Sentences with phrase «lack of narrative»

But the movie's lack of narrative interest keeps it from being dramatically satisfying.

Tomorrowland has hanging about it, in other words, all the elements of disaster: winky meta references, lack of narrative cohesion, desperation - born mistakes, bad screenwriter / Nick - Riviera - bad script doctor Damon Lindelof as Bird's co-author... and yet it's good somehow.

With a considerably scattershot plot, one which has a somewhat episode design, Nerdland lacks some of the narrative momentum that comes from more cohesive stories.

McKenzie has effectively drawn us in, although lack of narrative makes the film frustratingly slow in spots.

Nothing, however, would have repaired the film's lack of narrative coherence.

Garcia's obvious patience in telling this story does become increasingly problematic, however, with the movie's lack of narrative thrust never more evident than in its disappointingly stagnant midsection - as Garcia emphasizes the exploits of two relatively uninteresting figures (Johnson's Joe and Mia Wasikowska's Helen).

Much of the problem comes from the film's slowness and lack of narrative drive.

While that game's religious themes didn't run as deeply as those in ActRaiser (due largely to its almost complete lack of a narrative beyond «destroy the enemy civilization»), Populous nevertheless got away with more than had ever slipped through the net in the 8 - bit days.

Earnestly presented and well acted, particularly by newcomer Nicole Beharie in the central role, the film shares with many other such agenda - driven dramas a complete lack of narrative surprise, merely connecting the dots.

The frustrating lack of narrative resolution which signals further instalments suggests a greater emphasis on comic book excess may well be on the cards; the tracks this sequel lays hardly point to a return to the first film's economy.

The movie should find mostly welcome reception in younger audiences willing to submit to its slipstream rhythms, but most moviegoers will deeply feel at least some nagging lack of narrative underpinning and infrastructure, which crucially, and fatally, undercuts momentum and goodwill.

Though the book suffers from an overall lack of narrative and some weaker stories along the way, it is certainly a worthwhile piece of nonfiction for anyone interested in a different line of insight in to a troubled part of the world.

This dehumanising lack of narrative is at once Gursky's greatest strength and also a weakness: the most critical issues of our time are coolly documented, distilled to abstract aesthetics and left open to interpretation.

Lack of narrative depresses me.

Nuri Bilge Ceylan has to be the least kinetic of working filmmakers — and not simply in the sense of static camerawork or lack of narrative momentum.

A fascinating and visually impressive intellectual helter - skelter ride, but the lack of narrative coherence lets down its promising sci - fi concepts and satire.

Malick, as he does, cut many actors out of the film (including Jessica Chastain, Rachel Weisz, Michael Sheen, Amanda Peet, and Barry Pepper), but the first trailer reveals, at the very least, another beautifully shot film by Emmanuel Lubezki, which could be enough for some fans to overcome the lack of narrative.

More pragmatic souls will grow restless over both its lack of narrative thrust and monotonously drawn - out scenes.

Roger revisited the movie seven years later on August 4, 2010 to indoctrinate it into his Great Movies collection, also replying to the conversation that seemingly hadn't ended about the film's warm question marks: Murray's still performance, the lack of narrative, those words Murray whispers into Johansson's ears, et cetera.

Maybe, in that case, the lack of a narrative is a silver lining.

As for the movie, it's loaded with as many stunning (if not stoned) characters as the faults, not the least vice of which is the lack of narrative clarity to be found here.

All the Real Girls draws its poignancy from its lack of narrative meaning — its truths are ultimate ones and the pleasure of the text is its ability to evoke grace in the half - formed emotions of its broken lovers.

Surely this is an element of the overall feeling of detachment from the movie, and the lack of narrative focus drags the front - loaded first act (A subplot involving the identical, bumbling Inspectors Thompson (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) and a pickpocket (Toby Jones) only provides some stilted comedy; something is off about the physics of this animated world).

Still, the lack of narrative aggression (shall we say fire?)

With a combination of a lack of narrative, the hero's drive towards a singular goal, and a steady string of impediments, the entire film feels like an old - school video game, with Eugene as the protagonist.

The lack of narrative would have the film rolling in an endless string of these things, so Paputts must resort to a shocking third - act moment to hurl the story towards resolution instead of leading it to a natural end.

What makes the film so surprising, though, is its lack of narrative form.

Such shifts to the omniscient create a lack of narrative integrity and an inconsistency of character portrayal.

There are only a limited number of maps, so gameplay swiftly becomes competitive and the lack of narrative makes it difficult to motivate yourself to finish it.

I'm a fan of narrative ambiguity in horror, Silent Hill is one of my favorite franchises, but opacity can not be a substitute for a lack of narrative cohesion.

What I did in one part of Hope County had no effect at all on the others, and the game suffers greatly from this lack of narrative cohesion.

It's not a big deal that these women never come together as any kind of whole, but the lack of narrative is going to frustrate almost everyone who sees this movie.

inAPPropriate similarly suffers from a trait endemic to sketch - comedy movies: a lack of narrative drive.

Did you enjoy BioShock «s heady take on FPS gameplay enough to overlook the lack of narrative?

Though the story of the first game felt laughable in its seriousness, the lack of narrative hooks to the sequel feel mildly demotivating at the same time.

These pacing problems effect the core gameplay as well, as the lack of narrative progression often means there's no sense of reward from completing puzzles early in the game.

State of Decay 2 makes up for its lack of narrative by having players make gameplay decisions that truly matter.

The genre isn't for everyone — dedicated action gamers aren't too keen on dozens of menus and the character - building elements and traditional RPG fans bemoan the lack of a narrative, often too difficult tasks and the absence of androgynous heroes — but those who love it are about as die - hard as gamers get.

Dream Team's bright and friendly world is an easy one to fall in love with, but by the time you reach the end, that love will have been tested repeatedly by uneven design and a lack of narrative follow - through.

This lack of narrative also makes navigating some levels confusing.

INSIDE's dark colour palate and subtle sound design powers the game forwards and the lack of narrative means that as a player you must map out the story based on the boy's journey.

Unfortunately, the lack of narrative and the scarce amount of varied content makes this well - constructed expansion fall short from being a great addition to Dying Light.

The lack of narrative in Ye's videos shifts the focus to the temporal quality of his hand - drawn animations; the artist feels that his videos allow him to manipulate and «create» time.

Often it challenges and at times offends with its abruptness and lack of narrative or aesthetic compromise.

Given the current social context, in which everyone constantly sees and shares images of themselves on different networks, Carvalhosa's installation triggers a strange feeling within the viewer, who instantly pauses and enters something of a «non-place,» where the lack of narrative can be disconcerting.

Some look at it and relate to it, either because they feel that they understand it or because they feel that its lack of obviousness, lack of content, lack of narrative, and lack of easy explanation is something to which they simply, for some reason, feel a kindred.

Her lack of narrative, or any superfluous detail, places Martin firmly in the Minimalist camp of contemporary art, although her stated aim was not to create an intellectual form of abstraction but rather emotions that could be experienced, in the manner of abstract expressionists like Mark Rothko.

Players complained endlessly about not having enough space for all their gear and weapons, the lack of narrative and cinematic direction, and an almost Kafkaesque progression system.

Still, all combined, the reports perhaps show the lack of narrative at play in the currency market.