Sentences with phrase «of flat character»

The DVD's pleasing animated main menu moves around a three - dimensional universe of flat character stills while score plays.

Not exact matches

It's a teaching — a comparison to something not that flattering and calling to question the character and focus of the people he's addressing.

His «wisdom» consisted, we suspect, in his profligate and ultimately self - flattering sponsorship of native and imported «wisdom» artists — articulate writers and reciters of a kind of prephilosophical moral philosophy current in the Near Eastern world of the tenth century and preserved, in essential character at least, in Proverbs, in many of the Psalms, and, in a different vein, in the Prologue and Epilogue of job (Job 1 - 2; 42:7 - 17).

I thought the characters were flat and unattractive, the story ho - hum, and the premise churlish and clumsy (i.e. the whole point is to tear down the belief system of others rather than put something positive forward as an alternative).

With the course of time such «deformations» lose their newness, and often even their original metaphorical character, and become flat, commonplace words.»

And when something's as richly imagined as the world of «Game of Thrones,» the show can fall flat when it plays fast and loose with character motivations.

Another, smaller crowd clustered about Garlits» chief rival, Chicagoan Chris Karamesines, a mustached, sleepy - eyed man who looks like a character out of Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat and is known on the drag - racing circuit simply as «The Greek.»

«Phil didn't do something to earthquake - proof the house that he promised he had, and spends most of the episode trying to cover up,» says Burrell, who loves the bumbling but well - intentioned character, which was written with him in mind — something he finds «not particularly flattering, but hilarious.

Which is to say that the true character of the man Matthew Opoku Prempeh might gradually be showing now.And trust me, the picture developing from this might not be entirely flattering to his person.

Showing its transitional nature, the animal was slightly smaller than a modern black bear, with a flatter head and a combination of primitive and advanced dental characters.

You'll get the character of vintage denim along with a more flattering contemporary fit.

She specifically requested riding boots, instead of ballet flats, so her character could ride horses and run around the French countryside.

Learn about all the different kinds of characters, like round, flat, stock, or antagonist, that writers and readers encounter in fiction.

The characters are flat, some even annoying, and the gags just don't work most of the time.

Meanwhile, all of the pancake - flat supporting characters get to have all of the fun (at least someone got to).

Still, in the end, despite the best efforts of the onscreen and offscreen talent, the final product falls flat in way too many places, even as a character study, in spite of Turtorro's inspired performance.

With his trusty assistant Pippy beside him Popper closes a deal on Manhattan's famed Flat Iron building by convincing Jeffrey Tambor's character Mr. Gremmins that the time has come for him to pursue his dreams of sailing around the world.

This is a movie full of characters you would walk away from at a cocktail party, engaging in the flattest brand of smart banter imaginable.

Superstore is an unimaginative, run - of - the - mill network affair full of stock characters, flat dialogue, and too many poop references.

This tale set in Apartheid South Africa aptly demonstrates the contours of political divisiveness, but unfortunately, the characters are flat.

Horrible cliches, bad writing, emotional angles that are meant to be deep but come off pathetic... The South is a gold mine of odd balls and unique characters and unexpected situations, but this show falls flat on its face when trying to depict it.

It feels flat and after the first couple of hours, after controlling our lovely character for half an hour as a little girl, it falls and feels boring.

The stop - motion animation - a favorite tool of Burton's - is given loving attention, and the character design is full of terrific touches, such as the hulking flat - topped schoolmate who looks a bit like a certain man - made monster.

But the game is flat out relentless and will make most regular 2k fans feel like they re playing Dark Souls at first and will leave every game feeling like a glorified bum with all of the characters praising you like a blind kid after hes allowed to score a touchdown.

There is a theme of family and friendship that, while flat because these aren't relatable characters, at least alleviates some of the darker impulses of the movie.

Chances are, Beatrix Potter would be flattered to know that one day, more than a century after she published «The Tale of Peter Rabbit,» her most beloved character would be reinterpreted on screen not as a traditional cartoon (even though her work paved the way for the likes of Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse) but -LSB-...]

This well - meaning film winds up seeming more than a little obtuse in its flat avoidance of geopolitical detail, not helped by disproportionately faint sketching of its non-western characters...

Taking place almost entirely in a single flat, with only a handful of characters, it feels like a play that exists only in dreams.

It feels like a slapdash collection of scenes rather than a balloon sent smoothly aloft, with jokes often falling as flat as Cena's buzz cut (a running gag centers on his tough - guy character's propensity for crying, a go - to bit that ages fast).

Chances are, Beatrix Potter would be flattered to know that one day, more than a century after she published «The Tale of Peter Rabbit,» her most beloved character would be reinterpreted on screen not as a traditional cartoon (even though her work paved the way for the likes of Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse) but as a photo - real, fully anthropomorphic rabbit, complete with opposable thumbs and a tiny blue jacket.

Things fall flat, though, when Taylor emerges as the central character, interacting with Hill House's malignant history in an increasingly silly series of frightless escapades that have her chasing about the house's serpentine corridors after wispy kiddie ghosts and bloody footprints.

But without the (old) Disney genius for emotional structure and character design, the results are rather flat — the film concentrates on Disney horror and trauma without the relief of Disney charm.

Fair enough, but it doesn't necessarily deliver on the psychodramatic intensity of a character piece, either, seeming curiously flat despite Nicholson's unimpeachable performance.

The Main Menu takes you on another flat tour of the series» stylized take on the Hundred Acre Wood, as a very long tracking shot observes characters amidst falling green leaves and flying bees.

The movie doesn't just feature quirky characters, which could have been found in any film of the time, but flat - out weird characters whose actions don't serve the narrative — they are simply weird for weird's sake.

Not only are the characters flat, paper constructs, but the levels and buildings are largely made of cardboard (as is Mario's health bar), while environmental effects such as water and sand throw off small circles of construction paper when they splash against something.

But kids are unlikely to focus on the terrible editing, flat visuals, or lack of character development.

Jack's killer - disease revelation admittedly does inject the proceedings with some much - needed energy, although even this aspect of the film ultimately falls flat due to Bell's overtly sinister turn (ie one's efforts at buying into the character's claims are consistently thwarted by his exceedingly evil demeanor).

The story falls flat for most of the journey, and the only character that really stands out is Frank.

A setup like this could easily fall flat on its face with the absence of a strong lead character to make it fun, but thankfully, High Moon Studios nails the overall look and feel of Deadpool.

It is, of course, not surprising to note that the sentimental elements that crop up towards the end fall completely flat, as the viewer has absolutely nothing invested in these characters or their happiness - with the end result a nigh worthless piece of work that manages to waste a fairly impressive cast (ie it takes some effort to drain Allen of his natural charisma).

She also has much more agency as a character than the heroines of those films, something seized upon by Hawkins, who's flat - out brilliant in the role; her innately expressive features almost rendering the subtitling of her signed conversations irrelevant.

The characters are flat, and the actors playing them seem as befuddled as the viewer about the ambiguous shades of good and evil from one scene to the next.

Still, despite the incredible visuals and some plucky characters, the storyline, much like the long, flowing locks of the Real Bronzio soccer players, ultimately falls flat.

Characters can also be created to try and add a bit of spice to the game, but this falls flat as well.

These are not all the characters contained in the film, but the point is that none of them are at all flattering.

The character models are mostly good, but they are the one area of the visuals that just looked a bit flat and sometimes like dead - men walking.

The final hour of Zombieland falls completely flat; the characters are so dull and uninteresting.

The SAW Award - nominated actress, who appeared flattered by the director's assessment of her acting skills, admitted that the thing that she loves the most about her character is that «she's kind of a badass from the beginning.

And another good thing, if I'm going to play Lucille, Guillermo's the one to do that with because he's going to make sure that it's not just this flat archetype of a character.