Sentences with phrase «unconvincing performance from»

Still an unconvincing performance from Walker once again, but at least he didn't make any game threatening errors.

Best possible result for arsenal today # unconvincing performance from Walcott against quality opposition # no thrashing of Chelsea to make them strengthen in the window # mourinho hoodoo over against arsenal # wenger clearly wants a striker because giroud hasn't played much in preseason and didn't start.

Sterling now seems a priority target for City, who could do with more variety in attack after unconvincing performances from the likes of Samir Nasri and Jesus Navas out wide.

Brian Glanville watches some unconvincing performances from the English clubs in the Champions League, and wonders whether the Premier League is all it's cracked up to be.

Not exact matches

After a poor performance against Wigan and an unconvincing (though far from terrible) one against Chelsea, it would take a brave man to confidently predict a smooth run - in from here.

The shot - stopper has been criticised quite a bit from the fans after displaying unconvincing performance for his side.

Gervinho handed the home side the lead despite an unconvincing team performance when he turned to thump a low shot into the net from 25 yards out on 42 minutes only for a battling visiting team to draw level a minute into added time in the first half when Kostas Mitroglou rose to glance home Leandro Greco's header.

The drop in the amount of goals scored by Liverpool from the 2013/14 season to the 2014/15 season was stark, and was a result of their meek, submissive, and wholly unconvincing performances during the last campaign.

Cabellero's somewhat unconvincing performances in sky blue should not take away from his brilliance.

The response from United since has been admirable, churning out three successive 1 - 0 wins against Everton, Sunderland and Swansea, though their performances in all three were largely unconvincing.

It's an exceedingly thin premise that's employed to sometimes striking yet often underwhelming effect by Kubrick, with the picture suffering from a decidedly amateurish feel that's compounded by less - than - accomplished performances and an ongoing emphasis on overwrought, unconvincing dialogue and narrative.

It's clear immediately that Foley has his work cut out for him in terms of capturing the viewer's interest, as Perfect Stranger suffers from a disastrously unconvincing opening half hour that's reflected in everything from the forced - sounding dialogue to the over-the-top performances to the laughable portrayal of Rowena's online chat sessions.

Rushed into production at Columbia Pictures to capitalize on the success of Jaws, another seafaring adventure based on a Peter Benchley novel, The Deep has a humdrum story, generally uncommitted performances, and a phoney Moray eel (nicknamed «Percy» on set) that gives the much - maligned mechanical shark «Bruce» from Jaws a run for its money in the department of unconvincing animal attacks.

While delivering good performances and enough choice laughs to stay afloat much of the way, Get Smart suffers from a laborious plot, excessive length, and an unevenness of tone that favors a violence that jars with the light banter of the dialogue, compounded with an unconvincing romance that brews between 86 and 99.

Overall, Battle of the Sexes is a wishy - washy emotional drama injected with some quality humor, stale sports tropes and unconvincing performances, not only from Stone but the ensemble as well.

I Am Number Four is a tease, promising muscular genre goods it never delivers, led by a painfully robotic performance from English actor Pettyfer, who spends the entirety of his screen time fussing with his unconvincing American accent.

That's bad enough, but removed from all of that, the movie itself is a slog of repetitious melodrama, unconvincing performances (One suspects Allen went with the first take of each long shot), and over-the-top, neon - based mood lighting (provided by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro).