Sentences with word «risible»

Lucky you: Sadly, for all of its promise, Lucky You goes bust after the first half an hour, undone by pedestrian pacing, occasionally risible dialogue and a lack of screen chemistry between its stars — Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore.

Nonetheless, Realtors were concerned enough about the FSBO threat they launched lawsuits, complaints to provincial regulators and an advertising campaign that ridiculed unqualified sales help, ranging from a mother - in - law to a personal trainer, risible stand - ins for the FSBOs.

Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore star in Lucky You Lucky you: Sadly, for all of its promise, Lucky You goes bust after the first half an hour, undone by pedestrian pacing, occasionally risible dialogue and a lack of screen chemistry between its stars — Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore.

The director, however, can't decide whether or not the clash of civilizations is more important than the Queen's antivirginal itch, so he cuts randomly between the two, with everything pumped up by bombastic music and sound effects, enervating both to increasingly risible effect.

Even more risible, however, was Jason Reitman's slushy melodrama Labor Day, which starred Josh Brolin as a convict who escapes from jail and takes a woman (Kate Winslet) and her son hostage.

This often risible mood piece stars Megan Fox as a circus sideshow attraction who has actual angel wings growing out of her back.

As is often the case with Cronenberg, the intriguing subtext (in this case, the damage caused by divorce and the dubious benefits of psychology) is neutered by an amateurish and even risible storyline as well as inconsistent characters who make little sense.

Tomasz» own risible example of how teachers «should» teach set texts [presumably for Eng Lit GCSE] is the most insulting of these observations: has she any idea whatsoever of the narrowing impact of recent Govian changes here?

CNN giving such risible stupidities a forum promotes ignorance.

When put that way, the contention of the left and many media talking heads is clearly risible.

For Brown to suggest that what is now needed is a law to make his own policy happen twelve years on is utterly risible.

Yet in this field you don't have to be great, merely not quite so risible as the experts.

Jennifer Ehle plays Vinnie with more passion, but Duncan Duff is almost risible as Austin.

The description alone triggered a laughing spell in Heathers — not an uncommon reaction to science he finds risible.

The authentic Sparks movies at least tend to be howlers, with shamelessly overcomplicated narratives and risible twists.

PASSION PLAY This often risible mood piece stars Megan Fox as a circus sideshow attraction who has actual angel wings growing out of her back.

When Crowe bleats out Stars beneath a twinkly CGI sky, resplendent in a blue fez with massive tassel, the karaoke vibe feels friendly, not risible.

The objectification of women is most evident in the film's most risible storyline, that of Colin (Kris Marshall), a hollow - eyed creep who's poison with the ladies.

It's all the more risible given the fact — per JAXA — that 2018 has so far had the lowest daily extent ever for the time of year:

As it stands, The Commuter is just another forgettable notch in Neeson's geriatric action movie phase defined by jarring editing and risible action that can't strike a passable balance between taking itself seriously and being utterly ridiculous.

That HTC is touting the stylus for its Flyer tablet as a wonderful feature is risible on its own — outside of those with very specific uses, nobody should ever need a stylus in 2011.

Some in the Canadian banking establishment regarded its generous interest rates on deposits — they began at 4 %, at least double that offered by Canada's dominant Big Six banks — as risible folly.

The number of erroneous statements made by the author would be merely risible were it not for the fact that he claims to be a Hebrew Bible at Yale Divinity School.

Efforts like the Legion's to advise Catholics in the guardianship of the eyes may have been sometimes clumsy and frequently risible, but at least the faithful were reminded that watching sin might be a sin.

Former Mississippi governor and legendary lobbyist Haley Barbour headed Mark Zuckerberg's «conservative» front group supporting immigration policies that included amnesty, risible enforcement and expanded low - skill immigration (Zuckerberg also had a «liberal» front group supporting the same policies).

Going by their performances in the last three league games — risible defeats against Leicester, Tottenham and Liverpool — it seems that Manchester City have taken one look at the prospect of taking a tilt at the Premier League title, then decided to charge as quickly as possible in the opposite direction, making as much of a mess as they can on the way.

; the yang to Garry Cook's risible yin.

I love your post, and playing Devils Advocate for a moment, since I am convinced he will be sacked next month, IF he stays to see out his contract, the present regularly half empty stadium will seen full up compared to NEXT seasons risible crowds.

That this is an excellent coach, but an occasionally risible manager.

And the consistency with which they concede important goals in amusing or risible fashion strongly suggests that the defensive unit, including the goalkeepers, just isn't good.

«The Coalition's claim that it is increasing the number of university places is risible when the real truth is that they took the decision last year to halve the number of additional places that would be available in 2011, abandoning the last government's guarantee of 20,000 new university places.»

David Cameron's claim to be acting in the British interest is therefore plainly risible.

I suspect that each of the camps specified would freely offer their own differentiators, and I would expect each of them to be equally risible.

They do not intend to replace Labour's risible legislative commitment to cutting the public - sector deficit with a serious one to restore full employment as a central objective of government policy.

In relation to David Miliband, this is true though even here we should distinguish his position from that of Tony Blair who last week, on the deficit, essentially supported the Tory - led Coalition rather than the admittedly risible but also less extreme position Alistair Darling foisted on the outgoing Labour Government and which has nowitself been rightly criticised by Ed Balls.

Clegg called Miliband's claim to be the enemy of vested interest risible, and said: «While we were campaigning for change in the banking system, they were on their prawn cocktail offensive in the City.

Scary, funny, magnificently risible, this could be the most pretentious B - movie ever — and I mean that as a compliment.

The Intended is unintentionally risible from frame one to last.

At almost every step of the way, Stone opts for the uninteresting, even risible choice.