Sentences with phrase «lack of humor in»

Nick Stillman laments the lack of humor in Richard Prince's latest gallery show, citing quotes from past BOMB interviews with Barbara Kruger and Marvin Heiferman.

CEO Michael Egan also noted that customers who were surveyed mentioned that there was a distinct lack of humor in any of the company's ads.

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One will look in vain for any shred of humor in Memoirs in Exile, and in this lack it accurately epitomizes the struggle it recounts.

It is not lacking in humor, and it is quite revealing as to the nature of the feminine toilette in that remote period.

«Anthropologie has a sense of fun and humor, and I think that's sorely lacking in contemporary these days,» she added.

Within Stone's oeuvre, Alexander ranks as his most exasperatingly off - target film, completely lacking the director's mordant, stick - in - the - eye humor (so apparent in Natural Born Killers and Salvador), his love of Rubik's Cube-esque conspiracy (à la JFK), and even his able hand with battlefield glory and its blackened flipside (as in Platoon).

But there's still not quite enough going on here, either in terms of humor or excitement; small children are likely to be disappointed by the paucity of silly slapstick or bathroom gags, while their older siblings will probably fidget at the lack of scares.

If the plot's not enough to drive you crazy, the lack of intellectuality in the humor will make you want to rip your hair out, or go and slap the ticket boy at the front of the theater for allowing you to spend 8 dollars on this movie.

What used to be fresh and witty in the first two films gives place to a stupid slapstick humor full of fart and poop jokes, lacking most of the cleverness of the previous stories.

If irresponsibility and a lack of trust or deep caring between anyone is the grounds for good humor, then Bojack Horseman does it infinitely better (The difference is that in a cartoon show about vacuous Hollywood types there are characters who feel like subjects who can care rather than just targets for cynical jokes).

On top of being structurally unsound and lacking in the humor department, The Sitter veers further off track in a desperate attempt at giving the final product a serious side it doesn't deserve.

Not only is the plot lacking in both humor and intensity, but the storyline wastes the talents of a strong ensemble cast.

While «Outside In» lacks some of the off - kilter humor for which Shelton is known, it makes up for it in gorgeous, restrained filmmaking that reflects Chris's isolated realitIn» lacks some of the off - kilter humor for which Shelton is known, it makes up for it in gorgeous, restrained filmmaking that reflects Chris's isolated realitin gorgeous, restrained filmmaking that reflects Chris's isolated reality.

Neon takes some pretty big liberties of its own by mixing in science fiction elements and characters, ample humor, and a neon - drenched eighties vibe that even the original 1987 game lacked.

While the experience does not lack humor, much of it is either front - loaded — in the person of the annoyingly grubby T.J. Miller — or back - loaded — in the more capable hands of Stanley Tucci.

Capcom» s Dead Rising 3 was revealed at E3 this past June to a bewildered audience that was impressed with the games zombie count and seemingly open world, but disappointed in the lack of the series» trademark humor and unique brand of crazy.

Unlike The King's Speech, a more involving biopic for which he won the Oscar for Best Director, The Danish Girl is lacking in humor or energy, and so it has to fall back on the sheer worthiness of the story it's telling.

• The Coens have never lacked for confidence, but this was their most confident film to date, a blending of humor and drama that at the time felt daring but in retrospect seems almost obvious.

A synthesis of irreverent humor, incredible special effects, and a sense of exhilaration sorely lacking in our cynical postmodern horrors and comedies.

Add an absolute lack of humor and it's certain the only person left in stitches will be the immortal monster.

Lacking the authenticity of the first film and missing the quick humor of the second film, Pitch Perfect 3, directed by Trish Sie, struggles to find its narrative footing and falls flat comedically, ending as by far the weakest film in the trilogy.

R - rated by virtue of scatalogical humor — penii, both of the flaccid and majorly erect variety, crowd the screen; jaws dangle, gawking at flopping mammaries; — and frivolous vulgarities, Baywatch fails to insert much conviction into its raunch and lacks even more in the originality department.

The episodic result has style and attitude to spare, a Tarantino throwback vibe, and a quirky sense of humor, even if the lack of moral complexity in the unsympathetic characters make emotional investment difficult.

The real Achilles heel is the lack of genuinely good humor; while the tone stays light, the jokes are bad, as is the intentionally goofy manner in which they are delivered.

Say what you will about the lack of plausibility involved in the story, as well as the ridiculous physics, it delivers pretty much on every intended level in terms of sheer action, thrills, humor, violence, and titillation.

That's the eternal question, posed when college students in the seventies managed to stay out of Vietnam, a point raised by the inequalities depicted in «Free State of Jones,» but the movie simply lacks energy and sufficient humor.

The prospect of three commercial duds in a row could give any filmmaker a panic attack, but Perry has a sense of humor about his lack of box office prowess.

Overwrought in ambience, and without the merest trace of humanity, a sense of humor, or its own unique style, it lacks a necessary sense of fun or adventure.

This video (which is really a cartoon, although it certainly lacks humor) is about them, but also about what is happening in general in their schools, post the adoption and implementation (at approximately $ 500,000 / year) of the SAS EVAAS value - added system.

Another thing I love about Child's books is the highly astringent sense of humor, a quality often lacking in the thriller genre.

While it has a few missteps and lacks the semi tongue in cheek humor of the original games, I found that the experience of Max's journey to be far more engrossing than I initially expected.

The team revealed in an Iwata Asks that they didn't really bother with story (because it's aMario game), but that doesn't explain the rest of the game's lack of humor and stand out characters.

What he lacks in a sense of humor, he makes up for with attitude, and dual Cob Busters.

David (Figure 1) placed his own head on the guillotine in the interest of public safety, it was characterized by form, proportions, and utter lack of humor.

Perhaps its because of our monkey roots — their lack of inhibition when it comes to handling their own filth must be lurking in us somewhere — that many of us find poo jokes and toilet humor so funny even as we, cough, mature.

In the parent - child play session, parent intrusiveness (physically taking over control of the video game they were trying to teach their child) and derisive humor (making fun of the child's performance, being sarcastic) communicated incompetence and a lack of respect for the child's efforts.

Conflict behaviors were defined as follows: (a) conflict, the level of tension, hostility, dissension, antagonism, or negative affect; (b) defensiveness, trying to avoid blame or responsibility; (c) contempt, lack of respect, insult, mockery, sarcasm, or derision of partner; (d) withdrawal, an avoidance of the interaction or of the problem discussion in some way; (e) demand, hounding or nagging partner; (f) communication skills, level of appropriate and positive expressive skills; (g) support - validation, appropriate and positive listening and speaking skills that convey supportiveness or understanding; (h) problem solving, the ability to constructively define a problem and work toward a mutually satisfactory solution; and (i) humor, trying to make a joke, finding something funny about the situation.

Your real personality, sense of humor (or lack thereof), living conditions, and life are shown in all their glory to your Snapchat friends, because on Snapchat, you're really you.