Sentences with phrase «of weak storyline»

Downton Abbey lacks surprise and is stretched precariously thin, a house full of fascinating people with not nearly enough to do, all caught in a loop of weak storylines that circle round but never fully propel.

Not exact matches

With The Secret World, Funcom reveals a good exponent of a MMO genre, thanks to a solid storyline and fun gameplay, but severely lacking in PvP and with a weak and poorly optimized game engine.

The weakest season so far as most of the side characters don't really enjoy any new storylines with the only saving grace really being the Trinity Killer played by John Lithgow who is show stealing this season.

It's not his fault, though, as this film would have been weak regardless of the star, with a predictable storyline and events that will have you recalling bits and pieces of plenty of other comedies of humiliation featuring a meek man finding the cojones to finally take on the bully in his life, only to make an utter ass of himself.

The plot begins near the latter years of the Han period, and each character has their own storylines which often intersect, but the writing is pretty weak and the plot isn't much more than just an excuse to funnel players into various battles with various bosses.

Yet for a character - driven storyline, Kuklinski still feels a little shallow and two dimensional; sometimes he even feels like a weaker version of Travis Bickle from Scorsese's Taxi Driver.

As brilliant as I find the film in its parts, as a whole I can't completely rave, as the film does falter a bit due to a lack of focus and there are some weak scenes, especially as the film nears the ending, which should have been edited out of the rather long film to make sure the storyline stays tight.

Cons: - Development of the kids individually, and their «unique» personalities, was poor - Weak storyline between the feuding fathers - The second half of the movie turns into Cloverfield 2.

The storyline is one farfetched contrivance after another, starting off with the mix up at one of the better hotels in Vegas, whose staff are too incompetent and easily swayed by the weakest of arguments to believe that they could ever find a job, much less retain one.

Because the FDR / Daisy storyline is so inherently weak, the film shifts its focus to the preposterous notion that a visit to Hyde Park by the King and Queen of Britain in 1939 secured the freedom of the world by making firm allies of the USA and Great Britain.

While the storyline feels weak at times, Rio couples that all - important kids» message about believing in yourself with a handful of one - liners that help liven things up.

Even my most successful author - clients who hit best - seller lists who send me their drafts to critique get hundreds of comments and suggestions on how to fix plot holes, tighten dialog, pick up the pacing, restructure weak storylines and subplots.

Another strong argument can be made that the story in most MMOs is weak due to the sandbox nature of the game; although many gamers are perfectly content with their own day - to - day experiences in the game serving as a unique, non-contrived storyline of sorts.

Nor is there any storyline to speak of, although for some this may be a small blessing given how weak the narrative is in many other strategy games.

However, the storylines for both sides of the ear are quite weak, with neither of them offering particularly likeable goals and aspirations.

Instead, the game has middle - of - the - pack graphics, weak storyline, emotionless driving and a poor upgrade system.

It is also, however, a case of great storyline ideas, and weak execution.

I do have a soft spot for dungeon crawlers, yes the genre has many flaws; they tend to have repetitive gameplay, the dungeons can be ugly to look at, and the storylines in a lot of them can be pretty weak.

The planet of Mira is spectacular, just as it is treacherous, the gameplay is engaging and sometimes a little frustrating, the storyline is forgivably weak and the soundtrack simply does not fit.

While the late 2015 title was a complete mess on all platforms, and had a weaker storyline than most episodes of Peppa Pig, it was primal fun.

I've always felt one of the weakest elements of the Metal Gear franchise has been in the flow of the storyline and Rising is certainly an improvement over MGS4, although not massively.