Sentences with phrase «characters lack depth»

The characters lack depth, the plot's convoluted, the script needs a tune up, and at times the movie is simply absurd.

Sure, the characters themselves lack depth, but this is made up for to some degree by the actors portraying them.

From the writers of Neighbors, Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O'Brien, don't give the script enough legs as the characters lack depth (and brains).

This character is a wonderful horror movie hereon, but her character lacks depth so I was tormented as to how to revitalize my Bride of Frankenstein for my Halloween makeup tutorial.

Interstellar was interesting in regards to the science, but i didn't think McConaughey had much an emotional range to his character, just found his character lacked depth.

I also felt the the characters lacked depth, making it very hard to discuss their lives or their plans.

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But the undeclared war of today has created for students an agonizing set of alternatives, and their agony has in turn given their characters a depth and judiciousness that we lacked utterly.

Good production values for a low budget film and good acting from the main characters and most of the cast and good pace but the story feels empty, cliché, flaw and lack of depth.

While it may have the Fire Emblem name in its title, the character roster leans a lot towards more recent entries of the franchise, and since the story lacks any significant depth, it is not for all Fire Emblem fans.

Unfortunately, lack of character depth keeps us from really caring about these individuals.

The screenplay lacks depth and so does the conflict between characters.

The game perhaps suffers most from its very poorly written, bland and boring protagonist; Aloy, the character lacks any emotional depth and her voice acting is somewhat passable.

Death Road to Canada attempts to offset the normally dark themes of the zombie genre with zany characters, a charming pixel art style, and poppy music, but the lack of depth to its combat and randomly generated content will quickly leave you feeling frustrated and unsatisfied.

It's fun, with great art and enjoyable characters, but lacks narrative depth and gets repetitive.

But whether good feel (and beautiful colors, great character design, etc.) can make up for a seeming lack of tactical depth is the question.

With one road side explosion kicking off the over running of a city to finally being saved from a rooftop I really felt like the lead up lacked depth and did not enjoy how the characters seemed to know more then I did but failed to share it.

The set designers are VERY indebted to classic films and the script is mostly weak, humourless and lacks anything called «character depth» or «story development».

Naomi Watts — so wonderful in better horror fare like The Ring or thrillers like Mulholland Drive and Funny Games — does the best she can here with a comparatively inferior character, but Charlie Heaton, who broke out as the protective and lovelorn older brother in last summer's Stranger Things, and Jacob Tremblay, Oscar - nominated for his role in 2015's Room, are stymied in roles that require too little in the way of nuance or are lacking in enough screen time to show real depth.

He lacks any form of character depth.

The zany misadventures aren't enough to carry the film, and lacking depth of character creates a «holiday spirit» climax that is tough to care about.

The gameplay has some much needed sprucing up after the ambitious but poorly executed Sticker Star on the 3DS, but the paper - thin story lacks the depth and resonance of some of Paper Mario's earlier games, causing it to feel as two dimensional as its main character.

Peyton brings us into these scenes and shows us the devastation of these insane events while still presenting characters that we begrudgingly grow to care about, despite their lack of depth.

Welcome to the Punch sets itself up as a rather conventional genre film, but where the writing may lack a depth of character or thematic weight it's more than made up for in terms of sensory - appealing thrills and a hyped up rhythm that keeps things moving along at an appropriately rapid pace.

That being said, the lack of character depth does ultimately hinder the efforts here.

Page and this anonymous character are later seen living together but we still don't know who he is - and this incident is symptomatic of the lack of depth and basic sloppiness which courses throughout the entire picture.

The combination of nostalgia and sentimentality can work provided there is more depth — something that's simply lacking with our story and characters.

The lack of real depth in these pivotal characters in turn makes it extremely hard for the viewer to feel for their plight.

Insult to injury, the overall script lacks real depth to give the audience a reason to care about any of the characters and the overuse of narration seems to cheapen the feel of the production further.

While 2049 certainly lacks the iconic villains of the original (Jared Leto's Niander Wallace and Sylvia Hoeks» Luv are intriguing characters but lack the depth, dynamism, and grandeur of Rutger Hauer's Roy Batty and Daryl Hannah's Pris), it still offers up an emotive, stirring, and stunning spectacle.

The only actor who warrants any real awards consideration is Mark Ruffalo, but while he creates a fully realized character with his spot - on impersonation of impassioned Globe journalist Mike Rezendes, the role lacks the necessary depth to make him a serious contender.

Squanto adds more depth to its favorable characters than other films, but the bad characters are noticeably lacking any redeeming values.

However, the entire film lacks a depth of character or story.

Sadly her character's fleeting moments are under whelming and lack the depth of her earlier moments in the movie.

Elba finds a depth of character not provided on the page of William Nicholson's screenplay, and his maturing characterization allows the film, which suffers from Cliffs Note - idis, a bit of depth it would otherwise lack.

Although Lugo's character lacks any real depth, the situations he and his friends get themselves into gives Bay and writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely enough material to entertain their audience for two hours.

Only God Forgives contains moments you'll definitely want to forget, but is equally lacking when it comes to character and depth.

The themes and settings are classic Williams, almost a pastiche, but the characters lack the full - blooded passion and depth of the great Williams characters and the film compounds the weaknesses with a recreation that feels more affectation than lived life.

And even for an uncomplicated thriller, the supporting characters lack inner depth; they behave like mannequins who come to life only when Leah and Carter enter the frame.

Both cuts of the film sadly contain Franco's novice camerawork and total lack of depth in both character and story.

The main detraction came from a wimpy villain in Stephen Dorff and characters so flimsily written that they lacked the depth to truly care whenever they are in danger.

Lacking of depth, meaning and character, it's a terrible shame that, considering the talent involved, The Snowman isn't simply better.

Joel Edgerton's CIA officer does not leave much of an impression and the relationship between the two characters (which is the pivot of the plot) lacks depth, emotion and chemistry.

He was wary of the idea that KIPP's aim was to instill in its students «middle - class values,» as though well - off kids had some depth of character that low - income students lacked.

It's still not great, lacking any real character that encourages you to exploit its peak performance parameters, but it is an improvement on the early S engine in terms of depth of sound and muscular tone.

Unfortunately the author doesn't go past the surface with the characters so the book feels like it is lacking in depth.

It lacked character development and really any kind of emotional depth.

What it lacks in memorable narrative, interesting characters and in - depth world - building it more than makes up for with some of the best open - approach combat since Halo: Combat Evolved.

The RPG mechanics lack depth or meaningful choices that have lasting repercussions, there aren't a lot of skills to choose from and chances to develop and shape your character are slim on the ground.

As for the 3D, it really adds some depth to the game's visuals — while the backgrounds lack movement, the 3D gives the game a real sense of depth, as though the characters are moving within a hollow space.

While they're clever and funny in their own right, they lack the depth and polish that might have been achieved if they'd kept the character roster down to two or three and concentrated their resources.