Sentences with phrase «leaden melodrama»

Coming from a character who is initially introduced to us as Joe Average, that priceless bit of leaden melodrama almost single - handedly consigns Law Abiding Citizen to the «camp» drawer — but, improbably, it's also an uncomfortable moment that perfectly captures Butler's nebulous, malleable status as a movie star.

The novelty of seeing Reeve in the air again wears off fairly fast, as «The Aviator» quickly reveals itself to be a leaden melodrama with mismatched stars and clunky screenwriting trying to marry mountainside survival activity with a postmortem analysis on wounded war pilots.