Sentences with phrase «lacked much punch»

Music was acceptably clear and concise, while effects demonstrated decent accuracy; those elements lacked much punch, but they avoided most distortion.

The Dolby 2.0 stereo track lacks much punch in the directional department with some very minor atmospheric noise during its first rally scene and a few moments in its second half; dialogue is well modulated in the centre channel.

The muddled surprise ending lacks much punch.

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The world «genius» is thrown around so much that it's started to lack any real punch.

What's shocking is how much our political culture has changed in just 60 years — the producers of this film lived in a country that had just seen REAL despotism in the form of Nazi Germany and a military - ruled Japan (note the brownshirt - style uniforms, and also the lack of any of any depiction of their Soviet equivalents), and they pull few punches about what leads a society away from freedom.

The movie's all - too - deliberate pace holds the viewer at arms length for much of its overlong running time, however, as Foley's rough - cut sensibilities result in a surfeit of palpably padded - out and entirely needless sequences - with the ensuing lack of momentum ensuring that certain moments aren't able to pack the visceral punch that Foley has intended.

That could be the reason why it didn't resonate with audiences as much as expected, but it likely has more to do with the fact that, despite having the makings of a real tearjerker, the movie lacks emotional punch.

The only minor nit is that some of the book's final scenes pick up on story threads from much earlier in the series — like from books 3 and 4 — and if (like me) you haven't read those volumes in 15 or so years, the resolution of these dimly - remembered plot points lack the narrative punch they might have had.

Effects lacked as much to do, but they created a good sense of place and they added some punch when appropriate, such as during a helicopter trip at the story's start.

Final Verdict: A Most Violent Year boasts some terrific performances, yet it relies on them too much, lacking a third act punch to tie the story together.

The 3.0 - liter turbodiesel V6 lacks the punch of the V8, and doesn't have as much passing power as the gasoline V6, but it has awesome torque for towing and gets 25 mpg.

The AC is lacking punch, The steering is ultra light, the handling even with SE trim is floaty, build quality is better than last gen but not by much, the brakes are pretty much dead if one must make a sudden stop from say 50 mph, lots of fade, the gas mileage is horrible even when taking it easy on the engine.

Performance — Since the time we first drove the A-Class diesel, we have been vocal with our disappointment with the engine which lacked punch and we even stated that a much cheaper Volkswagen Polo GT was faster.

This didn't bother me so much as the game is supposed to be played quick and dirty, dropping and picking up weapons every minute or so, but the lack of punch from the guns at a distance compounded the problem significantly.

As is the case with most other smartphone cameras in low - light situations, this camera tends to go for a much warmer color temperature, and coupled with the lower saturation that the HTC 10 is already guilty of, these photos lack the punch that we would have liked to see.