Sentences with phrase «flat as the jokes»

The potentially emotional moments fall as flat as the jokes.

Not exact matches

A prophet and teacher who never nagged at them, never flattered or coaxed or patronized; who never made arch jokes about them, never treated them either as «The women, God help us!»

You might actually really crack up just looking at how adorable your little one is as she's trying so hard to contain her laughter when delivering the (not so punchy) punchline, that you forget how the knock - knock joke fell flat.

While her joke about breast changes might be less than flattering, the fact is that breast tissue does shift in composition - and shape - as we age.

As an alternative to flats, I find myself reaching for my Gucci Princeton Mules so often that my classic black flats are collecting dust; no joke!

As the movie plods on, the jokes start to fall flat... Worst of all is a centerpiece scene, when Ben has to pretend to be a mafioso (but sounds more like a cross between Martin and Lewis), when Crystal is so unfunny that you almost feel sorry for him.

It feels like a slapdash collection of scenes rather than a balloon sent smoothly aloft, with jokes often falling as flat as Cena's buzz cut (a running gag centers on his tough - guy character's propensity for crying, a go - to bit that ages fast).

Some of the jokes fall flat, others are badly telegraphed and it weaves in and out of being a documentary and just a film to the point of distraction but it ' s hard for me to dislike the movie since I ' ve worked with people like this especially the director, Harry Penderecki... only not as likeable.

But as a feature length movie with no funny or credible jokes, Dumb and Dumber To is flat out embarrassing.

Some of the jokes were spot on, guest appearances from the likes of David Cross and Flula slayed me, the final performance at the international competition had me in tears but the rest of the film was as flat as TV I watched it on.

As far as the style and sense of humor goes, it does still feel unique among the rest of the pack of franchises out here, even if it can't achieve the level of success in either of those departments that the first film did, particularly in the case of the comedy as a lot of the jokes in this one fall very flaAs far as the style and sense of humor goes, it does still feel unique among the rest of the pack of franchises out here, even if it can't achieve the level of success in either of those departments that the first film did, particularly in the case of the comedy as a lot of the jokes in this one fall very flaas the style and sense of humor goes, it does still feel unique among the rest of the pack of franchises out here, even if it can't achieve the level of success in either of those departments that the first film did, particularly in the case of the comedy as a lot of the jokes in this one fall very flaas a lot of the jokes in this one fall very flat.

What would be throw - away jokes in other animated kiddie pics receive enough of a follow - up in this one that they become successful as a self reference even if they might have fallen flat initially.

As with any MacFarlane effort, where he once again teams with co-writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, pop - culture references is the first port of call for joke - central, and the sequel is again over-loaded with them: the Planes, Trains and Automobiles and The Breakfast Club sequences are a hoot, but the Comic Con finale feels flat, more creative auto - pilot than uncharted waters.

While some have loved it every step of the way, people like me have felt that this particular element hasn't worked well on a consistent basis as a good portion of the jokes are flat, sophomoric and sometimes completely miss.

Jenkins helps pass the time as comic relief, but many of his jokes fall flat.

With plenty of eye - roll worthy dialogue, Vikander sifts her way through some surprisingly lackluster motions (cringe as she flirts with fellow bikers or bonds with amateur boxers through flat jokes), which includes a waste of esteemed British actors in wincing supporting turns (Kristin Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi), and two sequences with fan favorite Nick Frost (which includes a rather questionable firearm display, considering they are illegal in the UK).

Bringing out the host of one of Netflix's reality series just as a joke for him to make an appearance feels a little flat, especially given what he could have added.

Although this film is a stone - cold classic, it does contain many of the trappings of 30s - 40s era movies that haven't aged well, such as a corny original score and some broad jokes based on cliches that fall pretty flat.

Anger Management is an unapologetic starfuck and a flat in - joke (Kurt Fuller, who played Werner Klemperer in Auto Focus, is referred to as «Col. Klink» in this film) predicated on our familiarity with Sandler's canon and our tolerance for toilet humour and obese cat gags.

While the film may touch upon important subjects such as body shaming, the jokes fall flat.

As Ben's unhappily married best friend, DeRay Davis feels like token minority casting and his jokes fall flat.

In addition to pacing issues, some jokes unequivocally fall flat, but there are so many of them here that work that the occasional influx of dead air is useful as a respite from the laughter.

Some of the jokes fall as flat as a pancake, while Rogen simply can't avoid inserting his usual stoner antics into the film.

If he's not allowed to throw in some off - color jokes and an occasional swear word, he comes off as flat.

And as much as I talk about the deliberate sparseness of the jokes, some of them fall flat.

That goal, which doubles as Diaz's own insistently self - deprecating joke about her flat chest, drives Elizabeth to do all sorts of disreputable things, like steal proceeds from a school car wash (where she reels in customers via a skimpy Daisy Dukes outfit) and compete for a salary bonus by drugging a state official (Thomas Lennon) and filching a test so that her class will perform better than all others, and especially that of ultra-cheery rival Amy (Lucy Punch).

Seth Meyers» opening monologue joke about Harvey Weinstein's absence fell a little flat at first, but then he made is so much better (or so much worse, depending on how morbid you like your humor) by reminding everyone that he'd be back in 20 years as the only person to ever be booed during the In Memoriam section.

Not only does every one of his jokes fall flat on its face with an audible thud, he seems to confuse comedy with screeching like a prepubescent child whose balls are still in his neck trying to match the screeches of a Dragon - ball Z character as they power up for 10 hours.

Shakespeare's early sonnets were written to flatter his patron, a young, effeminate nobleman whom he admires, but not in «that» way — as Will makes quite clear with a smutty joke in Sonnet 20.

«He was an upstate Jew five generations removed from here, but he knew where he was, he got the joke; the laboratorio del gelati, the Tibetan hat boutiques, 88 Forsyth House with its historically restored cold - water flats not all that much different from the unrestored tenements that surrounded it, and in his capacity as manager of Cafe Berkman, the flagship of the come - on - down, on the rare days when the Beast would take one of its catnaps, he enjoyed being part of the punch line.»

Denmark has a land area of approximately 43,000 sq km, most of which is easily accessible by road and as flat as an Alan Carr joke.

This really detracts from the game's jokes, many of which fall flat as they don't have that delivery that made them special in Undercover — instead relying on poor animations and expressions to rely the humour.

Maize might have a unique concept, some (scarce) funny moments and more gameplay than the average «walking sim,» but it fails miserably as a comedic narrative - driven experience, with a lot of jokes falling flat, and some of the dialogue being unbearable.

The majority of the works in New Image Painting require a sense of humor to get past an initial hit of awkwardness, but when subjects are more clearly painted, such as in Henry Taylor's Where Are my Brothers Keepers (2008) or Sean Landers» Around the World Alone (Boy Skipper — Dawn)(2011), the jokes tend to fall flat.

Having flat fee and Com Free (false advertising — not free even if you pay as little as $.01) operate using our MLS systems is a joke.