Sentences with phrase «times than the script»

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In a surreal conversation with the customer service rep, Ferrari said the word «cancel» more than 20 times, and yet he was still spun in scripted circles.

Many critics called the script, which was required to be read during news time, rather than a commercial spot, «pro-Trump propaganda.»

The script, which is required to be read during news time rather than using up commercial spots, includes anchors saying they're «extremely proud of the quality, balanced journalism that [proper news brand name of local station] produces.»

The treatments are about 70 times more expensive than pennies - a-day warfarin, according to Express Scripts Holding Co, the largest U.S. pharmacy benefits manager.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Clark's script blamed the housing crisis on a shortage of supply, growing population and demand, consumers with double the borrowing power they had in 2000, and millennials «who are greater in number than even the baby boomers — and who are now entering the housing market for the first time — and they aren't happy.»

ANYONE who has taken the time to actually STUDY the book and the God who wrote it has found that there is more than popular opinion to be said about it's sacred scripts.

With the introduction of script, later intensified by print, the visual (space) aspect of language becomes more important than the sound (time) aspect.

It's all apart of the script mate, I've seen this groundhog movie more than enough times?

If you've entered the year 2013 with both a strong ambition to start a moneymaking business and SkaDate Dating Script in your pocket, than that's the perfect time to settle on a niche and get it on, conquering the dating market.

The fault falls with the screenplay, penned by no less than three writers — Sean Anders (co - writer / director of «Sex Drive,» a long way from home), John Morris (who co-wrote «Sex Drive,» «Hot Tub Time Machine» and «She's Out of My League» with Anders), and Jared Stern (who contributed «additional script materials» to «Bolt» and «The Princess and the Frog «-RRB-.

We hear from Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, several still - awed costars, one of Mifune's sons, Kurosawa's script supervisor, and a film sword master identified as «killed by Mifune more than a hundred times.»

As the stakes escalate, Mark Perez's script still organically makes time for the characters» realities, like Max and Annie having trouble conceiving a child, without such story points feeling too forced, and plays on the expectations of thriller plot twists more than once.

Gillespie, working from a script by Steven Rogers, does an effective job of painting a somewhat less - than - flattering portrayal of the protagonist's hard - scrabble existence, with the strength of the film's opening stretch standing in sharp contrast to a middling midsection that grows less and less interesting as time progresses.

The first film was a huge hit, taking more than eight times its budget at the box office and winning over critics and audiences alike with its intelligent storytelling and witty script.

The director (who also co-wrote the script) invests ample time in fleshing out Wakanda and makes the dynamic between its villain Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) and hero T'Challa (Boseman) much deeper, and more philosophically murky, than most central conflicts in Marvel movies are.

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber's script depicts Sistero as an actor of marginal talent but conventional handsomeness, another in a long line of would - be stars with a face that makes the occasional casting agent look more than once but rarely three times.

The script — as is the case in nearly every Ninja film — has holes bigger than Okinawa, and the acting is downright atrocious, particularly that of Norris, who, thankfully, improved with time.

This movie is a mixed bag on one side is Kevin Hart mostly improvising which give most of, if not all of the film's funny dialogue, he also shares good chemistry with Ice Cube, on the other side the scripted jokes, are most of the time well lame, this fun to watch now than most of the movies are ****

You know one of the biggest problems with horror movies is nowadays, and perhaps this has even gone farther than, say, the last 5 years, and that is the fact that some of these movies do not have enough interesting material in the script to fill out one hour of screen time, much less 90 minutes of it.

The sequel, scripted by Michael Green and the original movie's co-writer Hampton Fancher, is set decades after the original, at a time when Earth's environment is in an even worse condition than it was.

Director Daniel Espinosa has the advantage of shooting with, and around, digital effects that actually don't look like the last seven space movies you've seen, although the few times the script calls for a Martian's - eye - view shot, it throws you out of the movie temporarily, rather than pulling you in deeper.

What makes «Roger Dodger» hold its own is the razor - sharp script by Dylan Kidd (who also directs for the first time), and the decision to focus more on the fall of the rakish teacher than the rise of his student — even if in the end it turns back to Nick and the question of whether he is an alternative model of man, or just another Roger - in - waiting.

The script is nothing special, and it even borders on schmaltzy at times, but there's an honesty to the material (especially the father - son relationship) that some people will connect to more than others.

A likeable cast, many of whom are former Oscar winners, enliven a not - as - clever - as - they - think - it - is script by screenwriting brothers Jon and Erich Hoeber (Whiteout, Battleship), but not quite enough to overcome the overly familiar plotline to make the film anything more than a pleasant but unremarkable time - waster.

But as I worry (possibly unnecessarily), at this point in time a script with Landis's name on it brings more intrigue than caution.

A.O. Scott, The New York Times: «This Fantastic Four, directed by Josh Trank from a script he wrote with Simon Kinberg and Jeremy Slater, feels less like a tale of superhero beginnings than like a very long precredit opening sequence.»

- The original title of the movie was «Tomorrow Never Comes» - Anthony Hopkins was cast as Elliott Carver and joined the production, but dropped out after three days because filming was disorganized and chaotic and there was no completed shooting script - First Bond film since Diamonds Are Forever to have a running time of less than two hours.

Before we started shooting, I knew Al much better than Chris and I spent a bit more time going over the script at the beginning with Al..

«I've seen it more times than I've seen «Network,»» laughed Rogen, who plays Sandy Schklair, the film's script supervisor.

10 Cloverfield Lane feels much shorter than its 2 hour run time, thanks to first - time director Dan Trachtenberg's economic storytelling, and a cracking script co-written by Whiplash writer - director Damien Chazelle (originally set to direct, until Whiplash was greenlit).

Though it can technically be labeled as a time travel film, «Safety Not Guaranteed» is more about its characters» relationships than the veracity of the sci - fi premise, and that's thanks to Derek Connolly's excellent script and the fantastic cast.

When Community creator and all - around funny guy Dan Harmon was enlisted by Marvel to work on the script for Doctor Strange, the reason seemed obvious at the time: more than likely he was going to infuse the Sorcerer Supreme with a touch of humor.

Cheadle's script spends more time portraying Davis as a junkie than a musician.

But this one spends more time than its predecessors in a comic sweet spot, thanks to a gifted cast that milks moments of inspired slapstick, goofiness, and pathos from a script whose thin, generic arc seems engineered to encourage improv.

The Academy obviously loves the quirky nature of McDonagh's writing, and if the actors sell McDonagh's script better than a used car salesman, you can bet this will be a serious contender come Oscar time next year.

A second viewing on Blu - ray opened up some of the attributes that I missed — most notably the lovely photography — and made me realize that I was reacting negatively to certain plot twists in the script by Baker and Chris Bergoch, as well as the actions of certain characters; more and more, I find that I don't wish to spend any more time than is necessary with people (including entirely fictional creatures) who are selfish and unkind.

Yet, for all of that, «The Wall» — penned by first - time screenwriter Dwain Worrell, whose script was well - regarded in Hollywood before it got turned into a film — feels longer than its brief 81 minutes.

THR further claims that the script for the standalone Van Helsing film is still being polished, with more time being spent to tighten up it, along with the scripts for the Dark Universe movies in the wake of The Mummy's critical failure and less - than - anticipated box office.

Her script is full of contrived dialogue, and too many superfluous comedic elements — all of them being way raunchier than need be: At times it seems that Meriwether has a certain admiration of the word «penis» and several of its synonyms, as the film's characters spout the word more than most seasoned porn - stars.

However, when people start getting sucked into airplane engines, and the script over uses the «no just kidding» element more than three times, the fun is obliterated.

In Tom Stoppard «s spectacularly good script (I suspect the quality of which has been overlooked because so few film critics have actually read the book), it has a jumping off point that more than any previous take, digs into the themes of the novel — the many forms that love takes, artificial metropolitan life vs. simple pastoral life — and allows the peripheral characters their moment in the sun, while still keeping the running time at around a brisk two hours.

While his previous efforts behind the camera - Harsh Times, Street Kings, End of Watch, Sabotage - have carried more flaws than his hard - boiled scripts (Training Day, S.W.A.T.), it's clear in Fury that both passion and experience have culminated in his best work yet - by far.

It's clear, then, that the script's sitcom - level approach to the subject matter fares much better than one might've anticipated, although there's no denying that, at a ludicrously overlong running time of 110 minutes, How to Be Single does peter out to an increasingly palpable degree as it progresses - with, especially, the movie's final third relying far too heavily on hackneyed sequences that are either egregiously padded - out or completely needless (eg a character frantically races to the hospital).

The story, written by Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan (who also co-wrote the scripts of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) and Michael Arndt, features some smart self - referential moments with refreshing efforts to ground the characters deeper than ever into this faraway galaxy, from a long time ago, without forgetting a delightful dollop of humor.

Though visually enthralling at times, it's ultimately a forgettable experience, due largely to the movie's anemic, exposition - laden script that is offers more set - up than it does pay - off.

The script is nothing special, even bordering on schmaltzy at times, but there's an honesty to the material (especially the father - son relationship) that certain people will connect to more than others.

It seems like it's better to make a stand alone film rather than waste time stretching the script to a tie in loose ends with the next two parts.

Clear by now that the script by «Sergei Petrov» and «Rene Fontaine» is actually by Dylan and director Charles, the main defense of the film is that it reads a little like a Dylan song, forgetting that Dylan's songs are, for the most part, poetry of a time and a place rather than rhythmless fictions too in love with their own obscurity.

It should also be noted that the script puts hip - hop to shame by using the «N - word» more than 100 times.