Sentences with phrase «convinced by the performance»

However, Sutton has not been convinced by his performances so far under Antonio Conte and he does not think the fans have either.

Yet I'm less convinced by the performance boost.

Not exact matches

Not everyone was convinced by Merkel's performance.

Perhaps those who equate sleep with laziness or lack of dedication can be convinced of the benefits of sleep by looking at what's going on in a world that is the ultimate in pragmatism, where performance and winning are everything: sports.

Although not being entirely convinced by Chamber's performances, I must admit when Arsenal signed Rob Holding in the summer I did see a future of Chambers and Holding being that centre back partnership for many years to come.

Well the Gunners got one of those away to Middlesborough tonight, with a 2 - 1 victory over the relegation bound Boro, but our performance at the Riverside could hardly be called convincing or confidence building by any means, and I doubt very much whether any of the recent complaints from the fans or the questions from the football media will have gone away.

Aaron Ramsey's improved form was the catalyst in Arsenal's convincing win in Turkey on Tuesday night, and the Welshman is hoping that this outstanding performance by the Gunners fringe players will take the pressure off our under - fire manager.

I am not saying that the young boys did not have talents to succeed but I would rather have them win their place on merit through convincing performance and not by default.

The convincing win, led by a strong pitching performance from senior Ricky Hernandez, was the final validation for a program that has clearly turned a corner.

The former Benfica star was everywhere in attack for United and was a nightmare for the QPR defence, but former Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer was not entirely convinced by the 2014 World Cup star's performance.

Both teams sit on seven points after three games in the early rounds of the Premier League season, though apart from Liverpool's 4 - 0 destruction of Arsenal in their most recent match, convincing performances by either have been pretty hard to come by.

Whether by style, construction or tactics, Arsenal's depth fails to put up convincing performances when relied on.

What is more troubling for Dortmund fans is the performances — the most convincing one was the 2 - 1 win against Hoffenheim at the end of December, which was secured by a dramatic 89th minute - winner from Liverpool transfer target Christian Pulisic.

Real Madrid is yet to convince since they beat Sevilla by 2 - 0 a few weeks ago on August 12 and last night's performance sure didn't help much in terms of allowing the fans to be more optimistic about the Merengues's chances of still winning all 4 competitions they'll be playing for this season: La Liga, Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Match Predictions: Wolverhampton might not be doing very well in the championship but they did beat Stoke City 2 - 0 at Bet365 stadium in the third round which was a very convincing performance by the Wolves.

Spain gave the most convincing performance of the tournament so far against Turkey and they could have won by a larger margin than 3 - 0.

After a 0 - 0 draw almost three weeks ago in Spain, United will need a complete shutout also a convincing performance to earn a place in Friday's quarter - final draw which could see them pitted against any of the English sides left in the competition, which at this stage is just Manchester City and Liverpool as Tottenham Hotspur exited the competition after being beaten by Juventus.

Supported by a great British cast including Michael Gambon and Derek Jacobi you can forgive the odd casting of Timothy Spall as Churchill and Guy Pearce's somewhat off - putting performance as David, both of whom fail to convince.

«His performance as a progressive hasn't been very convincing of late — you might say he is an unqualified thespian,» Nixon quipped, playing off the comments made by Cuomo supporter Christine Quinn that Nixon was an «unqualified lesbian.»

Interestingly, this stage is sometimes accompanied by a sudden or dramatic improvement in competitive performance that may convince the athlete that training is progressing well.

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Critic Consensus: Anchored by the performances of Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, the third season of Billions continues a convincing fable of greed, power and competition.

Despite amazingly convincing performances by Nicolas Bro and Marijana Jankovic, Beast feels a bit slight and even somewhat one - dimensional.

Critics Consensus: Anchored by the performances of Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, the third season of Billions continues a convincing fable of greed, power and competition.

A Supernatural Thriller with a convincing, natural performance by Cate Blanchett and a unique angle on a Murder investigation.

It's devilishly difficult to pin Drive down (note its disastrous marketing campaign), but a good try would be to focus on its absolutely convincing performances, or on a bit where Driver and Irene try to prolong the good day they've had together by staring at each other with goofy expressions on their faces.

The majority of this film is made tolerable by Farrell's second emotionally convincing performance in a row (following «Saving Mr. Banks»).

On top of all this, there's a political storm brewing, led by the villainess Jeanine Matthews, played by a blonde and stiletto - clad Kate Winslet in one of her less convincing performances (in a sadly under - written role.)

It's that performance that is so convincing that makes the entire film work, and she brings the more sensible emotion the story needs even though we question it all by the end.

There's nothing revelatory in the enraged critique within Maps to the Stars, although it is carried somewhat further than its limitations by some really wicked humor and a few of the performances (Almost every member of the cast is playing some variation of an irreparable person, but Moore, Wasikowska, and Bird are the most convincing of the bunch).

Not for nothing, «Joe» also featured Nicolas Cage's most recent convincing performance, so maybe between that and «Manglehorn» Green has entered a stage in his career where he's interested in dialing back and getting great performances out of great actors underserved by the past couple decades.

The quiet, subdued performances by the eternally deadpan Bill Murray and unsuspectingly versatile Scarlett Johansson make for convincing chemistry between the two as they explore an indefinable friendship.

Bolstered by quiet, convincing performances by Michael Peña, America Ferrera and Rosario Dawson, «Cesar Chavez» offers a proletariat fantasy made more powerful by the fact that it's mostly true.

Standing at the center of the story is Mariane Pearl, played by Angelina Jolie in a performance that is both physically and emotionally convincing.

Huston and Kebbell bring true grit and ferocity to their performances, supported by Boniadi and others, including Sofia Black - D'Elia as Tirzah, Judah's sister and Messala's love interest, and Rodrigo Santoro as a firmly convincing version of Jesus.

Sure, the entire 10 - episode first season could have been condensed into a single two - hour movie, but solid performances by Molly Parker and Parker Posey, as well as a new and intriguing backstory for the robot, should convince you to stick around to the not - unthrilling end.

If you ever wondered what the brilliant music video created for Taylor Swift's hit song «Blank Space» would have been like with all of the fancy trappings left intact but without the wit, insight, strong writing, convincing performances and plausible choreography, then «Fifty Shades Freed,» the conclusion of the three - film saga based on the distinctly cut - rate but insanely popular series of books by E.L. James, will no doubt prove to be your jam.

I wasn't fully convinced by the lead performance of Australian Jason Clarke.

Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter: «Despite the intermittent lags, the production proves to be more than a salvage operation thanks mainly to those engagingly choreographed performances, led by an irresistibly charismatic title turn from Alden Ehrenreich, who ultimately claims Solo as his own even if he doesn't entirely manage to convince us he's Harrison Ford.

The production features endearing performances by leads Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton who generate a quiet, yet convincing screen chemistry portraying Mildred and Richard as modest working - class heroes.

The sexual material in «Blue Velvet» is so disturbing, and the performance by Rosellini is so convincing and courageous, that it demands a movie that deserves it.

Foster is good, but her performance is a big step down from her Oscar - caliber work of recent years (last in 1997's Contact), hampered by an accent that is only sporadically convincing.

It's helped enormously by Rachel McAdams, whose performance is convincing because she keeps it at ground level; thrillers are invitations to overact, but she remains plausible even when the action ratchets up around her.

Critic Leonard Maltin gave the movie three stars, calling it «realistic, unsentimental, with convincing performances by Remick and Martin.

Partly funded by Kickstarter, and filmed in a 19th century house with its own alleged history of haunting, The House on Pine Street is competently directed, and is lifted considerably by Goss's convincing central performance.

Cruise does utterly convincing transformations from cocky / weasely PR flack to complete coward to hero in a remarkably short amount of time (113 minutes)-- it's an unexpectedly compelling performance because this is a movie where Cruise could have devoted himself to the action (as only he can do) and just done enough to get by elsewhere.

Evaluations led by Harvard's Tom Kane and MIT's Josh Angrist have used this lottery - based method to convince most skeptics that the impressive test - score performance of the Boston charter sector reflects real differences in school quality rather than the types of students charter schools serve.

The alternative is the one taken by Ontario's premier McGuinty: convince the teachers that they have the trust of government and enlist their unions in seeking to improve student performance.

Despite the denials, I am convinced that the intent was for the Common Core to become national standards with student performance measured by two national tests — PARCC and Smarter Balance.

It is rather nice to have the ability to boost a computer's performance by just plugging in a box and the entire thing is quite easy to get working, but I'm not exactly convinced that the Amplifier is a useful tool.