Sentences with phrase «to stick the landing»

Yet the game frequently struggles to stand out; it doesn't stick the landing on its most ambitious pieces.

However, in the end, it just can't quite stick the landing in the film's final minutes.

These top - level agents know how to stick the landing with a stand - out home showing.

It was rumored to be a vehicle for Chrome OS, but reports at the time claimed that the company couldn't stick the landing in time.

Not all of the jokes hit the mark, but enough jokes stick the landing to make this a funny film.

The narrative just doesn't stick the landing as well creating a game that should of been better.

Then, keep the explosive leap to one leg and really stick the landing.

Having a clean stop gives players the option of saving their double jump to help stick the landing.

He slips down the other side and even sticks the landing.

Even at the age of 51 he still manages to execute his own stunts with impressive efficiency, and with Edge of Tomorrow he truly sticks the landing.

Now let's take a look at tips from professional marketers that will ensure your author bio sticks the landing as a cohesive whole.

However, the devs don't quite manage to stick the landing when it comes to story or level design.

The oddly shaped rectangular pad only recognized us quickly when our fingers stuck the landing.

And the wheels don't come completely off in the final act, it just doesn't quite stick the landing.

Even if he doesn't stick the landing, it's a thrill watching him try.

She needed to focus on sticking the landing on her cartwheel.

The consequences of what happens in the novel, and what carries on after Susan sets things down will not be revealed here, of course, but suffice it to say that the film sticks the landing with precision and no shortage of savage grace.

Unfortunately, I probably won't know if Cave Story + manages to stick the landing for a long time.

And the primary story of the game actually sticks the landing, with a surprisingly heartfelt and

The goal is simple — leap forward as far as possible and stick the landing without stumbling.

But he didn't just leap them, he jumped and hovered in the air like he was on wires before sticking the landing.

Allison Janney, «I, Tonya» Portraying the foul - mouthed, abusive mother of the titular Olympian skater, Janney sticks a landing that could well see her taking home gold herself.

Fortunately, Fire Emblem Warriors stuck the landing and can splice some distinct Fire Emblem mechanics into the typical Warriors game, keeping things fresh for both series.

That said, the story did not always stick the landing (some jokes were questionable and some opportunities for positive messages were missed).

Marvel films have a reputation for not entirely sticking the landing — they start strong, but generally end with big, dumb fights.

And Topher sticks the landing!

Since sticking its landing on August 5, 2012, NASA's Little Robot That Could has learned a lot about its environs.

Will anything stick the landing?

Surprisingly, I Origins sticks its landing with a final revelation that, for once, actually understands faith on its most basic level (The movie's science is never convincing).

Like its namesake, the film only achieves greatness for a few brief moments, and the best things about it (e.g. Janney's character) are seldom allowed to expand beyond the stereotypes that make them so easy to understand, but Gillespie's biopic sticks the landing because it never forgets one of its very first lines: Tonya Harding is America, and she always has been.

Touching upon class, competition, courage and catastrophe, we are treated to a great film that sticks its landing perfectly.

Metal Gear Solid's ability to wildly swing between the serious and the insane, and still somehow stick the landing, is what's helped make it one of the biggest series in gaming today.

While Avengers: Infinity War attempts to balance so many characters and give them compelling narratives, very few of the emotional beats stick their landing.

Featuring a plot that unfolds half like a riff on Terminator 2 and half on the kind of after - school special Wilson would mercilessly lampoon, Deadpool 2 utilizes the character's popularity as a MacGuffin for more rapid - fire jokes, but errs too far on the side of that clownishness to stick the landing once director David Leitch pivots to a payoff that's (slightly) more serious.

I won't say whether or not Father Toller makes it to the end in one piece, but Schrader sticks the landing.

It's not without a bit of turbulence, but with its weighty subject, award worthy acting and steady, competent directing, «Flight» easily sticks a landing worthy of Oscar consideration.

This balancing act is what keeps Flower refreshing, even if it doesn't quite fully stick its landing.

It's a compelling story, told in an engaging way by writer / director Peter Landesman, but the film's attempts to flesh out Felt's personal life fall a little flat and it starts to overstay its welcome as the story has a bit of trouble sticking the landing.

The Merc With a Mouth stuck the landing overseas.

Nicholas has never been very good at sticking the landing, but «Midnight Special» contains his most uninspired ending yet.

Another prognostication: This is The End is the comedy event of the summer, taking an inventive premise, filling it with Hollywood's biggest and brightest comedic stars - Sorry, Vince and Owen - and sticking the landing like nothing you've ever seen before.

The delight and frustration of «One Mississippi» are one and the same, in that it runs swiftly and with meaning through a seasonal arc that launches and sticks its landing within six episodes.

After so many years of build up, the risk for disappointment was high, but Infinity War sticks the landing with Thanos» character, both as a credible and truly dangerous threat to the Avengers and as a well rounded character in his own right.

Honda sticks the landing with the 2018 Honda Accord.

But then there are these titles: games that went the distance when it came to development, marketing, promotion, testing... but somehow didn't quite manage to stick the landing past that.

It's been far too long since we've had a good Spider - Man game — the last two games based on The Amazing Spider Man films were stinkers — so here's hoping Sony and Insomniac stick the landing come 2018.

The satire of GUTS would be so much better if the gameplay stuck its landing.

Games rarely stick the landing but in the case of Inside, I don't think it would have nearly the same impact without its fascinating finale.