Sentences with phrase «lack of a love story»

That's scraping the bottom of the money barrel for your average summer spectacular, but the hard R - rating and lack of a love story didn't exactly have the studios falling over each other.

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Also, on a personal note, dozens of friends have shared with me countless stories of their elderly loved ones dying as a result of the lack of electricity in their homes, hospitals, and care centers.

It is vulnerable because it lacks «plausibility» in a culture that defines women's identity and story in terms of love and attraction rather than power, thought and accomplishment.

Technology — «what works» — has become our god, expressed in all the most powerful myths of the most powerful media, while the God of justice and love is relegated to the sidelines of life, expressed in antiquated language and obscure stories lacking both clarity and relevance.

Could reading the story of mother love to a child supply what mother love lacks?

As a kid, I loved the part of the story of Elijah and the Prophets of Baal when Elijah taunts his rival prophets and the lack of response from their gods by asking if perhaps Baal is busy traveling or sleeping or going to the bathroom.

From complaining about kids to wanting to punch other parents, and even sad love (or lack of) stories, there is a Whisper App that is sure to shock us all.

Hey Doc I started training at the age of 13 and literally never stopped ever I have had major knee surgeries 5 or so years ago I have had countless stressful jobs I could not stand I finally said enough is enough and pursued by Personal training career I have an unbelievable passion for the fitness / nutrition lifestyle I'm 26 now at the age of 22 - 23 I achieved body fat percentage of 2 percent while working a back breaking job and literally sleeping 2 - 3 hours a night due to my hormone imbalance I didn't have a spoil meal in 8 months I was finally achieving the look I've been longing for for the 10 years I was already training and it was due to proper training times and nutrition little did i know I was already deep in a over trained zone for years before that I used to spend 3 - 5 hours a day in the gym from the age of 14 through 19 years old i just loved it so much and though more was better as I got older I got smarter I studied non stop this all leads to my decline at age 23 I look back and I know every little thing I did wrong basically al all started at work 3 years ago to make a very long story short I had continued dizziness lack of sex drive for years insomnia all of the above to the 10th degree I know I've abused my body not many can say they have done the work i have done in gyms over all these years I left work one night with sharp pains in my abdomen got blood work done got called back a week or so later and was notified in A very unprofessional way that at the age of 23 I had a testosterone level of 73.6 I have all the blood work to prove it from then on I was treated horribly by doctors none believing what I havenput myself through in the prior years basically going into every appointment and teaching each person endos euros physicians etc..

Of course, «Triumph of Love» has other problems — chiefly that it lacks any real «bite» that might make the story tolerablOf course, «Triumph of Love» has other problems — chiefly that it lacks any real «bite» that might make the story tolerablof Love» has other problems — chiefly that it lacks any real «bite» that might make the story tolerable.

Whatever you thought of «Rogue One» as entertainment (I loved it), it managed to concoct a story with its own internal philosophy, style and feeling, and when you compare it with «Solo,» you realize that a big part of what made it work was its lack of connection to famous characters who couldn't be killed off.

Critic Consensus: Hoffman's performance is strong, but the lack of character development and story arc makes Love Liza unsatisfying.

Critics Consensus: Hoffman's performance is strong, but the lack of character development and story arc makes Love Liza unsatisfying.

A complex and mysterious tale of a love affair, one that lacks the tidy story arc of a movie but feels real.

Essentially, For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism lacks direction.

In one scene, there is a character named Izzy (Page, To Rome with Love) who tries to bring down someone close to her whose company is involved in a major pollution scandal, but these moments don't ring as profound without anything to ground her character, and the way that this story thread evolves feels manufactured, which is evidenced by the lack of genuine emotion when the episode concludes in a traumatic way.

After a pretty nice run of non-New York based films, his love letter to Rome falls short... not from lack of ambition, but rather from a feeling that these stories have been on his «to do» list for too many years.

The lack of sexual content is a fine example of how a compulsive love story can be brought to the screen without even a kiss.

It has a great cast of characters and, despite lacking a bit of quality and surprise in the final episodes, a good story you will surely enjoy if you love this developer.

The film, about a king in exile, lacks the showstopping stunts and show - off acrobatics of Sr.'s silent classics, but the old fashioned love story and simplicity of adventure is pleasantly retro.

The movie explores the lack of empathy for one another, while at the same time operates on many levels including as a suspense thriller, a character - driven piece, a musical (there's a even great dance number) and finally a story of love, grief and loss.

The story begins to struggle as Valjean takes a backseat to accommodate the rise of subplots that involve love triangles and a French uprising that takes all the focus for a good chunk of time but lacks the emotion pull of Valjean's tale.

Why does Joe's future wife (Qing Xu), so central to the entire story, lack even so much as a single line of dialogue to give insight as to why she fell in love with him?

# 3: Save the Date - With a realism that hits close to home, and a complete lack of cliches that usually populate romantic comedies, Save the Date stands out as a real genuine story about different stages of love and relationships.

Wong's best films are highly specific in their examinations of the desire for connection — one character channels his loneliness into the collection of pineapple cans, another rearranges the apartment of the object of her desire, another recasts his life and loves as a sci - fi adventure story — and Days of Being Wild, for all its admirable qualities, is comparatively lacking in that specificity.

She endures constant personal and professional lack of fulfillment with an unrequited love for the anchor, George (Michael C. Hall), as well as having to work on stories she sees are unimportant from her boss,... Continue reading «CHRISTINE»

Here again, an entire story - point — encompassing cringe comedy, genuine heartbreak, an awareness of other people that the heroine lacks, and a loving depiction of a time and place — is introduced and dispatched in under a minute.

Another example of the «great trailer, disappointing film» syndrome, Gaspar Noe «s surprisingly soft - centered «Love» may have featured 3D ejaculations and plenty of clearly un-simulated sex, but its story was sadly lacking in any real edge or insight.

Todd Haynes» last big - screen story of»50s forbidden love was Douglas Sirk - tribute Far From Heaven, but the lack of irony or detachment here elevates Carol.

Part of the film is the love story between Hall and him, yet the chemistry between them was lacking.

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The Last Empress, which opens where Empress Orchid ends, lacks the compelling rags - to - riches / love story elements of Empress Orchid and tends to read like a series of vignettes not a continuous novel - probably the result of trying to squeeze nearly half a century of turbulent history into less than 300 pages.

A: My mother loved Rex Stout's Wolfe stories and felt that because of their relative lack of gore, sex, and swearing, they were suitable for a teenager to read.

The fact that a book that most people would argue «lacks talent» can sell tens of thousands because readers love the story, the world, the characters, indicates that the reader is always right.

I would love to see my story in print so I can share it with the world, but lack of income sits it far in the back seat, if you know what I mean.

Children's books are not lacking in stories of heroic dogs saving their little human friends from danger out of pure love and devotion — and it is important to remember that stories like that also very much happen in reality!

The original Assassins Creed split gamers down the middle, some loved the innovative free - running system and unique story and settings, whilst other's loathed the game due to a lack of variety in it's missions and simplistic control system.

I love Overwatch's out - of - game story, but the lack of a campaign is a missed opportunity Blizzard will hopefully rectify later.

If you were disappointed by the story and lack of side content in Earthlock: Festival of Magic, or if you never played the original and love classic turn - based JRPGs, Earthlock is definitely an RPG to keep in mind.

While its complicated systems and lack of tutorials might turn off inexperienced players, hardcore JRPG fans will find a lot to love, with a story full of interesting characters and an exciting, unique world to explore.

Instead it felt nice to just let me shoot things, however the lack of story is a very big problem and for those who love there story driven games, Borderlands will almost certainly have no appeal.

Idiotic AI, the lack of a solid story and mediocre gameplay outside of the actual sniping are all holding this game back from true greatness, and yet despite these problems this is an easy game to love, its brilliant level design and satisfying sniping providing hours of fun.

The only major flaw with this game is lack of character and story development and don't get me wrong, I loved both character and story, just wished it was fleshed out way more.

You may love the story and freedom in character customization in Final Fantasy Tactics, but if you didn't, would you be able to deal with the lack of challenge and game balance?

The film / book follows a narrative of a failed love story, involving a woman who had recently abandoned the narrator and left him with the landscape photographs lacking his presence and the presence of the notorious Israeli built Wall in the West Bank, an absence which echoes the atmosphere conjured by these images.

Many of us lack honesty when it comes to crucial conversations with our loved ones so we hide behind justifications, stories, explanation or even empty apologies.