Sentences with phrase «not hit the right notes»

How can a film of this subject matter and fine cast not hit the right notes.

It's commendable that High Voltage attempted to create a tailored experience for the 3DS as opposed to just ripping off the console version, but unfortunately Captain America: Super Soldier just doesn't hit the right note.

Maybe we will see that soon, but this book review definitely doesn't hit the right notes in characterizing the Middle.

I have been looking for a replacement, but just haven't hit the right note yet....

Not exact matches

It's not perfect, but the open letter to Canadians from RBC president and CEO Gord Nixon does hit a lot of the right notes to help stem the swell of ill will, sparked by a CBC report over the weekend claiming the company was swapping Canadian staff for cheaper temporary foreign workers.

The online coupon company which was once hailed as the future of retail and hasn't really hit the right note ever since, responded by firing their CEO, Andrew Mason.

LF — nice game by Parra (3 hits tonight) and some nice D — well done CF — not much out of Desmond tonight RF — Only offense of note tonight provided by CarGo — HR and sac fly — nice to see him play well UTIL — Valaika PH and hit the ball hard — just right at Difo at 2B.

Right now, Rambo's form is stuck in the middle, not yet hit the note but not too peachy either.

But it seems to me that Cameron's failure to hit the right note at these events comes because he doesn't identify the fine line between addressing the hall and addressing the country.

So he had to just hit the right note in terms of as the leader of the country giving us encouragement but not trying to be triumphalist simply because Conservatives are back in power.

Murdo's piece hit all of the right notes and towards the end of the year David Cameron made it abundantly clear that he wasn't going to take risks with the Union.

At issue is not whether singers hit the right or wrong note, but how close are they to any note.

Moving down the list, I don't know if I've been ignoring Madewell or maybe they had a comeback while I was pregnant, but Madewell has been hitting all the right notes with their spring line.

Sometimes, the mix hits just the right style note; sometimes, it's close, sometimes, it's not so close.

Not unlike Mylene's own singing voice, her disco - era aesthetic hits all the right notes.

There are so many great Victorian - era inspired pieces cropping up these days and both Coach and Ted Baker hit all the right notes I look for when hunting down vintage - inspired pieces that don't feel dated: modern draping, a subtle statement sleeve and wonderful, modern details (think buttons and prints).

I don't mean to start this post off on a down note, because right now BR is running two great sales: 40 % off regular items (code: BRSTYLE; exclusions abound) and an extra 50 % off sale, no code required But I do want to warn that the quality is more miss than hit right now at Banana, which is why I've assembled some great picks inside from the store that do hit the mark.

Meaning if your picture doesn't hit all the right notes, people are going to be pushing the «next» button before they even read about what an amazing person you are.

I won't spoil it here, but they managed to find a good middle ground between reality and a Hollywood ending that I thought hit the right note.

This show is off the mark somehow, like it is almost funny and almost good, but just doesn't quite hit the right notes...

It's a real hum - dinger which still hits every note right on over 40 years after its release, and though the times have moved on it hasn't lost any of its subtle edge.

Monsters University wasn't anything special as far as animated fare goes but it hit all the right notes.

In the end, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World doesn't quite hit all the right notes — I'm not sure exactly what the moral of the story is (other than don't be a dick) but it is a nice exaggerated exploration of the baggage people bring into new relationships and male insecurity in the face of female sexuality (something we haven't really seen explored much since Chasing Amy.)

Truly funny, tugging in all of the right places, the Meyerowitz's are not a family to immediately warm to, but their selected short stories being told here really do manage to hit all of the right notes.

Ironically, the title of the film is quite appropriate because even though the film hits the right notes stylistically, at its core the soul of the film is hollow, (not to mention that many viewers who crave something more will be quite sleepy for the duration).

Kenneth Branagh's remake of the Disney classic hits all the right notes, but the tune hasn't changed much in 55 years

It doesn't always hit the right notes when it comes to the former.

The Half - Blood Prince hits the right notes at the right times to make the music sound the way it should, and yet, while it is efficiently made and well worth recommending for Potter fans, there is still something hollow to the characters for those who've not read the books.

Kung Fu Panda 2 isn't as gawkily great as the first film, but it still hits all the right emotional notes and will provide you with a beautiful palate of truly kickass action sequences.

Despite lively performances, handsome costumes and a lavish sense of 1940s high society, «Florence Foster Jenkins» just doesn't hit all the right notes.

Though things don't always go harmoniously for the Lyon family, Bryshere Gray (from left), Jussie Smollett, Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard hit all the right notes on «Empire.»

Granted, they hit all the right notes: Judd's beautiful and vividly expressive face is put to good use, and she is a good sport when it comes to physical comedy; and Jackman has the ruggedly macho thing down cold, but not so much that he comes off as an arrogant oaf.

Familiarity shouldn't be a dirty word though, since the film hits all the right notes, serving as a welcome return of the Avengers amusing team dynamic and essentially asking «what more could you want?»

Smith says they spent considerable time ensuring the sound hit all the right notes and it hasn't been wasted.

We found the sound quality very rich with a wide variety of music, hitting just the right bass and treble notes and not distorting at high volume.

The Excite Pure isn't going to set the world alight, but competitively priced, it seems to hit the right notes.

The on - screen keyboard works very well for typing, even with large fingers hitting the right button isn't much of a problem, but there is no separate notes application; a note can only be tied to a highlight within a book.

One thing to note, however, is that if you do a couple of loan application for the same thing in a couple of days, like two car loan applications or two mortgage applications right at the same time, they may be bundled together and only considered as one hit, but that doesn't always happen.

I'm more hopeful than not at this point as Kimishima and Nintendo have been hitting all of the right notes imo, at least in terms of games.

When it hits the right notes, Resident Evil: Revelations feels like a true return to form, it's just a shame it didn't run with that idea all the way to the bank.

- the game's shading mechanism has changed, which allows for increased gear texture quality - all graphical aspects and programming mechanisms have been built up from scratch for this sequel - maximum resolution is 1080p in TV mode - a bigger focus for Nintendo was the 60 frames per second - occasionally the resolution will be scaled down when there is too much ink displaying on the screen - Nintendo reduced the CPU load and refined the way to use CPU power effectively to maintain 60 fps in all matches - weapons were tweaked to let players be more creative by thinking about unique weapon characteristics and their best uses - weapons are designed to be effective when they are used during the right occasion - Special weapons are stronger than the original ones when used in the right situation, but weaker otherwise - the damage and effect of slowing down your movement when you step in the opponent's ink are reduced from original - you can jump up in rank if you're good enough, but only up until S - you can't jump up from C, B or A to S + - when you win battles in Ranked mode, the Ranked meter fills and your rank goes up when its fully filled - when you lose a battle, the gauge does not decrease, but the meter starts to crack - once the meter reaches its limit, it breaks - when the meter breaks, you have to start over again from the beginning or from a lower rank - highest rank is still S +, but if you fill up the Ranked meter, you get numbers after the alphabet such as «S +1», «S +2» and so on - maximum number is «S +50», but this number will not be displayed to your opponent - you are the only one to see it, and you can check it on your own status screen - Ranked Power is calculated by an algorithm to measure how strong each player is with minuteness - this will determine if a player's rank is worthy of receiving a big jump (like from «C» to «A»)- Ranked Power has no relation to your splat rate, and is more tied into to how well you lead your team to victory - you won't drop off more than one rank even if you play poorly - stage rotation time was changed to two hours - this was done because the devs expected people to play for an hour or so, but they found people play much longer - with Salmon Run, Nintendo considered how to implement a co-op oriented mode in a player - versus - player type of game - the devs will monitor how users are playing this mode to see if there's some tweaks they can throw in - more Salmon Run maps will be added in the future, but Nintendo wouldn't comment on adding more enemy types to the mode - rewards are changed each time Salmon Run is played - you can obtain rewards when playing locally, but not gear - originally Nintendo had an idea for this mode, but had no background setting, enemy designs, etc. - Inoue suggested that it should be salmon - themed - when Nintendo hosted the Splatfest that pit Callie against Marie, the development of Splatoon 2 had started - the devs had already decided to have the result reflected in the sequel - they even had an idea to announce the Splatfest with a phrase «Your choice will change the next Splatoon» - the timing to announce a sequel wasn't right, so they decided against this - they eventually released a series of short stories about the Squid Sisters to show how the Splatfest affected the sequel's story - Nintendo wouldn't say if Marina is an Octoling, and noted that Inklings are not paying attention to this too much - Inklings don't care about appearances, as long as everyone is doing something fresh - the Squid Sisters had composers who produced their songs, but Off the Hook are composing their music by themselves - Pearl is genius artist, but she couldn't find a right partner because she's a bit too edgy - she eventually found Marina as a partner though, and their chemistry is sparkling right now - Nintendo is planning a year of content updates for Splatoon 2 - when finished, the quantity of stages will be more than the original - some of the additional stages are totally new and some will be arranged stages from the first game - not all original stages will return and they are choosing stages based on the potential for them to be improved - Brella is shotgun-esque weapon, so the ink hits your opponent more if you are closer - it can shield damage when you open it, but the amount of damage has a limit and once it reaches it, it breaks - you can shoot ink, but you can't use the shield feature when it breaks - the shield won't prevent your allies ink - there are more new weapon categories which haven't been revealed yet - there are no other ranked modes outside of the three current options - the future holds any sort of possibility, but the devs didn't get specific about adding more content like that - for the modes, they adjusted the rule designs so that players will experience the more interesting aspects

It's a totally standalone, open world shooter that hits every note just right, and doesn't require the original game to play.

The State of Decay series hits the right notes with me as it not only allows you to maim hordes of zombies, but it also focuses a lot on some of the other sometime overlooked facets of a survival situation, such as resource management other than just ammo and first aid sprays.

Thankfully, it wasn't a let down at all as Legends hits all the right notes as well.

The driving mechanics are, of course, wild & arcade - driven — a driving simulation this isn't — but taking advantage of the «crazy physics» as you careen wildly through streets hits all the right notes.

Uncharted 4 hits all of the right notes, with its incredible visuals and massive set pieces leaving players in awe, and if it weren't for the couple of false endings that dragged the game out, it would've received a perfect score from us here at Heavy.

But lets face it your so busy trying to hit the right notes that only spectators are really going to have a great view on the visuals so the graphics aren't necessarily as important as a big action title.

While The Alliance Alive doesn't do anything groundbreaking for JRPGs, what it does do is create a solid gaming experience that hits all the right notes in story and gameplay, and sucks the player in for 40 + hours of an adventure that spans four unique regions, with almost 10 playable characters, and 12 weapons to master.

Maybe it's unsurprising, then, that the Sonos One doesn't quite hit all the right notes out of the gate.

Sure, it's essentially a Galaxy Note 4 variant at heart, with the same powerful internals and core functionality, but the difference is right there in the name: This 5.6 - inch phablet screen doesn't stop when it hits the usual right border, instead pouring over to form a curved edge on the side of the phone.