part of the equation it falls flat on its face.

But while most of the story does fall a bit flat (at least until a twist later in the story ups the excitement), the characters are legitimately funny and heart - warming, especially the cute little robot they reactivate named Kobo.