Sentences with phrase «too listless»

Sundance Review: Lynn Shelton's «Touchy Feely» Flirts With Greatness, But Proves Too Listless & Frustrating

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On a sleepy Sunday morning, with a listless service and an apathetic sermon, one too easily may forget that the driving power of Christianity has lain in the courageous and combative Personality who founded it, the adventurous faith which has sustained it, and the brave people who have been its glory.

Unfortunately, most Bible reading is listless and lifeless because the readers are too relaxed to think sharply, too pious to argue cogently, too concerned merely to be inspired for the Word of God to accost them.

Cal was super-competitive against Ohio State and crushed UCLA in Berkeley this past weekend, but mostly listless losses to USC and Arizona State (at home) didn't feel too good, and a bumbling home performance in the opener versus Nevada has kept Cal below the.500 mark.

Too much by supporters anguished at the financial plight of a great institution and the grim reality of listless defeat at Goodison Park; more by millionaires who gained control of this institution than by the millionaires responsible for this loss.

Despite some energy and inventiveness, the film is stuck in a mostly listless zone between taking itself too seriously and having fun with its exploitative elements.

Part of its problem is that it has too many underdeveloped characters (especially Maggie and Banner) and here - and - there storytelling, with Cave's screenplay and Hillcoat's treatment occasionally feeling listless.

But Wilson, too, is a bit listless, coasting through the role of pipe - smoking straight - arrow instead of taking comic advantage of his casting against type.

But as accomplished as March was, he too was defeated by the script and gave a listless performance.

That Clam Dandy doesn't rock too terribly hard is a major stumbling block only exacerbated by director Steyermark's decision to feature a few of their listless, pop - inspired heavy metal tunes in their allegedly poignant entirety.

It's not too much of a stretch to interpret the scene as a thinly veiled dig at 2003's The In - Laws, a listless remake that Brooks has frequently mocked in the years since its release.

Inspectors have found cats, dogs and other animals infested with parasites as well as animals being kept in cages that are too small, and listless kittens with stomach disorders and diarrhea.

Left alone for too long or ignored, the Japanese Spitz can become depressed and listless.

The right cat toys can keep a solitary cat from growing listless or wreaking too much havoc in an empty home.

Pros: Fans of the genre will get exactly what they are looking for Cons: Listless combat, too much downtime during battles, sub-par narrative