Sentences with phrase «lack of some character development»

Critic Consensus: Shoddy filmmaking and a lack of character development derail what could be a potentially compelling tale.

And although Howard and Goldsman waste absolutely no time in thrusting the viewer into the action, the almost complete lack of character development makes it virtually impossible to actually care about Robert and Sophie's quest.

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.

The other reason certain emotional beats don't work is due to a lack of character development.

There's also a surprising lack of character development compared to its predecessor, with McAvoy's Xavier the only one with any real arc to speak of.

Another problem the film had was the lack of character development for a lot of the characters.

The reviews that I read weren't kind, and most stressed the lack of character development and plot.

But kids are unlikely to focus on the terrible editing, flat visuals, or lack of character development.

Unfortunately, I got bored after a while due to lack of character development.

My main complaints of this movie are the lack of character development, the over-reliance on CGI, some plot holes / illogical situations, and the 5 - 10 minutes before the ending credits.

This is a somewhat surprising star vehicle considering the lack of character development.

One of the complaints about the first «Avengers» movie was the lack of character development for the women, so writer - director Joss Whedon changed this in «Avengers: Age of Ultron».

«The Grudge» suffers from a lack of character development and several minor gaffes in its own internal logic, as well as the kind of often nonsensical horror - movie plot calculation that leaves shamelessly obvious openings for endless sequels.

For a story with as much built - in suspense — which it occasionally executes, but not as often as it should — «The Fifth Estate» is not nearly as engaging as it should be, and that is because of the lack of character development.

The middle parts of «Fantastic Beasts» are the draggiest, when all the slapstick, chase scenes and whimsical smashing and breaking of things mask a lack of character development.

While the casting of Crispin Glover as a disassociated loner who discovers he has the power to talk to rats is sort of inspired, «X Files» expat writer Glen Morgan's Willard suffers (and yes, I feel silly for saying this) from a lack of character development, a forced psychoanalytic structure, and a sort of inbred Comic Book Guy fondness for self - reference (i.e., the majority of the bit characters have animal names — a sort of thing used best in Landis's An American Werewolf in London and Dante's The Howling: Mrs. Leach, Mr. Garter, Janice Mantis, George Boxer, and so on) that grates.

It does enough to keep your attention, but it ends up trying to make certain moments impactful, but lack of some character development holds this back.

The lack of character development — or indeed escalation — is a little disappointing, however.

Unfortunately however, much more attention should have been paid to the films script due to its poor pacing issues and lack of character development, which means that quite a bit of time passes without much happening.

Sadly, «Strangerland» can't even commit to its mystery enough to engage as a procedural or whodunit, leaving a void in its center that Farrant's lack of character development doesn't fill.

Certainly tears are part of the grieving / healing / accepting process, but tear - jerking by filmmakers is not enough to make up for deficiencies elsewhere, any more than an abundance of terrific action choreography makes up for a lack of character development in a martial arts movie.

If there is a weakness here, it's in the lack of character development.

Miami Vice has some substantial weaknesses, such as the aforementioned lack of character development and the lengthy running time for the kind of film that it is.

As the film develops there are some great plot twists, but due to the lack of character development, it's hard to really invest in what's going on.

The things missing from the first film have been satisfactorily addressed in the second: the crucial racial bullying subplot; the unfortunate attention on special effects as spectacle; and the lamentable lack of character development.

This issue is exacerbated by the lack of character development in the script.

The one thing that American audiences will find most troubling is the lack of character development.

The negatives I'm seeing are a lack of character development, clinical tone, and violence, which to me seems like Yorgos» other films being criticized in the same way.

When you watch the Indiana Jones sequels you'll notice a lack of character development simply because you are so familiar with the lead character, thanks to Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it's okay to jump right into the action.

To compensate for the lack of character development, brief scenes of sacrifice, remorse and teamwork are shown among the relative strangers.

The plot of «The Lost Village» exposes its own lack of character development.

There was a lack of character development for me.

More then likely it is the lack of character development, which has been replaced by plot development.

The writing is simply not engaging and the lack of any character development is not helpful.

I look for unrealistic dialogue, flat characters, point of view errors, «telling» instead of showing, info dumping, lack of character development, plot holes, etc..

That being said, I felt like there was a lack of character development for Marie.

However, it suffered from poor story progression and a lack of character development.

While its short length and lack of character development leave much to be desired, the multiplayer feature more than makes up for the diminished gameplay, adding to the replay value.

For some reason or another, whether it's bad storytelling or lack of character development, I can never seem to empathize with any of the characters in the game.

It does eventually throw some curveballs, but the lack of character development is a missed opportunity.

Another is a lack of character development for the villains.

Not exact matches

While delivering a protest letter to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the Lagos House in Alausa for onward transmission to President Muhammadu Buhari, leader of the group, Mrs. Anike Adekanye said with the development, Melaye had exhibited convincingly that he lacked the «poise, panache, fitness and minimum character to occupy a seat among sane, revered and distinguished men and women in the hallowed chamber of the sacrosanct Nigeria Senate.»

Granted, these movies are based on superhero comics, which do this sort of character development a lot, with characters baldly stating what they're thinking or feeling because of the comparative struggle of comics to delve into their characters» heads, lacking consistent devices for inner monologues (as a more traditional novel would have) or the benefit of an actor's performance (as a movie or TV show would have).

What this film seriously lacks in a coherent and discernable plot and character development, it more than makes up for it with tons of style, great cinematography, and well - placed tension.

The sheer lack of effort poured into its plot and character development is frankly shameful, and for all its nostalgic quality it can neither hold a candle to the original nor adequately stand on its own.

The brief moments of ultraviolence are cartoonish in a similarly sub-Tarantino way, all B - movie sound and fury that only partially makes up in virtuosity what it lacks in meaningful plot development or character revelation.

Forget the lack of deep character development and insight into the human condition, that's not what this film ever promised to be about.

Unfortunately the show is just kinda dumb after that... the scripted dialogue ranges from generic to awful; the characters are pantomimes, you know exactly whether they're good or bad right up front, and the show lacks any sort of organic development or growth, you just don't get into it like you would on a better created and wriiten show.everything is so predictable that by the time big jim kills his nth person it's just sort of «meh whatever» time.

In regards to the characters, alot of the Mass Effect 2 squad mates are basically reduced to cameos and the returning characters other than maybe Liara (Bioware's golden girl), Garrus and Tali suffer from a lack of decent screentime and proper handling that affects their development at the core.