Sentences with phrase «surprising performance comes»

Perhaps the most surprising performance comes courtesy of tenor Frank Patterson, who plays baritone Bartell D'Arcy, but finds himself having to take part in the drama itself, and coping exceptionally well in the process.

The most surprising performance comes from a terrific Cedric the Entertainer, billed here as Cedric Kyles.

The more surprising performance came from the faith - based film I Can Only Imagine, which expanded to about 600 more theaters and made another $ 13.8 million, down only 19 percent from its opening weekend.

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However, giving your employees continual positive and negative «feedback on their performance is the most important thing because any warning should not come as a surprise,» says Kane.

You may be surprised at what your renewed efforts might yield in the way of business performance, which will only give you leverage when a buyer does come knocking.

Michael Smith The performance of Treasury Wine Estates over the past year has had more than a few shareholders reaching for the bottle so it should not be a huge surprise that an opportunistic private equity firm has as come knocking.

As every Arsenal fan knows, an estimate of thee months from Arsenal is going to be far from accurate going on past performance, so it wouldn't surprise me if he only just came back at the very end of the season to help us snatch fourth place.

Whilst the result against West Ham may have come as a surprise considering our good pre-season, the performance certainly shouldn't.

Yet If Arsenal want the best out of him then Wenger must show serious trust in his abilities even after Xhaka's return because part of Elneny's slight turbulence in form this season has been due to the addition of Xhaka who's presence seriously affected Elneny's moral and those who deep into things would've noticed the difference between last years Elneny (prior to Xhaka's acquisition) and this year's Elneny with majority of games Elneny coming off the bench yet the very last few games he started before the AFCON have boosted his confidence back and that very much reflected on his last performances before leaving to an extent that surprised quite a few!!

The Arsenal manager is never going to come straight out and say that another club are a load of old tosh and are lucky to be where they are after some mind numbingly dull performances, but if Arsene Wenger did not think that way about Manchester United under Louis van Gaal then I would be extremely surprised.

The only real surprise comes in the form of Cardiff City goalkeeper David Marshall, who despite his club's paltry performances as they continue to battle the drop, has been in exceptional form this term.

Eli's heroics against New England a year ago came as no surprise, echoing as they did his Super Bowl performance four years earlier.

«He's had some solid performances and it's something that doesn't really come as a surprise to me.

The over / under on this game currently sits at 9.5 and, based on the performances of these two offenses, that high number should not come as a surprise.

Ionescu's emergence wasn't that much of a surprise, as she was just coming off a solid performance with the gold - medal - winning USA Basketball U16 team in Mexico.

How often have we seen Arsenal getting on a roll and getting a run of results with some fantastic performances, only to surprise everyone by coming up short in game we are supposed to win with ease?

Although the Ivorian missed 13 league games for Jose Mourinho's side last season, Bailly put in some seriously impressive performances towards the back end of last season as United won the Europa League, and should the former Villarreal man manage to keep up the form he showed at the end of last year, it shouldn't be surprising to see the 23 - year - old claim a Team of the Season place come May.

Even after the academy graduate Francis Coquelin came back from his loan spell at Charlton and surprised us all with his fine form and combative performances, recording the best stats in the Premier League for a defensive midfielder, lots of Arsenal fans were calling on the manager to go into the transfer market and spend some big money, which he did this summer to sign Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach.

Isco is one of the hottest properties in European football and his Golden Boy award, the Under 21 equivalent of the Ballon D'Or, this year came as no surprise following his performances... [Read more...]

This was not really a giant killing act as both teams were competing in Division 2 at the time but it still came as a surprise given our overall performances that season.

His prowess for City will come as no surprise for long - term viewers of the magical Belgian playmaker, as he has produced consistent great performances at every club he has ever played for.

Obviously, Pogba has struggled to put in a string of impressive performances together but it would come as a surprise, if he is to leave Old Trafford for the second time after just two seasons.

Usually a surprise result from an underdog comes from a committed and conservative defensive performance combined with an extremely efficient counterattack or two.

Nuneaton - the iconic seat of the Tories» surprise 2015 victory, if Labour is getting near its exit poll performance it will come close here.

Perceptions of the candidates» performances at conference were pretty much in line with media reports (though that should hardly come as a surprise — most members would have seen the conference through the prism of the media).

Furthermore — and this comes as something of a surprise to the researchers — no noticeable performance changes are detected between devices developed in the first and subsequent growth cycles.

The film's most surprising performance, though, comes in the form of the unbeatable Sam Rockwell because there is a lot more complexity to despicable cop Dixon than meets the eye.

While there's not much in the way of surprise here narrative wise, Ponsoldt has managed to bring us one of this year's best acting performances with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, whose name, in a fair world, would be seriously considered for recognition come awards season.

For the second year in a row, Claire Foy took home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama for her astounding work on Netflix original The Crown, though this time around, she was absent — and her victory came as something of a surprise.

As has come to be expected from Miscast, MCC's annual gala featuring gender - bending and otherwise against - type performances, surprises ran aplenty at the 2018 installment on March 26.

Ranked in at number four on the list, Nintendo attained high honors in trustworthiness, social conduct and product performance, which shouldn't come as a surprise to all us faithful fanboys and girls.

It's shouldn't come as a huge surprise given that Lawrence won the Best Actress trophy just last year (also under the direction of Russell), but the actress gives a spitfire performance in American Hustle that's equal parts hilarious and sad.

It comes as no surprise that Lawrence's performance is brilliant, however it's good to see an edge to the suave and charismatic characters Cooper often plays.

Browning's rich performance keeps Naomi from coming off like a plot device; longtime Beastie Boy Horovitz is a wonderful surprise as the antsy Nick, whose fatherly affect transforms into something more pestering in a way that seems organic (and pathetic), rather than one - dimensionally monstrous.

But when news of the lip syncing reached the conservative blogosphere, Beyonce decided to nip it in the bud by coming clean at a press conference... and then letting loose a surprise performance of «The Star - Spangled Banner» for the media to prove she could do it.

It's also a movie that offers terrific performances, the most pleasantly surprising coming from the increasingly hard to find Kirsten Dunst.

And while the answers may not be as satisfying and / or as cut - and - dried as many of us would like (especially those who do have kids), the journey — while a bit long and convoluted at times (it is sort of a «Gone Baby Gone» meets «The Silence of the Lambs «-RRB--- it is nevertheless fascinating and populated with terrific performances, so don't be surprised if the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences comes calling with a few nods next January.

As familiar as the coming - of - age comedy may seem, «Lady Bird» is filled with so many charming surprises and brilliant performances, most other films of its type feel even more mundane by comparison.

Once you see There Will Be Blood it should come to no surprise that Daniel Day Lewis won an Oscar for Best Leading Actor for his performance.

I know how ridiculous that sounds, but I was somewhat pleasantly surprised by the first film, which Sam Taylor - Johnson, Kelly Marcel, and Dakota Johnson (in a sly, genuinely funny performance) conspired to turn into a coming - of - sexual - age story in which a young woman took control over her body and her sexual desires in the face of men who would have be something other than what she is.

That Tucci is wonderful should comes as no surprise, but it is Eve's performance that should open some eyes to the depth of her dramatic talent.

They fall in love because that's what a movie musical expects of them, they sing (nicely) because that also comes with the territory, but the rhythms of their performances are always surprising, never forced or false, and always in sync.

The film boasts an all - around knockout cast, but its most notable — and maybe surprising — performance comes from Adam Sandler, who carries the proceedings as Danny, Harold's oldest and least professionally successful spawn.

It doesn't come as much of a surprise that Giamatti delivers an amazing performance, considering he's been stealing scenes for years.

The only pleasant surprise comes from Bridget Moynahan's (Coyote Ugly, Serendipity) excellent performance as Layla, the woman Farrell is sent to get the goods on.

Like in Anton Corbijn's film «Control,» the actors here put in believable musical performances - so it should come as no surprise that these five actors are also trained musicians.

Yeah, the performances are all pretty good, but that isn't exactly a surprise coming from this cast.

Aside from the solid performances, there were two surprising flops from some up - and - coming stars.

Considering how many first - rate performances Strathairn has given over the years, this came as something of a surprise to me.

As my fondest memories of Greer include here iconic comedic performances in films like Jawbreaker and 13 Going on 30 as well as her TV show Miss Guided, which left us far too soon, seeing her pull the reigns on what comes so naturally to her and amp up the drama wasn't just a nice surprise, but a notably successful effort, too.