Sentences with phrase «solid job playing»

Colin Farrell does a surprisingly solid job playing the lead character, a struggling writer who dreams of finishing his screenplay (the name is the title of this flick), but can't seem to find the focus and inspiration needed to do so.

Ashton Kutcher does a solid job playing the Apple co-founder, and the rest of the cast is peppered with great actors like Josh Gad and Dermot Mulroney, but it never feels like Stern has a good enough handle on his subject, and as a result, Jobs is either portrayed as a visionary genius or an asshole perfectionist, with nothing in between.

Sean Penn did a solid job playing Mickey Cohen, and causes enough of a ruckus to bring together a badass group of cops.

Though he probably could have found someone better than Jamie Foxx for the title role (especially with rumors of Idris Elba and Michael K. Williams circling the part), the actor does a solid job playing Django, even if he fails to make him as memorable as Tarantino's more iconic protagonists.

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The back four should be unchanged as the central pairing of Koscielny and Mustafi are playing well and are looking like a really solid unit, while the full backs do their defensive jobs well and also add width and threat to the attack.

The secondary was hit particularly hard but continued to do a solid job of big - play prevention.

Mertesacker: [7/10] Wasn't really tested directly, but Per did a fine job of reading the game as usual, and he no doubt had a part to play in Arsenal's solid set peice defending.

The Escapists 2 does a solid job, and it's fun to play.

On the evidence of this, DeHaan's doing a solid job channelling the more vulnerable side of Dean (and pulling off the unlikely trick of filling a role once played by James Franco for a second time after The Amazing Spider - Man 2, since Franco played Dean in a 2001 TV movie).

From the early access version that I played for this preview, it's a fun diversion that does a solid job of offering up a slightly more involved tower defence game than usual.

I decided to delay playing the game until the end of my class and reward myself for a job well done with a solid couple day dedication to the new game.

For example, I also played Marvel vs. Capcom 3 at the show, which does an excellent job of translating characters from both companies into an unbelievably solid and fast fighting system... and a laughably poor job of making use of anything but their most stereotypical qualities in the «story» mode (actual dialogue spoken in that game: «Compensating for something with that spear, Lancelittle?»

Such a mascot - heavy setup draws immediate and enormous comparisons to Nintendo's Mario Kart series, to be sure, but Transformed does a good job in differentiating itself with greater course complexity and some solid controls (with the Gamepad or a Pro controller, at least - playing with only a Wii remote forces you to use the gyroscope to steer and feels pretty messy as a result).

Sure that's a few killers apps for it (Lumines is still fun to play after all this time, albeit in short bursts, plus the new Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker looks to finally legitimize the platform... again, five years later), but for the most part, it's been outclassed by Nintendo's hardware on virtually every level, despite it being technically inferior by most counts, and Sony themselves has done with the job imaginable supporting the platform (the PSPGo anyone?).

You can't actually share your businesses though (there can only be one Big Boss — well, unless you're playing Metal Gear Solid), but instead can have another player working for you as you complete each job or as you ship your merchandise across San Andreas.

The UX360's screen also exhibits a bit of flex, but its aluminum frame does an admirable job of making the chassis feel solid even with some springy play.

If you're facing the prospect of being outnumbered in the interview room, we've got a few solid pieces of advice that will help you build confidence and put you on a level playing field in order to score that job of your dreams.

The heavy hybrid format comes into play when you have had solid jobs but they just aren't presenting in the best order to qualify you for the position.

Many of the jobs in the Environmental sector require applicants to have a solid understanding of the scientific principles at play.