Sentences with phrase «palpable tension which»

Unfortunately, despite decent acting jobs by the principal cast, the director's decision to inject so much distracting personal drama into the production means the film suffers from an absence of the cinematic momentum necessary to generate the sort of palpable tension which made Black Book a hit.

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There have been palpable tension in the state following the recent election tribunal in the state which did not favour the incumbent PDP - led government in the state.

Findings by the Nigeria Politics Online revealed that the activity witnessed in the area which led to a palpable tension was a safety drill exercise which has to do with a mock search and rescue exercise being conducted by the police and aviation authorities.

Meanwhile, following the violent clash in Zaria, Kaduna State, between the Nigerian Army and members of the Shiite sect, which led to the death of scores of the sect's members, there is palpable tension in parts of Kaduna as Shiite members have stormed major streets in protest.

Showing up uninvited adds to the palpable underlying tension — which only gets thicker as the layers are peeled back.

The palpable tension between Gary and his quartet of friends, which — despite sounding somber — achieves plenty of humor in a continuous string of passive - aggressive clashes that Gary never comprehends (He even forgets that his buddies have said he has a «selective memory,» and when they tell him he never accepts that he's wrong, he takes it as a compliment), comes to a head just as the film reveals the sinister workings of the sleepy little town.

These are uneasy scenes in which there's a palpable tension beneath the surface, or a hidden joke.

A tension between the creation of individualized objects and anonymous, mass - produced products is also palpable in the ways in which Grilo positions himself as an artist.

The series of his work entitled, Imagining Flood (2011) examines ideas surrounding fear, imagination and anticipation amongst city dwellers - tensions which were palpable when Bangkok was struck by severe flooding.