Sentences with phrase «leaden weights»

Noted MPDG magnet Zach Braff went to the wedding in the pivotal scene of The Last Kiss soaked through with 30s ennui, and with the oppressive, leaden weights of adulthood, responsibility, and attractive, utterly devoted girlfriend Jacinda Barrett hanging around his neck.

I rather like it when those who enter office, whether elected or appointed, announce themselves in advance by a) a long and arduous record, b) predictably constrained staff who will be paid by OUR tax dollars to pursue their pet projects, thus opening themselves up to stark exposure on countless occasions yet to unfold, and c) who must thus become leaden weights on the presumed «We'll get this done» crippled legs of those who make bold to hire them.

It's tempting to attribute the leaden weight of cliché in Possession to some kind of wicked LaBute barb about the zombie - march of most modern romances, but I fear that the film is deadly serious in its Harlequin intentions.

Not exact matches

They carry a weight of consequence that has the same leaden impact as someone going «all in» on a high - stakes poker hand.