Sentences with phrase «flashy performances by»
We are instead given a number of impressive, but token flashy performances by veteran actors in tough guy bit parts (Pete Postlethwaite and Chris Cooper as irredeemable lifelong criminals) and newcomers in «dramatic stretches» (The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner who is good (again) but not as great as the star - makers would have you believe, and most notably, Blake Lively, excellent as a drug - addled neighborhood floozy).
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It is hard to see a day go by where I don't see something gimmicky or flashy being done by a self - proclaimed guru trainer or «performance» coach.
In the key performances, Nicholas Hoult exudes a quiet, internal timidity without becoming overwhelmed by the other, «flashier» external performances.
Laurie Metcalf Winning Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Allison Janney is wonderful in I, Tonya, and her transformative turn as Tonya Harding's abusive stage mom is the flashier choice in this category.
Lyle Kessler's 1985 play «Orphans,» making its Broadway debut starring Alec Baldwin, remains a tiresome mix of pilfered Pinter and stolen Shepard enlivened by flashy performances.
It's by no means a flashy performance, but it's the backbone of the film.
At its core, however, «American Crime Story» is just a really excellent actor's showcase that features award - worthy performances by Sarah Paulson (as lead prosecutor Maria Clark), Courtney B. Vance (as flashy defense attorney Johnny Cochrane) and Sterling K. Brown (as Clark's second chair, Christopher Darden), among others.
The Civic Si has never been the flashiest car, and has been overshadowed in recent years by an influx of new, affordable performance cars.