Sentences with phrase «uneven performance as»

DiCaprio's uneven performance as the main villain never takes on enough definition to seem necessary in the already cluttered plot.

Not exact matches

The movie portrayed her personality and as a legend of a woman posed as a man to enter the monastery and become Pope.German actress Johanna Wokalek was pretty good for that role and the other performances were decent as well.The portrayal of the time, crowds and the cities was below average, but very effective, since it was a low - budget movie, the image and lighting quality was not always good.The weak point of the movie was in the rhythm, which at times was uneven, and went from fast to very slow, but still it was never boring because of the strong plot.

Hotel is as deranged and uneven as ever, making watching Gaga's performance a positively nerve - wracking experience.

While Anna Paquin's performance was jumpy and uneven at times, she was able to carry the film and keep interest as a main character.

It helps that in his hands, Dracula become a sumptuous, colorful, artistic, bloody feast for the senses, even as the performances are... well, let's say uneven.

It boasts some fine performances, and as we all know from Ender's Game, Butterfield has the uncanny ability to make uneven material work, such is his natural charisma and skill in front of the camera.

Ball's remarkably frank approach to a number of decidedly taboo subjects - rape plays an increasingly key role as the movie unfolds - is generally allayed by the undercurrent of darkly comedic elements, though it's ultimately Bishil's exceptionally strong performance that holds the viewer's interest throughout the movie's admittedly uneven running time.

Though it suffers from an overlong running time and an increasingly uneven structure, Psycho nevertheless lives up to its reputation as one of the most entertaining and suspenseful horror films of all time - with Anthony Perkins» spellbinding performance heightened by timeless set pieces, Bernard Herrmann's justifiably legendary score, and, of course, Alfred Hitchcock's consistently captivating directorial choices.

Wiig doesn't have as much to do, but after many frustratingly uneven serious performances of late («The Skeleton Twins,» «Hateship Loveship «-RRB-, she nails this role.

Not as strong as the Oscar - winning scripts he wrote, Trumbo is a nevertheless a good (maybe slightly forgettable) biopic that can be uneven here and there, but is overall an intriguing real story supported with a sound lead performance.

As to my personal choice, I'm going to surprise even myself and single out Washington in «Roman J. Israel, Esq.» The film is undeniably uneven, but Washington's performance as an idiosyncratic idealist is thought out in such detail, and so different from the characters he usually plays, that it won me over completelAs to my personal choice, I'm going to surprise even myself and single out Washington in «Roman J. Israel, Esq.» The film is undeniably uneven, but Washington's performance as an idiosyncratic idealist is thought out in such detail, and so different from the characters he usually plays, that it won me over completelas an idiosyncratic idealist is thought out in such detail, and so different from the characters he usually plays, that it won me over completely.

While these programs are often popular with advocates, and already in use around the country for many decades, including in New York City, their performance has often been viewed as uneven.

«Reduce uneven incentives and avoid «incentive cliffs» by increasing [school performance score] points more gradually as students move to higher performance levels,» notwithstanding the fact that no research to date has evidenced that such incentives incentivize much of anything intended, at least in education.

The voice - acting is uneven in both performance and existence, as if the relevant teams paid their actors with the budget of 12 Big Mac meals (medium).

As a result, the inverter is able to ensure optimal performance even in challenging environments, such as those with uneven groundAs a result, the inverter is able to ensure optimal performance even in challenging environments, such as those with uneven groundas those with uneven grounds.

Hopefully with Apple switching to custom chips, issues the current generation of MacBook Pro laptops suffer from — such as poor battery life and uneven performance in some cases — will be a thing of the past.