Sentences with phrase «rather hackneyed»

However, without such a compelling conceptual framework with which to interpret «Untitled 2» (its media, listed as «steel, flat screen, and youth,» are not so enlightening), I can not but read the work in heavy, metonymic terms: the TV as technology, the boy as humanity, the Wall Street Journal as hegemonic power, the nude as vulnerable body — all rather hackneyed dichotomies of the day, made ready - to - hand by the exhibition's press release.

For example: far from providing a satisfying conclusion to the franchise's third installment, you get the feeling that Nate and Sully's desperate escape from the crumbling ruins of Iram in Drake's Deception would come across as rather hackneyed in a blockbuster movie — something ripped straight from the Michael Bay school of film direction.

Marlowe is such an appealing protagonist — smart, irreverent, sexy — that one is inclined to overlook the rather hackneyed writing that occasionally clots the narrative («The sky was dark and the moon was dim.

This mentor - rookie relationship is rather hackneyed and is reminiscent of other, better movies, such as «My Favorite Year,» about showbiz divas and their young lackeys.

Age Of Ultron follows the rather hackneyed formula of «A.I. tasked with the defence of the human race decides the best course of action is to exterminate it» of The Terminator and, well, nearly every other si - fi story written since Isaac Asimov took up his pen.

An energetic cast and some terrific music make up for the rather hackneyed plot of this Dreamgirls - style drama.

Not exact matches

They include the hipster haven of Hackney, where voters would rather sell their grandmother than side with Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson.

Wow, a black mother sends her son to a private school rather than to a school in Hackney (which at the time, I recall, had a reputation for failing black, male students).

He added that he had wanted to go private rather than attend a local state school in Abbott's Hackney constituency.

Rather, his political journey began as a Labour councillor in Hackney during the 80s and he stood as Labour candidate for Bury St Edmond in the 1992 election.

However, if you'd rather meet somewhere where you could order a pint, head to the beautiful wood panelled Hackney pub, The Marksman, and settle in for a comfortable evening.

Written and directed by Jeff Benna, Life After Beth has nothing particularly new to add to a rather tired and hackneyed genre, and for example is nothing like as funny as Ruben Fleischer's 2009 film Zombieland.

Shyamalan's by - the - numbers techniques seem hackneyed here and that he serves as writer and director with a style so identifiable, it's safe to say the blame lies with him rather than the serviceable cast and crew he has employed.