Sentences with phrase «of awkward»

There is a lot of awkward touching between the two that hints at du Pont's strange intentions with Mark.

There are occasional lulls, some of them awkward and unnaturally long, as if something has been edited out (like when Ben Stiller discussion commences).

It's kind of awkward to play but it does have its charm.

But even the boys of That Awkward Moment know their no - ties lifestyle is ill - fated.

Insofar as it's derived from the usual Chase persona, his character seems constructed with the sole purpose of eliciting our mild amusement, so a feeling of awkward confusion sets in when we're asked to expect more from it.

Those that thought the original was a mix of awkward humour and poor animation will not be wowed by the return of the franchise.

This includes some sexual discussions and innuendo, the use of fists to solve conflicts, and a couple of awkward moments between a teen daughter and her (very uncomfortable) teen father.

It seems odd, however, that The Ted would seek to get the bayonets a-rattlin» again with almost four hours of awkward period speechifying punctuated occasionally by random recreations of random early Civil War battles (Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville), each of which lead to the events of Maxwell's 1993 adaptation of The Killer Angels, Gettysburg.

Issa Rae cocreated and stars in the story of the personal and professional tribulations of a nonprofit worker named Issa (Rae) and her best friend, Molly (Yvonne Orji), a lawyer in this show inspired by Rae's YouTube series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.

My only complaint stems from a bit of awkward pacing in the middle where the pranks seem to unfold in too isolated a fashion with limited real world consequences, but it's very easy to overlook this small flaw.

The usual tropes of awkward pairings, rampant lust, and a family of pain - worshipping red - necked zombies make things more exciting than anyone planned.

Among the list of confirmed panelists are Shane Black (writer / director Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man 3), Jack Burditt (writer 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Peter Craig (writer The Town, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Parts I and II), Chad and Carey Hayes (writers The Conjuring, The Reaping), Mark Heyman (writer Black Swan, The Skeleton Twins), Angela Kang (writer The Walking Dead), Todd Kessler (co-creator Bloodline), Simon Kinberg (writer Sherlock Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Smith), Jenny Lumet (writer Rachel Getting Married), Kelly Marcel (writer Saving Mr. Banks, 50 Shades of Grey), Jonathan Nolan (writer Interstellar, The Dark Knight), Nicole Perlman (writer Guardians of the Galaxy), Mark Protosevich (writer Thor, I Am Legend), Issa Rae (creator The Misadventures of an Awkward Black Girl), Jason Reitman (writer / director Up in the Air, Thank You For Smoking), Phil Rosenthal (creator Everybody Loves Raymond), Terry Rossio (writer Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean), Liz Tigelaar (writer / producer Bates Motel, Nashville), David Wain (writer / director Wet Hot American Summer) and many others.

(For a deeper role, catch Mr. Chalamet in the film «Call Me by Your Name,» in the awards - worthy role of an awkward gay lad who is feeling out his identity through a relationship with an older student in Italy.)

Things should get better with the arrival of Henry Cavill as Clark Kent, but the hour that follows is a fatal mix of awkward editing and a void of narrative momentum.

As the father to Ross's young girlfriend, he begins dating Rachel, creating situtations that were all different levels of awkward.

Rae recently successfully launched the first season of the HBO show «Insecure,» based on her hit web series «The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.»

His face never seemingly changing expression (not once in the movie do I recall seeing him smile), he plays the role of an awkward, maladroit character with radiating confidence; the chemistry between himself and Fiennes is seamless.

The entire third act is a complete narrative mess, full of awkward transitions and bad pacing as Lee attempts to tie everything into one grand unifying theory of spiritual fulfillment.

Or is it just a matter of her type of awkward, physical comedy being better off in a supporting role, like her Oscar - nominated role in BRIDESMAIDS?

The superficiality of Refn's work would be an easier and tastier pill to swallow if he simply owned his stylistic excesses and didn't try to counter them with clunky dialogue exchanges clogged by heavy hunks of awkward exposition.

For the most part, speech seemed reasonably natural, despite a few instances of some awkward looping.

Other speakers recently added to the Conference slate include «The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl» writer / producer / actress Tracy Oliver, «Se7en» writer Andrew Kevin Walker, «Veep» actor Tony Hale, NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke (President,), «Blind Side» writer / director John Lee Hancock, and «Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me» writer Michael McCullers

Hearing the dialogue out loud (or witnessing some of the awkward melodramatic moments shoehorned into the material), it may be hard for even the most ardent fans of the book to deny the lack of quality in the writing.

Give Seymour and Enid and Harvey and Joyce a week off, and meet Lily and Jarrod, the latest pair of awkward, fumbling outcasts to be struck by Cupid's off - kilter arrow.

Speaking of awkward, the city's other major indie - and - international movie shindig, Film Independent's LA Film Festival, announced last month that in 2018 it will move from its traditional early summer slot to late September.

Just how many fist - bitingly embarrassing situations can a group of awkward teens squeeze themselves into in one movie?

A film with a few inspired moments — mostly towards the end — sprinkled in with a whole lot of awkward, even mean, portions.

She's a rebel but in that teenage way — kind of awkward and coming across as a bit of a jerk every so often.

Then the plot begins to take increasingly dark twists and turns, leading to a series of awkward or downright horrible confrontations that are freaky and emotional but also thoroughly mawkish.

So when they discover that their new next - door neighbors are none other than dozens of Delta Psi Beta fraternity brothers led by charismatic president Teddy Sanders (Zac Efron), they try to play along and make the best of an awkward situation.

But then she opens her mouth, and her stiff line readings of awkward dialogue make it impossible to become emotionally engaged by her character's journey.

There's an undeniable realism to their courtship, full of awkward moments and false starts as Elio confronts his budding and confusing sexuality.

Lots of awkward moments.

True to form, host Zach Galifianakis did not hold back, asking the star plenty of awkward and hilarious questions.

Her trials and tribulations can only remind us of those awkward years in high school.

In fact, what we deserve is a Sharon standalone in the «Book Club» cinematic universe: 90 minutes of her awkward dates and drinking white wine with her cat, Ginsberg.

Yes, «American Pie» had gross out humour but those moments were exaggerations of awkward teenage sexual experiences and the film had enough heart for you to care about the characters.

Then the quirky sitcom whips something else out: a series of awkward (and hilarious) events that bring attention to the, uh, anatomy of its main male characters.

Glimpse of Awkward Scenes G.I. Joe: Retaliation started out promising.

Its highs are pretty darned sublime, but its lows are craters of awkward despair.

The two enjoy drives across fields of flowers before parking and, like a pair of awkward teenagers, engage in some mutual masturbation.

The movie isn't perfect as it did have moments of awkward humor and some innuendos that may not fully be appropriate for smaller kids, but they wouldn't understand them anyway.

Despite a couple of awkward moments, The Heretic is a thrillingly funny and satisfying comedy drama.

He is such a perfect representation of the awkward creative film student.

And while 1983's Christine, based on Stephen King's contemporaneous novel, was closer kin to and may even have been inspired by The Car, it was a character study of an awkward teenager making friends with an angry Plymouth Fury that wondered which partner was really the evil one.

It's kind of exciting to see the filmmakers try their hands at such a broad, formally playful comedic form, but their fledgling stab is uneven: Not all of the actors seem in the same register, and scenes often take on the distinct feel of an awkward community - theater production.

I avoid the poorly - written ones but in the case of press junkets like this, I avoid even listening to them because of the awkward questions and outright idiotic self - promoting media «personalities.»

Nick Kroll asked me to post a pic of my awkward stage, but I never had one.

While the moments of awkward humour can be just as effective as some of the film's emotional or romantic set - pieces, the juxtaposition of both isn't wholly effective.

What happens is the writers (Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg) veer off of the awkward teenager situation and thrust the stars into insane situations with insane people for the laughs.