Sentences with phrase «uneven performances out»

Not exact matches

The film's superb action sequences, beautiful cinematography, fine performances and haunting soundtrack are real stand - outs, but, unfortunately, they're undercut by uneven pacing and the inclusion of a little too much padding.

But now the piper has come for payment, and the price is the manifold shortcomings of Green Lantern: a woefully underdeveloped script; dubious casting (I don't care how many billion galaxies are out there: in none of them is Tim Robbins the father of Peter Sarsgaard); slack, aimless direction by Martin Campbell; and a set of decidedly uneven performances.

The biggest surprise of the piece is Wasikowska's uneven performance: her accent dropping in and out, she generally gives off the impression that she squeezed this thing in between a full dance card.

Super-charged by two perfect lead performances by Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds, The Change - Up can be wildly uneven at times, but somehow manages to balance it all out in a way that's both satisfying and hilarious.

It's certainly tonally uneven and you get the sense that Slattery is a little out of his depth in balancing it all but he does manage to deliver many excellent scenes, has a fantastic eye for detail and draws out superb performances from his entire cast.

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 completely.

Second, student gains were uneven across Teach to One's schools; one school in particular stood out with student - learning gains significantly higher than those posted in other schools, which begs the question of what is causing the performance gains — the Teach to One model or some other factor.

It lays out a blueprint for addressing three of the most intractable challenges facing college applicants today: excessive academic performance pressure, the emphasis on personal achievement over good citizenship, and the uneven opportunities available to students of varying income levels and backgrounds.