Sentences with phrase «constant breakneck pace»

The International Thriller Writers (ITW) characterizes a thriller as «the sudden rush of emotions, the excitement, sense of suspense, apprehension, and exhilaration that drive the narrative, sometimes subtly with peaks and lulls, sometimes at a constant breakneck pace.»

Not exact matches

Thanks to the breakneck pace and almost constant tension of the first two seasons, this one feels slow.

The absence of true danger and, thus, suspense, proves a constant narrative obstacle, though it's nonetheless one occasionally hurdled courtesy of breakneck pacing and clean choreography that's first evident during a slam - bang opening chase, and regularly picks up again during similar sequences in which its characters race through streets, leap between apartment buildings, and sneakily infiltrate a crowded police station.