Sentences with phrase «unlikable characters in»

You'll have to slog through the poor dialog and unlikable characters in the story because of the economy being unbalanced towards grinding Speed Cards to remain competitive.

Not exact matches

In plainer words, he's extremely unlikable, even for a character who will undoubtedly strike a negative chord with devout Catholics.

In making his movie, he deliberately took advantage of the lack of this framework, and a different set of communicative expectations, namely, the expectation that his characters were real people, dense but not utterly unlikable.

Although the main character, Libby, is a little unlikable in my opinion, Gillian Flynn is always keeping you on your toes with her novels and makes you want more.

Ah you know what time of year it is when name brand actors take on roles in which their characters all have reasons to be incredibly unlikable, from the audience point of view.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to stay interested in what happens to any of these characters because most of them are so absurdly unlikable.

Rhys Ifans plays another slimy creepy generally unlikable character, Nick Frost plays... errr... the fat bloke... again, and then pad out the rest with various familiar faces which most Brits will recognise in some form or another but everyone else won't.

When the game is through, highlights in the script, acting and charm behind slightly intriguing subject matter are enough to bring the final product to the brink of decency, but this effort is far from that threshold, as underdeveloped, unlikable characters, aimlessly unfocused dragging and a cold directorial atmosphere behind a paper - thin story concept leave «Zero Charisma» to slip into mediocrity as a forgettable, under - inspired misfire.

As if it's not enough that the characters are kind of unlikable in certain areas, this narrative that does little outside of simply meditate upon the questionable leads is pretty thin, and that really undercuts much momentum, to where natural shortcomings play an instrumental role in bringing the final product to mediocrity, and yet, I won't go so far as to say that this film's story concept is completely juiceless, as its portrayal of a nerdy manchild's lifestyle is pretty realistic, if not genuine, and therefore kind of intriguing.

There's so little to say in this film, and if there was a little more heart here, then the final product would have stood as genuinely decent, but as things stand, this effort is not only forgettable, but mean -, if at all spirited, with unlikable characters behind a meandering narrative that mediocrity goes secured.

Yes, do note that I said that the underdevelopment makes it «hard [u] er [/ u]» to get invested in the characters, because as if it's not bad enough that the characters are so undercooked and, well, kind of bland, they're unlikable, or at least the lead is, for although Sam Eidman's portrayal of the Scott Weidemeyer character is engaging convincing, the character himself is just too much of a manchild - concerned with the superficial and his own self - esteem over the concerns of others and growing up - for you to feel for him all that much.

While the cast of characters all remain in touch with their deep - rooted feelings of survival and promise, when a film is full of unlikable and hard - pressed figures, it's difficult to scale your own investment into their well - being.

Kidman's fearless habit of picking genuinely unlikable characters peaked with her role in Noah Baumbach's intentionally difficult 2007 comedy.

Is the writing in general shit, or the characters unlikable?

WHY: AMC has never been afraid to take a gamble — and in the case of «The Walking Dead» and «Breaking Bad,» they've paid off in spades — but for as great as the idea of a martial arts TV series may sound, «Into the Badlands» is a disappointing mess of half - baked ideas and unlikable characters that squanders its potential.

Beth is perhaps the most unlikable and despicable character I've ever seen in a film, not helped by her contradictory ways.

The cons the guys play aren't particularly believable, and the characters at first come off very unlikable in general.

His characters are often unlikable to the point of abrasiveness but Perry, a sensational writer as well as a director, expertly unveils the weaknesses in these people as much as their barbed wits.

The major players are all established and while many characters are unlikable, they make sense in the film's universe.

Turturro's character is manifestly unlikable in almost every way: sanctimonious, patronizing, hypocritical, and utterly devoid of self - awareness.

Unafraid to be unlikable as a calculating manipulator without scruple, he is every bit the formidable thespian Collette is, playing expertly off her character's insecurities as a working - class, single - mother of a certain age, trying to fit in with Trent's upscale friends (Robb Corddry, Amanda Peet).

Crude remarks, gross bodily imagery, unlikable characters, and the tone of irreverent cynicism that seems sadly prevalent in today's cartoons all serve to diminish the appeal.

It isn't simply that her voice comes out clear and her characters feel tailor made for her; there's a sweetness in both films that was absent from Baumbach's previous efforts — a desire not just to present flawed people who were often unlikable but show that these deeply flawed, often unlikable people can also be lovable.

Co-star Alicia Vikander, recently just crowned for her riveting turn in Tom Hooper's «The Danish Girl» earlier this year, is as capable as ever in portraying a difficult and unlikable character.

At first, Cusack over-does the tortured genius angle and actually makes the Poe «character» pretty unlikable (especially compared to a similar schtick from Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes); however, as the film's murder plot takes hold, the actor backs - off from showcasing his practiced version of Poe and locks into a less ambitious, but more likable, approach — simply reacting to the various in - moment happenings.

All in all, I hated Vacation but not because the film was really poorly written, was painfully unfunny, and featured all unlikable characters, but rather because the film never even tried to grasp the concept that made the original films so great.

The filmmakers commit for a large chunk of the run time to having Hope remain unapologetic and unlikable (much like Charlize Theron's character in YOUNG ADULT), but then they bail, gifting audiences with a completely inauthentic turn.

In her past work there have been hints that she could tackle a character as complex and unlikable as Justine, but she shows so much depth here that I was blown away.

In films such as «Inside Llewyn Davis» and «A Most Violent Year,» Oscar Isaac, the man with two first names, has shown an uncanny knack for playing quietly intense, often unlikable characters that nonetheless have an undeniable magnetism.

But it's Frances McDormand's complete commitment to her often unlikable and sometimes unhinged character that lifts Three Billboards in Ebbing, Missouri to a higher moral plane.

Pope's unlikable in the lead, though given her character's living situation it's hard to imagine wanting to spend any time around her.

The odious and untalented Johnny Knoxville is one of my least favorite «actors» of the last 20 years, but his unlikable persona is put to effective use as a pivotal character in Honey's past.

Every single character is unlikable and the film paints a more realistic view of the intelligence community and its inhabitants — not an Aston Martin or snappy one - liner in sight.

In this instance, «The Florida Project» is so full of unlikable characters (including children) that the raw nature of the story can't transcend its false leap into a likable experience.

Her character has a reason for being so hardened, but she's overly so, and in the process, becomes kind of unlikable.

The pair's first collaboration, 2012's «Frances Ha,» was a painfully obtuse look at self - entitled millennials living in New York City, and although «Mistress America» isn't as bad, it covers a lot of the same ground while forcing yet another group of mostly unlikable characters down the audience's throat.

There was an interesting tale to be told, but it was buried in an avalanche of absurdity, corny dialogue, and awkward humor coming mostly from the highly unlikable child characters.

MacMurray, in a daring departure from the family - friendly image he was beginning to cultivate at the Disney studio and in then - upcoming «My Three Sons», provides an interesting character study with his portrayal of a rather unlikable fellow whose sense of decency is considerably more deplorable than that of Walter Neff in Indemnity.

Charlize Theron delivers a bold performance, playing an extremely unlikable character (she did it before in «Monster»).

The main character of Ari (Alex Dimitriades) is about as unlikable as one can get: lazy and selfish, he spends his days and nights indulging in drugs and reckless, anonymous sex when not arguing with his strict (and completely oblivious) Greek parents and anyone else who dare cross him.

But we do have this very small audience in mind when we get to a crossroads and think cinema storytelling narrative language says if this plus this equals an unlikable character, then you just don't do that.

In this post, St. John Mandel is writing about books by other authors — specifically, books with «unlikable» characters.

All the story's characters were unlikable in some way or another.

And don't forget about characters other than the protagonist — in Silver Smoke, the protagonist Brie was a little unlikable but the two guys (Pilot and Rykken) captured people's interests and hearts.

Authors who keep readers immersed in the story can get away with so - so writing, and sometimes they can even get away with unlikable characters, characters who make stupid choices, lame subplots, sections with slow pacing, etc..

There have been some pretty bland lead characters in video games; some just lack personality, others simply just have unlikable personalities, but Mercury Hg's lead character might just take the prize for the most quiet, personality lacking hero to ever slime his or her way across a board.

Every single character in The Long Reach was so downright unlikable, all I wanted was for whatever force of nature to kill everyone as soon as possible and put ME out of my misery.

But the lack of freedom in how to approach some missions and the unlikable main character seriously detract from the good stuff.

The main character in Solar is Michael Beard, a deeply unlikable Nobel Prize - winning physicist engaged in the battle against global warming.