Sentences with phrase «hokey premise»
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It's a hokey premise that Renee, being an intelligent person, would actually believe a magical spell has changed her looks.
Unfortunately, there's a reason Tarzan hasn't succeeded in recent times, and that's because it's a largely hokey premise that is firmly rooted in the sensibilities of a bygone era.
WHY: It's been over 100 years since Edgar Rice Burroughs published his first Tarzan novel and nearly half that long since the character was last relevant in pop culture, and that's because it's a relatively hokey premise that's firmly rooted in the sensibilities of a bygone era.
Not exact matches
One could at least give the script by Schenk (Turkey Shoot, Barquero) and Simon (Phase IV, Marooned) some credit for taking the basic premise into a different direction, but not when that direction is this predictable and hokey.
If that sounds like a doozy of a premise with an excellent location and a classy Oscar - winning actress playing Sarah Winchester, then why is «Winchester» so dull and hokey?