Sentences with phrase «such leaden»

He presents Austen's book with such leaden literalness that it feels less faithful than the version set in a time and place Austen never could have imagined.

The Reckoning proceeds with such leaden literal - mindedness that it never seems more than a stodgy (and, at times, blatantly silly) paperback affair.

Not exact matches

Even as Affleck delivered hits such as «The Sum of All Fears» and «Paycheck,» critics perpetually knocked his performances as stiff and leaden.

The pace is leaden and the acting overwrought, while the script contains such wonderful life wisdoms as «Emotions are all we have» and «When you're young, everything looks close; when you're old, everything looks far away.»

In cinematic terms, such backstories can seem leaden with clichés, but the couple play the plot beats with the authenticity and dignity of those who have lived and left behind such hurdles.

The chassis retains the sense of lightness and immediacy that made the first R8 such a pleasure to drive and the Quattro four - wheel drive system finds massive traction without ever making the car feel leaden or lifeless.

The gallery produced a catalog for the show without the de rigueur leaden essay, or such basics as painting titles, dates, or even descriptions... just beautiful paintings.

For Martin, the graffiti artists demonstrated that public spaces were not the preserve of monumental and leaden sculptures by Minimalists such as Richard Serra (1939) but could also be animated by light and dynamic paintings that did not require cranes or other equipment for their installation.