Sentences with phrase «performances felt forced»

The performances felt forced, never fully realized or believable, and I know, oh how I know, I am in the minority on both.

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You can feel confident that it is designed to keep all manner of badness out of your system without forcing you to make any sacrifices in speed and performance.

The Dutchman was forced to play alongside Chris Smalling at the heart of United's defence during their Premier League season opener against Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend and his performance was questioned by some in the media, who don't feel he is the long - term solution in that position.

This is quite a smack in the face of those who claim the boss is tactically inept and has no plan B. Ozil feels that our performance forced United into mistakes and that our ability to pounce on those errors was very important.

It may have been the underlying performance of the VJM10, but it felt like the Force India driver took the limelight in many races last year as they always seemed to pressure others, move forward and often battled against each other.

U get that feeling that until Arsenal lose massive points in their first few games, they'll never really get serious... they'll just keep dithering until some embarrassing performances force their hands into panic buys.

He was also asked if he felt the full force of fan's feelings against him personally when Arsenal are going through a bad patch, and he said: «Honestly I can take a distance with that because it's not the person they hate, they hate the manager who doesn't deliver performance.

Force India: Esteban Ocon: «I'm feeling pretty pleased with our performance tonight.

Even Robbie's performance, certainly strong but somehow forced, too in - search - of - Tonya, feels unwieldy and big.

He coaxes tremendous lightning - in - a-bottle performances out of the children in the film that are always affecting and never feel forced.

As Churchill, Oldman gives a definitively tour de force performance, revealing a rounded character that never feels larger than life despite his larger than life accomplishments.

It's a perfectly executed performance where Benedict can have those obsessive compulsive and awkward moments that come with him being an introvert but doesn't ever feel forced or contrived.

Enter 2049 and whilst nearly all had concerns that it was just going to sully the original, I went in with no such concerns and came out feeling that it had taken the themes of the original and improved on them in almost every single way — and anyone who can get such a superb performance out of Harrison Ford after his utterly cringe - worthy «trad - dad» turn in the awful The Force Awakens needs to win every directing award going!

Suzanne is forced to confront both, and Deneuve's effortless performance means that the film never feels preachy.

He positively shines with determination — you hear next to nothing of his estate - agent spiel but feel as if you've heard it all — and his terrific performance is filled with witty grace - notes like his quick, formal handshake after being forced to dance.

M.V.P.: The leads feel inseparable to some degree (indeed, we only really understood the greatness of Cullen's performance when we saw him as a dickish ladykiller in «Black Mirror» recently), but I'd have to give New the edge; more political, more flighty, dicing closer to camp, he's the driving force of the central pairing.

I know people are going to rave about the performances in this film, but honestly they all felt forced to me and the Boston accents were a bit over the top.

Duplass is obviously a creative force — he seems to never stop working — but his performances, whether in The Mindy Project or Your Sister's Sister or The One I Loved or other worthy projects, feel deeply similar.

To a degree, it's a rehash of ideas Brooker used in «White Christmas» — specifically, the pure hell of being an artificial copy of a real person, forced to bend to the whims of whoever's in charge of the system you've been installed in — but the Star Trek spoofing, the performances (by Jesse Plemons, Jimmi Simpson, and, especially, Cristin Milioti), and the prison break that «Lt. Cole» inspires the others to stage with her ultimately make it feel like its own thing.

Loaded with great performances and a smart script, Men, Women & Children is able to tap into the zeitgeist of our tech - obsessed culture yet it doesn't feel pedantic or forced.

And as with the rest of the writer - director's back catalog, each of the movie's performances feels like a mini tour de force.

The religious undertones feel incredibly forced, and it's about 30 minutes too long, but the performances make up for its shortcomings.

So, I think the African - American ceiling did break, only the subsequent wins felt way less forced in my opinion (less like agenda wins, more momentum for the performances).

It doesn't help that he's forced to spout inanities («I want to write plays about human life»), but his line readings are so earnest and overly pronounced that it feels like he's just joined a small - town am - dram company and this is his first performance.

But occasionally I meet modern actors whose careers are still in full swing, and I have to admit it's intimidating in a different way: while I may be in awe of the filmography and performances of a studio era star, I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the sheer magnetism and vital force of a working actor — that «it» factor that makes a star a star.

For high - performance sports cars like the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe, in particular, steering feel and precision are the foremost considerations in the development of tires for the front axle, alongside lateral stability and braking forces.

It takes some time behind the wheel and vital familiarization with the various switches controlling the advanced driveline before you feel comfortable unleashing the heroic performance at anywhere near full force.

As someone who spends a lot of time in modern, turbocharged performance cars, there's a real joy to going back to something sans forced induction: the noise, the snappy throttle response, the feeling of hitting a high - RPM power band: it's all glorious.

Most investors feel the hefty weight of short - term performance expectations, forcing them to take up marginal or highly speculative investments that we shun.

Feeling the burden of responsibility for PZF's performance, Evelyn enlisted the Lucy Pet Foundation and their mobile spay / neuter clinic to join forces in the endeavor.

Whilst I appreciate the parallel between the real life YouTuber and the in - game live streamer, the performance feels very forced, and almost like it's been read straight from a script without much rehearsal.

The Whitney Museum of American Art, in particular, felt the full force of his scorn every time it raised the curtain on a new biennial, whose roster generally favored installation, video and performance art, usually with a political message and an emphasis on gender and ethnic identity.

«Featuring anti-ghosting capabilities, optimized reset points and an actuation force of 65g, the world's first ultra-low-profile mechanical switch delivers the same performance and clicky feel as a traditional mechanical keyboard.»

Carpenter Department of The Air Force — Beale AFB, CA 2012 - 2016 • Trained many junior carpenters • Received performance - based bonuses and rewards • Obtained vocational training on woodwork from the Craft Club Chicago • Constructed, installed, repaired and modified wooden and metal structures • Adequately performed regular roofing repairs including asphalt, tiles, slate roll roofing, felts and shingles • Maintained safety procedures and regulations • Prepared reports of completed and pending work