Sentences with phrase «slapdash plotting»

Timson skillfully navigates the sprawling prose, reading at a brisk pace that matches the galloping and somewhat slapdash plot.

Not exact matches

Ignoring some of the absolutely silly decisions made so Brad Pitt's adventure would be a primarily solo journey (with him completely front and center until the final act), like the film's McGuffin of a scientist meeting his end in a decidedly slapdash manner, World War Z fails to instill the film's plot with any sense of urgency.

And while the plot may be slapdash and characterizations frequently feeble, this new mission once again delivers what audiences really want: ambitious, gripping, fantastically conceived action.

An all - too - familiar slapdash assemblage of tired gags, haphazard plotting and phoned - in performances