Sentences with phrase «for predictable story»

The plot in itself is definitely sure to keep casual fans and even non-comic book readers spellbound, but for hardcore DC fans the borrowing of elements from Kingdom Come and JLA: Earth 2 makes for a predictable story.

It's yet another interesting angle overshadowed by the director's predilection for predictable story structure.

Not exact matches

and if that's his pay off, why get mad and drag it out because a couple of «smarks» are going to call it predictable... guess what, there are a finite number of logic outcomes to any given story... there will always be somebody who will say «Totally predictable» regardless of which option you choose for the finish

Timed to the predictable seasons, they are regular supplements to the unpredictable story of what clothes do for sports and what sports do for clothes — a story which SPORTS ILLUSTRATED of course will continue to report as it happens.

The story may be predictable for some, but just try not to analyze it so much.

What's not so hot about Flushed Away is the fairly predictable, by - the - books story at its center, and the same goes for the lessons that Roddy and Rita learn, which moviegoers have been spoon - fed a gazillion times before.

The story is more than decent too, it doesn't feel like a rehash, after the 35 minute mark it never gets dull, and while predictable in places it makes up for it in spirit and suspenseful atmosphere.

It may be predictable, but Bleed For This still grabs with its astonishing against - all - odds true story, and its belter of a central performance from Miles Teller.

Perhaps the weakness of Coco will lie in its predictable storyline, as it becomes clear from early in the Land of the Dead sequence where things will be going for the rest of the plot, if you know how these stories always go.

Having never read the book I'm rating it as just a film and it's really a film that starts well then gets predictable then got silly and confusing, The story was not new but it had a different take on it, It wasn't acted very well but it had some good intense scenes that were done well, With a good cast the story should of been told more deeper and we never really know how it all started which was quite annoying, I did like the ending but the scenes before that completely ruined the film as they didn't make sense or were done that well, It's not a bad film it's just poor for what was on offer.

As a result, you might be forgiven for expecting this origin story for the Galaxy's greatest scoundrel to end up predictable and not entirely thrilling.

It resorts to a story line so predictable that its willingness to go so earnestly into unoriginal territory is doubly disappointing since its first half had so much more going for it.

Fans of light puzzles and predictable stories with damsels in distress that turn into the champion by the end will find what they're looking for here.

But the story drags a little to much for a campaign and the multiplayer is fun to, but it's also very predictable.

Perhaps it's nostalgia, if not for the simpler thrills of childhood viewings (this was my first time seeing the film) than for the off - the - wall, predictable, and good - natured stories that the Disney studio has long dabbled in.

Despite the at - times predictable story elements of the crime action comedy, Catherine Marie Thomas, the costume designer for «The Heat,» effortlessly outfitted Bullock and McCarthy to perfectly represent their characters visually.

Although this film falls into the ever - bulging genre of inspirational stories of courage and hope against all odds, director David Gordon Green has given Bauman's story a grittier, less predictable edge with Gyllenhaal never going for cheap sentiment or movie cliches.

There are admittedly segments of the investigation where the movie falls into a formulaic story that will be predictable for adults.

The predictable softening of his steel exterior at the hands of Watts proves to be too soon to swallow, and the side story of a woman coming to grips between following her heart and staying on the path of righteousness gives the overall film a level of artifice and contrivance that makes for less interesting fare.

Sutter's script is built on boxing movie clichés and formulas, telling the predictable fall - and - get - back - up champion story audiences have seen before for decades and decades.

The story was predictable for me but I still enjoyed watching the events unfold.

This one takes a promising comic leading man and makes him act a fool for the sake of acting a fool and rehashes the story of Noah and the ark with lame, predictable jokes — usually of the scatological variety.

The feel - good nature of the story means that it's a fairly predictable journey for Carl, but Favreau takes a timely approach to the material with the whole food truck angle and the incorporation of social media.

The overall story is predictable and easy but, the quick jokes and fun cameos make up for it.

I will just take it for what it is... an action movie and predictable story line, but regardless there looks like to be some cool action scenes.

I have viewed the trailer for the film «Book Club» for a couple of months and anticipated viewing it, despite feeling pretty sure that the story would be entirely too predictable by debuting director Bill Holderman and his co-writer Erin Simms.

After directing X-Men (2000), X-Men 2 (2003) and Days of Future Past (2014), Bryan Singer settles in here for a predictable feature that is too busy introducing new characters to really build momentum for this story.

Although there's never any great sense that Rita and Ruthie have really escaped their grim fate for good — when the crash comes, it's almost an inevitability for them — the story is never dull, and far from predictable.

As a story, Crimson Peak's first two acts are predictable — at times, enthusiastically cliché — and lean heavily on that expectation of familiarity to reveal things to us much sooner than for its characters.

Far too many of the comedic beats miss their mark in this predictable and lazy story for me to recommend it....

The biggest problem with the story is how trite and generic it all plays out, with all of the expected story beats and Sci - Fi tropes present and accounted for; the game thinks it's being clever at times but, in all honesty, it's so predictable that it essentially became background noise for me after an hour or two as I feigned surprise at all the tired plot revelations.

The story is a tad predictable, but for all its silliness, I soon acclimatised.

Wang sets the stage for predictable hijinks when McKenzie (Brit Marling), a journalist looking for the perfect story to relaunch her career, decides to write about Liam.

Sure, it is somewhat predictable, but you have to remember that this kind of story is based on decades old and highly influential writing combined with standard action flick elements, so the chance of a wholly innovative work might be too much to hope for.

As a story, it is somewhat predictable, in that there are no new revelations or surprises to be found, but for people with only passing knowledge of Vincent, it is a fine retelling of the guy's later life.

Some of the developments feel a bit predictable — shot in the dull hues of gray that match Maud's life, Suffragette occasionally turns hard truths into platitudes — but the story is inspiring, buoyed by a fine cast, a pointed, important examination of the price paid for a shot at equality.

Some will no doubt struggle with its massively dark, deeply uncomfortable content (particularly during its climactic scenes), and indeed its huge run - time, but A Cure For Wellness manages to keep the viewer engrossed throughout its compelling, if sometimes predictable and familiar story arcs.

The story is also very predictable, which is fine for a PG - rated kid's film, if it's done properly.

The story, by Luc Besson («The Professional»), bites off more than it can chew, and it requires «Taken» levels of disbelief to excuse carnage that our government would surely have to answer for on a public stage, but the acting performances elevate the material from «predictable» to «predictable but fun.»

Not a heck of a lot since, this being the fourth installment of the successful franchise, it follows the same predictable story arc as it predecessors, ending up basically in the same place — ready for another sequel.

Also, the story has to follow a predictable path, I fully understand that, which means it's important for the hero to lose everything at the end of the second act, but I have a feeling that most of the audience will be a little confused as well as depressed since the science - heavy talk abounds at the same time the hero is at his lowest.

I feel like most of the multiplayer maps for future DLCs are quite predictable after The Resistance, but after playing The Darkest Shore, I can not wait to see where the zombie mode's story goes next.

The story is incredibly predictable (and once again, unrealistic) and with 14 main characters, there is little time for character development beyond the usual stereotypes.

Controlled vocabulary, subtle repetition of vocabulary, predictable text and illustrations that truly support the story are all important factors to consider when selecting the proper reading materials for your students.

The story may be a bit predictable, but the pages turn fast as main character Destiny Hart fights for stardom in Music City.

a genre I graduated from years ago.I credit her with being one of the better writers in this category and Mrs. Hockaday proves that her skills as a story teller have not diminished.Having said that I also feel that the discriminatory practices of the mid to late 19th century in America dictate the motivations of each character in a relatively predictable way... so while the entertainment value is indisputable the «mystery» is no more than the reality of life at the time... nothing memorable or instructive here for me... simply a reminder that the mores of the past rarely survive the scrutiny of the present without some readjustment.

It's a pretty dull affair that see's you hunting a rogue agent, but a fairly predictable couple of plots does not do much for the story and it feels rather loose all round.

Despite the faults and predictable twists of the story, Deadfall Adventures could have been a cheesy but loveable throwback to the Indiana Jones series were it not for the infuriatingly broken gameplay, particularly the puzzles.

Unfortunately, the folks over at DICE have somehow managed to turn a golden opportunity for a new, unique and exciting Star Wars story into one of the most boring, predictable and uninspiring tales seen in some time.

As mentioned previously the visuals are certainly impressive, and for anyone hoping to walk around some of the finest worlds and moons of the one of the best sci - fi universes, Star Wars Battlefront II is a great recreation, but from the very first mission to the very last, mission pacing is excessively slow, the set pieces — whilst stunning — are predictable and the story is nothing more than the typical revenge plot we've seen so many times before.