Sentences with phrase «than caricature»

President Lyndon Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) is given predictably surface - level treatment as a self - serving suit, while Alabama governor George Wallace (Tim Roth) is little more than a caricature of a racist.

Even Coach Haskins, who provides the entry point into the story, is little more than a caricature of the tough but inspirational coach, and his wife — a typically thankless role in such movies to begin with — simply appears briefly in scenes to look concerned, supportive, or a combination of the two.

He manages to exploit all the Batman stereotypes we've gotten to know over the years, while very much playing the Caped Crusader as a fleshed - out person rather than a caricature in a spoof.

Gerard Butler's Leonidas is about as memorable as they get and even he is little more than a caricature in a heavy metal video, all muscle and little depth.

It's funny and engaging and the lead character, again played by Renee Zellweger, seems more like a real person than the caricature who wandered dazed through The Edge of Reason.

Fresh: It's funny and engaging and the lead character, again played by Renee Zellweger, seems more like a real person than the caricature who wandered dazed through The Edge of Reason.

Corbyn has proven to be more expedient than his caricature suggests, or has been forced into expediency.

Brolin explores both the comedic and human aspects of Bigfoot and breathes life into a character that otherwise might have ended up little more than a caricature on screen.

When the horrible account about a person is more reality than caricature?

The baby - boomers are themselves far more diverse than the caricatures of Yuppies (young, urban professionals), Grumpies (grim, ruthless, upwardly mobile professionals) and Dinks (dual - income, no - kids couples) would suggest.

And do they think that believing that an invisible magic man (who will torture you if you don't believe in him) is really better answer to universe origins than their caricature of scientific conjecture on the subject.

But McDonnell is proving to be more multi-layered than his caricature, seeking late in his career to match expediency with belief, gripped by the need to prove economic competence (he reads the findings of focus groups as avidly as New Labour's leading figures used to do), knows the importance of narrative and how George Osborne impressively framed one about how Labour crashed the car and should never be given the keys again.

Michael Sheen continues to prove himself the master of something more impressive than caricature, while Frank Langella took home the golden statuette for his portrayal of Nixon.

But he is a more subtle figure than the caricature suggests.

This was more of a characters study and intimate portrait than a caricature that she often played.

As all the great satirists are seers, one could say it's with this skit that Stiller became something more caustic than a caricature artist, and certainly this is borne out by his next two films as director, The Cable Guy and Zoolander, both of which bit the hand that was to feed them by regarding anyone weaned on the glass teat with contempt.

Each of the four main characters gets his or her moment to shine, and the actors make the best of it, giving depth to roles that could have been nothing more than the caricatures depicted on the film's poster.

It can not, therefore, be held accountable for gaping plot holes, implausible set - ups, Iraqi terrorists who speak to each other in accented English, presidential figures who are more lobotomized than caricatured, and truly dreadful American Idol pop song parodies.

Fiennes has the difficult job of making the troubled Bookman into something other than a caricature, and he succeeds at capturing the character's volatile yet vulnerable nature.

«What makes this standout from other Anderson films (besides having a plot) is that the characters — particularly the dogs — are much more well - rounded than the caricatures who you usually parade through his movies.»

Beyond this, NGSS calls for radically different classes than the caricatured version of traditional instruction built mostly on direct instruction of vocabulary and the concepts underlying the new terms.

It's going to take more than a caricature debating a strawman to convince anyone of anything.

Sometimes we need to give people the benefit of the doubt rather than caricaturing their ideologies or beliefs.

Such relationships allow lawmakers to see that faith - based schools are more than the caricatures in the headlines.

All of the pieces seem to be in place to tell the story, including exquisite period detail and a talented cast of supporting players, but Mann never allows Smith to become anything more than a caricature of the man.

You are nothing more than a caricature, a living breathing joke and you have nothing relevant to add to any conversation.

Moreover, it is one example of how his treatment of history dances along the surface of a number of eras, persons, and schools of thought without addressing them in sufficient depth to render them more than caricatures.

Play - by - play minutes of national parliaments, operational reports from headquarters of intelligence agencies, are worth no more than the caricatures and Pasquinades of «his majesty's opposition.»

You're also more able to view your dates as real people, rather than caricatures: you're not just adding to your collection of «terrible first date» anecdotes, or building a cutesy «how we met» tale.

As Tommy, he is the strange, unknowable presence at the center of both «The Disaster Artist» and «The Room,» and audiences need to believe this is a real person rather than a caricature.

As the kids are making their films, the adults — specifically, Kyle Chandler's deputy, Ron Eldard's down - on - his - luck and depressed father, and Noah Emmerich's Colonel Nelec are nothing more than caricatures, never fleshed out beyond their costumes and predictable dialogue and behaviors.

She can't seem to make Brandy much more than a caricature, but seeing the same fate befall the always solid Connie Britton and Clark Gregg (as Brandy's parents) leads the trail right back to weaknesses in script and direction.

Alongside Fisher, Rachel Weisz is vibrant as Summer, but neither Abigail Breslin nor Elizabeth Banks is given enough time or dialogue to establish herself as more than caricature.

A simmering rage and loyalty make him more than a caricature.

This is Allen's most complex portrait of a wife, but she's too Bergman - bleak to feel like more than a caricature.

The script never had to be an emotional character piece, but the actors deserved more than caricature.

The fact that few education reformers or edu - reporters are conservatives (and fewer still see Tea Partiers as anything more than caricatures) makes it easy for them to dismiss concerns.