Sentences with phrase «quite reaches the heights»

Haas» second season in F1 didn't quite reach the heights of their debut year which saw a handful of top six finishes and served as a campaign in which the team firmly established itself as a key player in the midfield rather than a new squad just there to make up the numbers, something we have been accustomed to with other new teams in recent years.

Payet and West Ham have not quite reached the heights of last season, so he could be looking for a move away from the east London club in January.

A slight and repetitive but cute farming game, Slime Rancher doesn't quite reach the heights of its sub-genre.

Mockingjay Part 2 doesn't quite reach those heights, but plays out like a gripping recap of the best bits of the rest of the franchise: the gulf between rival suitors Gale and Peeta is clearer than ever, thanks to their conflicting ideologies; the clash between dictatorship and democracy is brutally violent; and the action sequences buzz with thrill and ingenuity not seen since Catching Fire.

The film won the Golden Lion (the top prize) in Venice last year, but while early reviews have been very good, some critics have claimed it doesn't quite reach the heights of the first two films.

Although it occupies a niche spot of a darker type of Christmas movie, unfortunately for Krampus, it never quite reaches the heights of Gremlins.

And while «Happy Feet Two» does have more of the same to offer, it never quite reaches the heights of its predecessor.

Despite some real imaginative sequences, which are illuminated by excellent production design and great costume choices, See You Up There's lacklustre style isn't consistent, never quite reaching the heights that the absurd tale requires.

It's got plenty of flaws and ultimately doesn't quite reach the heights I wish it did, but so many things in the film feel right that I can't help recommending it as something you won't regret checking out.

Their latest film Early Man maintains its distinct British charm and unique stop - motion models though it can't quite reach the heights of classics such as Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were - Rabbit and Chicken Run though it does possess something special of its own.

This is the second best offering from the Coan brothers, with the dark and moody effort not quite reaching the heights of the classic Millers Crossing.

Final Verdict: It never quite reaches the heights you want it to, but it is still smart, funny and engaging.

Although it never quite reach the heights of Snow Mountain Passage (pun unintended!)

The audio files carry some emotion but don't quite reach the heights of the audio files found in games like Gone Home.

Pachter thinks that although Detroit: Become Human is a great game in its own right, it won't quite reach these heights due to its niche appeal.

It is in these encounters that Alone With You stands out, and yet it still doesn't quite reach the heights I hoped it would.

Kollar's only complaint seems to be that the game's narrative started off in a clichéd manner and never quite reached the heights of the dynamically generated content.

Bears Cant Drift doesn't quite reach the heights as some of my favourite kart racers but is» t too far off the pace.

ZAK MCKRACKEN AND THE ALIEN MINDBENDERS A smaller, more intimate affair, Zak McKracken And the Alien Mindbenders never quite reached the heights of Maniac Mansion — but it became a classic all the same.

That's honestly quite a shame: while Escha & Logy Plus, a Vita re-release of the fifteenth game overall and second in the «Dusk» trilogy, doesn't quite reach the heights of other games in the genre, it still has more than enough to hold us over until heavy - hitters like Final Fantasy XV and Persona 5 arrive later this year.

The only problem is that the game just can't quite reach the heights it has targeted, due to its relatively small budget and studio.

Even if it doesn't quite reach that height, it's a point well made:

Not exact matches

While the latter has not quite reached the same heights he achieved in his team's title - winning season, when the Algerian in song, Leicester can often be very difficult to stop.

Although he is unlikely to quite hit the heights reached by Suárez at his peak just yet, Salah has already exceeded the Uruguayan's return from his first full season at Anfield, in which the former Ajax man scored 11 times in 31 league games.

In truth, their football at Wembley never quite reached their usual heights, and Arsenal must be particularly wary of De Bruyne collecting the ball in deeper positions, before arrowing diagonal passes in behind the defence for Leroy Sane, charging infield from the left.»

Many will be perplexed at the fact that Manchester United are going to pay # 36 million for a player who has not quite reached astronomical heights, but Anthony Martial is only 19.

We found it was quite hard to tell by eye alone which ball had bounced the highest as they tended to shoot off in different directions, so for our second attempt we marked a certain hight on the wall, and dropped the balls one at a time from the same height trying to make another mark at the height reached on first bounce.

While this one doesn't quite reach some of the stylistic and gameplay - oriented heights of Sands of Time a few years back, this re-imagined Prince of Persia delivers great thrills and plenty of accessibility inside a very pretty package.

The only downside is that the movie never again quite reaches such heights, so to speak.

Or maybe as an appetizer for a second course, because we were left wanting much more, even though this DLC does not quite reach the same heights as the original series.

Suburbicon is a solid, pleasing piece, even if it never quite reaches the bleak heights its set - up promises.

The Coens, masters of the picaresque, have a tendency to wax episodic — spending too much time on individual set pieces rather than a cohesive whole — and while this movie is far more tightly structured than The Big Lebowski, it does not quite reach the brilliantly plotted heights of either Barton Fink or Fargo.

The remaining seven games in FADE's top 10 don't quite reach the lofty heights of the aforementioned, all of them posting between 300,000 and 200,000 unit sales.

While Xenon Valkyrie never quite reaches the grand heights of Spelunky, it's still quite a great game.

Unfortunately, the movie is pretty awful, and though he doesn't quite reach the same heights that he did with «Punch - Drunk Love,» Sandler isn't the problem.

Still the good doctor couldn't quite reach the stratospheric heights of «Iron Man» ($ 98.6 million), «Captain America: Civil War» ($ 179.1 million), or «Marvel's The Avengers» ($ 207.4 million).

A solid sci - fi Tom Cruise vehicle that never quite reached the box office heights that many hoped for, it's nonetheless an enjoyable flick.

But Ronan, the other Oscar - nominated star of the film, doesn't quite reach Bening's heights in The Seagull.

And while her third feature, an adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, didn't quite reach Fish Tank «s heights, it was Arnold's most formally daring, as she employed all of the modern sensibilities she honed with her first two works, including her use of 4:3, into a period piece set in the mid 1800s.

But while Del Toro's zealous direction means it's never less than entertaining, the film doesn't quite reach the sheer heights of its genre colleagues.

It takes quite a while before you find the perfect driving position and you keep adjusting for height and reach and the right steering wheel setting.

The surfing conditions are suitable in any tides and the waves can reach a height of over 12 feet making this a popular location with surfers and it is no wonder that it can become quite a crowded spot despite the difficult access.

Boom Blox was one of the best Wii games released last year, yet despite selling well it didn't quite reach the sales heights that a hyped game bearing Steven Spielberg's name perhaps should have.

It doesn't quite reach the giddy heights of its predecessor, Rez, thanks to a fairly overt take on its storyline and themes (and it doesn't have Fear Is The Mind Killer by Adam Freeland)- but it is a unique and truly wonderful experience.

That feeling of being overwhelmed never quite reached those same heights as the game progressed, but the sensation of vulnerability stuck with me — I wasn't playing a heavily armored super-soldier with a laser - guided energy rifle, I was playing a scared 19 year - old kid in wool combat fatigues and a M1 Garand rifle.

Obviously, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 had some powerful moments, and Yakuza - 0 never quite reaches the dramatic heights of blowing up the International Space Station.

It's easy to lose hours with the game, and whilst I don't think it quite manages to reach the heights of its forbearer Buzz!

Despite being a bit too formulaic and never quite reaching the creative heights of its inspirational source material, Mr. Shifty still proves a captivating caper any fan of the genre should enjoy.

Trials Fusion may not have reached quite the same heights as the near - perfect Trials Evolution, but that...

The level of customisation isn't that deep really as you can not affect height, reach, weight and the like and you will fully max out your fighter quite quickly — well before you complete the third tier of the career mode.