Sentences with phrase «entirely sympathetic character»

Weisz's Lipstadt is a spiky, aggressive, not entirely sympathetic character faced with a wall of upper - crust, middle - aged British men in suits telling her how to fight her battles.

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The cold aloofness Hough brings doesn't seem to be entirely her fault, but it nevertheless enhances a lack of character identity, as it's unclear if Ariel is supposed to be lost and sympathetic, or a contemptible, spoiled slut whose boots were made for comin» off (she's been distraught and promiscuous ever since her brother died in that first - reel accident).

The not - entirely - sympathetic central character aside, the movie also deserves recognition for its unexpectedly intimate focus on Vinny's close - knit Rhode Island brood (whose outrageousness Younger claims to have toned down for the movie), from his devout Catholic mother Louise (Katey Sagal) who can't bear to watch his fights to his fiancé - berating sister.

Almost every scene could have served as the basis for a short film, at the very least, almost every character leapt off the screen, and could have been followed for a film of their own, not least Anna Paquin «s maddening (but entirely sympathetic) self - centered drama queen Lisa Cohen.

Namely, the characters are more sympathetic, the story simpler and the ambiguity dropped almost entirely.

Kaufman's script must walk a tricky tightrope, as his main character is more than a bit of a cad who must be seen as pitiable if he is not entirely sympathetic.