Sentences with phrase «for dull characters»

My character wasn't part of the story, instead I vicariously stopped the gangs and their leaders for dull characters like Faye Lau and doctor Jessica Kandel.

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Despite being the least sympathetic character in MLS, a few Timbers faithful tired of a fairly dull grind it out style match actually cheer Johnson for old times sake.

So because Carrey won't play mean or even dull, there's no real room for the character to grow, and change.

Though central to the plot, the Windermeres are dreadfully dull characters, and one suspects that here, as in Girl With A Pearl Earring (2003), Scarlett Johansson has been cast principally for her picturesque qualities.

The individuality and the heart of Resistance has been disposed for a lame narrative, dull characters, a hammy script, lack of variety and a general lack of Resistance magic.

From the boring story, to the shallow single - player gameplay, to the dull characters, Mass Effect 3: Special Edition didn't do anything for me to live up to its Wii U subtitle.

Dull and pointless, Johnny Depp plays a far to run of the mill boring character for his acting style and the sub-par scares won't raise anything apart from your anguish at how much longer of the film is left.

Simultaneously preposterous and dull, Dear Dictator is the kind of movie where music and wardrobe choices — like the mean girls» stridently visible underwear — substitute for character.

A few minutes of excitement can't compensate for an hour and a half of unimaginative storytelling and dull characters.

The more quiet, «character» scenes are dull and boring and make you feel like the movie was made for people battling insomnia.

While most of her non-comedy roles tend to make her come across as dull and rather lifeless (save for Insidious), she works wonders with more colorful characters like Helen and Jackie Q from Get Him to the Greek.

Just like he did in the Oscar - nominated script for The Kids Are All Right he co-wrote, debut director Stuart Blumberg gives us a lazy, smugly plotted tale full of dull characters who all share a common characteristic: They think they're wise and worldly, but they're really just selfish fuck - ups.

The film plods along for its 121 minute running time with painfully slow exposition and dull characters.

Surprisingly dull and unfunny for the talent involved, «Life After Beth» is a dead - on - arrival comedy that's just as much in need of some brains as its title character.

The characters aren't flat, the film isn't dull, it's vibrant and flashy and entertaining and a rather remarkable feature directing debut for Gordon - Levitt, better than I was expecting.

Now, I don't even know which is which for «Fifty Shades Freed,» because I've gotten used to the incredibly ludicrous, insanely dull, and laughably horrid writing and characters.

The woman, Sara (Eva Mendes), is a gossip columnist for a New York Post-ish tabloid, all sour puss and dull, no - fun workaholism (odd character traits given her profession, but never mind).

The real estate urbanity is ripe for ridicule, and it's a shame that more wasn't made of this as The Architect instead treads a predictable path with a textbook love triangle, a requisite quirky charlatan, and other stale placeholder characters (such as Colin's dull and doting parents played by John Aylward and Pamela Reed, so perfunctory they don't even have names), none of which are very likeable.

As the focal kid, Alex Neuberger makes his flairless young character as unmemorable as possible, as if he's deliberately rejecting moments for laughs or emotion in favor of a dull phoned - in approach.

This movie isn't just some mind - dulling adventure filled with explosions, but rather a high - octane, adrenaline pumping pursuit of epic proportions with characters to root for.

Also, to place such a dull character as the focus for a film that approaches four hours strongly tests the patience of the viewer.

The inclusion of several superfluous sequences - anything involving Sophia Loren's entirely needless character, for example - ultimately dulls the film's impact, though there's no denying the effectiveness of the action - packed finale.

A sluggish, dull excuse for an action movie, Life On the Line wastes too much time on its boring characters.

Although it's understandable that the filmmakers may have felt the need for any follow - up to require a dramatic change of scenery, the broader landscape has served to strip the characters of whatever charm and vitality they may have initially possessed, to numbingly dull effect.

Further to that thankless function (dutifully served here once again), Jackson now asks that Legolas also play puppy dog, yearning for the dishwater - dull new character of Tauriel as she pursues a dwarf she loves, just as the angels dote on their pet humans in Wings of Desire.

That these coincidences are used for crowd - pleasing moments will likely dull the pain of characters magically appearing and re-appearing with no convincing explanation.

Dull fight scenes and underdeveloped characters that you struggle to root for.

This time Jose Ferrer (who won an Oscar for the role) plays the title character, a poet marred by the extreme size of his nose, whose love for Roxanne is such that he helps handsome but dull Christian woo her since he thinks she'll never notice him.

Featuring a familiar subject and an iconic actor is not enough for a movie to come to life, and The Family is ultimately as lifeless and dull as any number of the characters whacked during its bloated running time.

Lexus also ditched the dull, straight beltline of the old model for a swoopy character line that makes the sedan appear more muscular toward the rear.

Sadly the side - quests, much like the main quests as well, that you can pick up along the way are about as mundane and dull as they get in RPGs, usually venturing no further into the creative wilderness than sending you to fetch items or kill something, or even just you have wandering back and forth in town for 20 - minutes talking to bland characters.

Watch Dogs had some great concepts, and was criticised for its dull main character, but did Ubisoft learn from their past mistakes?

There's certainly more of a focus on characters and story here than Tail Concerto ever had, though it could hardly be called integrated — the majority of the game is spent tapping A to skip through dialogue sequences which, if it weren't for the awesome character portraits (some of which will probably be enough to push borderline furries over the edge) replete with inexplicable bubbles of French speech, would run the risk of quickly growing dull.

That's not to say that these beautifully drawn characters (dull as ditchwater Jacob and moany Miranda aside) are lonely sailors adrift in a sea of mediocrity; this second outing for Shepard and co is a lesson in deft and elegant story - telling and a highly effective third person shooter, complemented by streamlined RPG elements.

It helps make up for bad graphics, a lame storyline, or dull characters.

Combat can occasionally get dull with an AI that lacks innovation, but the boss fights are excellent, stealth is rewarding, and the options for customizing your character are each functional and rewarding.

Personally I believe many campaigns don't make you feel for the characters; their personalities are dull, the events that happen don't bother you and you simply don't care about the outcome.

The movie scenes, characters and battle system of xenosaga three are a lot more realistic than those of episode one and two.Even though this game does not support surround sound like xenosaga epsode two the audio department of this game is still great, sometimes stereo is better because audio that is recorded in surround sound can sound really artificial ayway.Anyone who knows xenosaa can tell that the audio has changed because voices of the characters sounds live and raw, wich is very good for a change anyway.The graphics of the game are dull and there are a lot of people that despise dull graphics but I think that dull graphics are great because they often create a nice realistic atmosphere that makes a game feel like it's taking place in the very present or the past also I really like to see the way the speed of the camera and the motion of the characters slowain parts of a movie sequence because I think it adds tension and drama.Three other excellent games that Ireco that have great dull graphics are Chaos Legion and KillZone and Resident Evil 4.

When exploring, dungeons encounters will be triggered by contacting enemies, and though each character has an ability (e.g. a dash, group heal, etc.) that can be used from that screen, for the most part you'll just walk around, loot barrels and chests, and take part in a dull fishing mini game.

Although the dull game design for «Infinity» makes it very likely that your little one will want more new characters to keep it engaging.

Dragon Quest is often derided for having poor stories and dull characters.

Those same commentators may not find it any easier this year with a shortlist that also includes Bonnie Camplin, for a project that invited visitors to explore, in a slightly dull - looking study room, what consensual reality is; Janice Kerbel, for an operatic performance work about a character called Doug who experiences nine catastrophic events; and Nicole Wermers, for a show that featured Marcel Breuer chairs with fur coats sewn into them.