Sentences with phrase «showed lack of character»

It showed a lack of character on my part when I was unwilling to go through the improvements needed to gain the interest of serious literary market.

Actions that show a lack of character and integrity will have severe consequences to which no person is immune.

Couldn't believe it when he was named captain, just goes to show the lack of characters in the squad.

Not exact matches

A first teenage decision to try drink is almost always due to a lack of independence or character (much more so in the case of drugs); and hence it shows a lack of fortitude.

strategy???????? B **** S *** the truth is that in this man deluded mind and his gigantic ego adding senility and arrogance of a has been he wanted to teach Sanchez a lesson how he could beat Fool without him but of course it backfired and the lesson was all the way around...... Sanchez showed that unfortunately for us the Fans our team lacks everything we are no better than a mid table team no leadership, lack of character, clueless all this on top that our Manager lost it.....

Finally this squad has shown over the years to lack character and fighting spirit resulting in an ever predictable amount of dropped points against small teams and an inability to deal with pressure.

When a team is on the brink of history anything can happen but you need to show the required character and the commitment which was what Arsenal lacked.

But the comeback was a show of our character... but we still lack some STEEL.

But in their true character (or lack of), none of them gave Wenger any credit for being the first to raise the issue and neither did they apologise or show any remorse for ridiculing him when he prophetically raised it.

Aly Cissokho — 6.5 Solid down the left in defence, showed a bit of character today which has been lacking in his recent performances.

The men received equal treatment from Field, although the lack of interest that Hugh Dancy's character Luke Brandon shows in what he wears presented the costume designer with interesting challenges.

For you to vote for Mr. Weiner who has shown he lacks character and self control says more about the low expectations of New Yorkers than anything else.

Slinging mud shows just as much a lack of character as not honoring your marriage vows.

Not following through with things shows what kind of character you lack for sure.

Granted, these movies are based on superhero comics, which do this sort of character development a lot, with characters baldly stating what they're thinking or feeling because of the comparative struggle of comics to delve into their characters» heads, lacking consistent devices for inner monologues (as a more traditional novel would have) or the benefit of an actor's performance (as a movie or TV show would have).

The first two films are a tough act to follow, and here, the laughs are spread out too far, the story feels forced upon its characters, and the whole gimmick of twisting the conventions of fairy tales is starting to show a lack of new, worthwhile ideas.

If irresponsibility and a lack of trust or deep caring between anyone is the grounds for good humor, then Bojack Horseman does it infinitely better (The difference is that in a cartoon show about vacuous Hollywood types there are characters who feel like subjects who can care rather than just targets for cynical jokes).

There's an amazing lack of focus, uneven characters and writing, the direction is essentially a lazy copy of the direction in Breaking Bad (another show that just so happens to be about cocaine), and I'm really upset over the fact that I wasted two hours (I watched three episodes) of my life trying to enjoy this piece of **** I'll be honest, this is a really generous rating, and it probably doesn't even deserve it.

Unfortunately the show is just kinda dumb after that... the scripted dialogue ranges from generic to awful; the characters are pantomimes, you know exactly whether they're good or bad right up front, and the show lacks any sort of organic development or growth, you just don't get into it like you would on a better created and wriiten show.everything is so predictable that by the time big jim kills his nth person it's just sort of «meh whatever» time.

Alas, the ineffective introduction of characters combined with a general lack of visceral energy drag down the show long enough for viewers to lose interest.

The other novelty for fans of the raunchy television cartoon, «South Park», comes from the lead casting of that show's creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who have a lack of charisma that shows that they are better off hiding behind cute characters talking filthy for laughs.

The movie departs from the book by omitting a central character and not showing Maisie grow significantly older, but it still revolves around lack of choice — at least until an ending that

mmm... a protagonist who complete dominates a long film to the detriment of context and the other players in the story (though the abolitionist, limping senator with the black lover does gets close to stealing the show, and is rather more interesting than the hammily - acted Lincoln); Day - Lewis acts like he's focused on getting an Oscar rather than bringing a human being to life - Lincoln as portrayed is a strangely zombie character, an intelligent, articulate zombie, but still a zombie; I greatly appreciate Spielberg's attempt to deal with political process and I appreciate the lack of «action» but somehow the context is missing and after seeing the film I know some more facts but very little about what makes these politicians tick; and the lighting is way too stylised, beautiful but unremittingly unreal, so the film falls between the stools of docufiction and costume drama, with costume drama winning out; and the second subject of the film - slavery - is almost complete absent (unlike Django Unchained) except as a verbal abstraction

Naomi Watts — so wonderful in better horror fare like The Ring or thrillers like Mulholland Drive and Funny Games — does the best she can here with a comparatively inferior character, but Charlie Heaton, who broke out as the protective and lovelorn older brother in last summer's Stranger Things, and Jacob Tremblay, Oscar - nominated for his role in 2015's Room, are stymied in roles that require too little in the way of nuance or are lacking in enough screen time to show real depth.

Peyton brings us into these scenes and shows us the devastation of these insane events while still presenting characters that we begrudgingly grow to care about, despite their lack of depth.

The characters lack complexity, and though Secrets and Lies has the sort of actorly assurance one associates with a good night at the English theater, it's not the kind of show that sticks to one's ribs.

Be aware of a definite mean streak which runs through the movie as well as a complete lack of humor (or anything close to that emotion), despite the fact that Azaria (who voices about a dozen characters on «The Simpsons» TV show) does his best with what little he is given.

One could read that the lack of passion he displays comes from the fact that his character is still in mourning, but more likely, Holloway is drawing his anguish from the realization that his career is reduced to starring in vehicles that don't even offer a tenth of the dramatic range as a recurring role on a TV show.

The way he slowly evolves, changing his gait and his wardrobe as he is drawn deeper into Bulger's inner circle shows just the sort of subtlety that the film otherwise lacks (that is until it is specifically called out by a character just in case some in the audience did not notice).

While the battle scenes can only be viewed as impressive from a visual standpoint, where the film finally shows its fatal flaw is in the utter lack of emotional grip, as characters live, love and die, and yet no tears are shed among a viewing audience despite following these hearty heroes for over eight total hours of film time.

Even if the level of other characters» own development decreases as they move down the food chain of plot importance (Some speak of their lack of feelings of worth and act upon them, others give themselves neat nicknames and show off their abilities, and one seemingly appears only as fodder for the villain (After the pronouncement that said character is dead, we half expect the follow - up to be «And we have killed him»)-RRB-, there is at least this conflict of ideas between its central characters playing out as though it, instead of nifty superhuman talents, is what matters the most.

Much of the underlying thematic weight of the movie, then, is left to the narration, as Allen explains the characters» doubts and realizations without allowing the characters themselves a means to show these moments (Eisenberg and Stewart are charming in spite of their characters» lack of development).

Jake Gyllenhaal (Proof, The Day After Tomorrow) is terrific as Swofford, showing an amiable and intelligent persona that makes his character always appealing and interesting, while also looking like a man just on the verge of cracking from the constant pressures of uncertainty and lack of personal meaning in everything he does.

Two hours long and there's little to show for it but flashy camerawork, cartoonish characters, and a lack of vision.

And overall I thought the film, especially the characters and story, lacked direction, like it was just Affleck trying to show off his home town of Boston while telling a fun popcorn movie story set around it.

CG cutscenes also lack a bit of forethought by referring to your character as «he» even though you can make a female, and showing plenty of first - person shots of your jacket - clad character when you can actually choose to never wear the jacket.

To compensate for the lack of character development, brief scenes of sacrifice, remorse and teamwork are shown among the relative strangers.

Our research showing the lack of relationship between behavioral and self - reported measures of character skills adds to the case for caution in using these measures for evaluation or accountability purposes.

For many of my characters, they lack the ability to communicate effectively verbally, so they show how they feel through sexual interaction.

I look for unrealistic dialogue, flat characters, point of view errors, «telling» instead of showing, info dumping, lack of character development, plot holes, etc..

What about those of us who use some dialect and ungrammatical dialogue to show the characters» lack of education or geographic origins?

C. S. Lakin presents Check Your Underwriting: 10 Key Questions to Ask of Your Story posted at Live Write Thrive, saying, «Because of lack of adequate writing experience, helpful critical feedback, and sufficient skill development and training, writers don't realize they aren't showing enough — and especially in a scene's opening paragraphs — to help readers picture where a character is and when the scene is taking place in the story.

Sadly this lack of any intelligence shows up in the boss battles too; epic fights against Wolverine or Gambit should be a deadly dance of death, but in reality both characters have just a few simple moves at their disposal and have a rather peculiar tendency to attack absolutely nothing, leaving the locked in an attack animation where you can happily batter them black and blue.

It shows a complete lack of understanding the character, or his motivations.

A lack of online functionality really hurts this title if for nothing more than a missed opportunity to show off custom characters.

It is really disappointing to notice the lack of characters from a show that has spanned decades.

Apocalypse is no different, with character designs, UI, voice acting and localization, and even the overall world building showing a level of care and attention that too many other games sadly lack.

It's a shame that the characters never get to show their full personalities throughout, and that dungeons lack the personality of a truly great role - playing game, but even these issues can't hold it back from being a worthwhile time for players.

The glaring lack of most of the lead characters and the poor use of the show's other personalities and locations didn't ruin the fan experience, but it was difficult to look past.

I'm a little disappointed at the lack of diversity with the characters that were shown, I'll admit, as the main characters seem to all be sword - wielders.