Sentences with phrase «overly schematic»

In many manuscripts I read, the story world is presumed, or lightly detailed, or overly schematic, or — almost always — described in mainly visual terms.

«Jennifer Haigh's Mrs. Kimble focuses a laser on that most irrational of decisions - whom to marry... Though the premise seems overly schematic, the result is an affecting tale of the power of a charismatic predator and the acquiescence of his victims....

While the dramatics of the first two films (and later ones) are cleanly executed, they can't help but seem overly schematic when placed in comparison with this, in which the raw emotion of adolescence is allowed to comfortably interact with a magical world that seems all the more physically tangible for the juxtaposition (helped immeasurably by Cuaron's preference for physical rather than digital effects whenever possible).

An overly schematic screenplay is the biggest of Duchovny's problems: House of D feels much more written than lived.

The overly schematic and emotionally distant nature of this approach is problematic at times but is mitigated by Fonzi's performance, which conveys an unflappable sense of both tenacity and compassion.

«Flawless» is contrived and overly schematic, but De Niro and Hoffman are such good actors that it never slips into pat sentiment.

Unlike in The Celebration, the cruelty and suffering in The Hunt feel both overly schematic and intellectually muddled.

Our matrix is overly schematic with respect to genetic successiveness, suggesting that there are exactly five phases of concrescence, each lasting 1 / 5th the duration.

(10) This highly provocative study is criticized by Gregory Baum as overly schematic and as favoring a liberal reformist (vs. prophetic) position.