Sentences with phrase «earnest tone»

In his signature manner, he has generally shied away from the careful political - speak adopted by many of his head - of - state contemporaries when discussing climate change solutions, striking an earnest tone on the issue which has made him popular among environmentalists.

Combining the earnest tone and formal elements of 1940's war effort posters with the opportunistic use of patriotism by such marketers as Tommy Hilfiger, this campaign ironically positions the butch lesbian as the embodiment of the truly revolutionary American spirit.

But there's a really warm and earnest tone to the game's writing.

The film comes back down to a place more in line with the otherwise earnest tone and performances, but in so doing it also settles back into tidy predictability, not to mention convenient contrivance, particularly in the resolution of a lingering quasi-feud between George and uptight neighbor David (Sam Robards).

Not being personally acquainted with Ms. Swank, I can't verify the before - and - after truth of this claim, but I can say that this endearingly earnest tone is entirely shared by Tony Goldwyn's film «Conviction» (** 1/2).

On the other side of that equation is Teller, whose effortless arrogance as Peter is a tonic to the earnest tone of the film, as is Octavia Spencer's idealism unsullied by naiveté as the leader of the Amity faction.

The film persistently misses the mark as a raunchy comedy amid all the side commentaries and Park's earnest tone.

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In the past I've been critical of «one - issue» voters who routinely base their vote solely on a candidate's position on abortion, but I've recently toned down my criticism as I continue to speak with earnest and compassionate friends who have every right to base their decision on what touches their hearts the most.

Directly behind me, an honourably earnest father narrated the events of Korea - Gabon to his children in a relentlessly chipper and upbeat tone, despite almost nothing of note happening.

For all the gloss and floss that accompanies the release of Electric Light, Bay is still very much at home in the earnest ruminations and folk - rocky tones of his debut, only now with higher production values and more bounce to the ounce.

The movie's tone comes off as slightly schizophrenic, switching between earnest drama and fevered camp.

Now comes The American, a European - set film from photographer - turned - director Anton Corbijn (he made Control, about Joy Division's Ian Curtis), a thriller based on a 1990 Martin Booth novel that promises some high - toned excitement, and a chance to see the dark side of George Clooney - that is, the side that isn't being a handsome scamp or earnest humanitarian.

Because a specific tone isn't established, earnest moments come off as insincere, deep moments seem like they're supposed to be a joke.

With a sneaky comic tone swerving between earnest compassion and snarky derision, a middle - aged protagonist chewed up by ennui, and a colorful array of character actors populating a kitsch - Americana setting, «Downsizing» has all the hallmarks of an Alexander Payne film.

Sure, it's about semi-serious things like figuring out what to do with your life while your best friend cracks on and leaves you behind, but the tone of delivery and Gerwig's earnest clumsiness are one long hoot.

The tone here is at once earnest and bracingly adult: Nichols takes his time revealing the hows and whys of supernaturally enabled kid Alton (the impressively stoic Jaeden Lieberher), who, with dad (Michael Shannon) and ally (Joel Edgerton), is on the run from a range of sinister, interested authorities.

As a host, Kimmel struck a careful, appropriately measured tone, delivering a modest monologue that was at turns biting and earnest, a balance familiar to recent viewers of Kimmel's talk show, which has taken a more sincere direction in the Trump era.

The tone switches from loony humor to earnest tenderness to repellent gross - outs at breakneck speed.

With what mastery of tone it alternates between creative playfulness, thoughtful considerations of how the mind works, and earnest concern for the characters — of the human and emotional varieties — at the heart of this story.

«With a sneaky comic tone swerving between earnest compassion and snarky derision, a middle - aged protagonist chewed up by ennui, and a colorful array of character actors populating a kitsch - Americana setting, «Downsizing» has all the hallmarks of an Alexander Payne film,» IndieWire's Ben Croll wrote in his B - review out of Venice.

Do - gooder Steve Rogers» (an earnest but likeable Chris Evans) first solo movie cleverly positioned him as a propaganda tool in a move that toned down the comic character's sometimes unpalatable patriotism.

Like the «scoop» featurette on The Three Musketeers, this alternates between a tongue - in - cheek tone and an earnest look at abandoned ideas.

Or maybe not, because while initially it struggles to establish a consistent tone, as soon as the plot kicks off in earnest, the film picks up speed and confidence, venting plumes of sight gags, bloody violence and deadpan, dead - on cultural observations like powdery snow from a thematically - appropriate metaphorical snowplow.

The earnest gravity of the fighters» quests pairs with the melodramatic tone to produce a brand of purely absurd, sidesplitting humor.

Brown's write - up of each animal includes a tidy rundown of facts, and his flip, but still earnest, tone is a delight to read.

As a twenty - year fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and particularly of its old sci - fi movies like The Creeping Terror and Prince of Space, I jumped at the chance to edit a game that captured that same tone; earnest to the point of cheesiness, but still giddy and fun if you let yourself get into it.

Rather, the disparate elements of his practice each offer an opportunity for Messina to articulate his recognizable tone and perspective, marked in equal measures by ironic wit, humour and earnest observation.

The vivid tones further the individual images» strong emotional tenors, earnest and heart - felt, but never melodramatic.

Striking a balance between earnest and professional is difficult, but you can mirror some of the language found in the sample to get the right tone.