Sentences with phrase «unlikable lead»

It's dark, a little comedic and more than a bit unsettling, containing brutal violence, an unlikable lead character and a rape scene that left me disturbed.

With two incredibly unlikable lead characters (the worse being Darry, thanks to Long's feature - length impersonation of Freddie Prinze Jr.'s mouth - agape stare), one is left to hope for at least some decent scares, but outside of the opening sequence, there aren't any.

No amount of earnestness can make up for the unlikable leads and unfunny jokes in Life as We Know It.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

How Netflix nails the unlikable female lead in shows like Orange is the New Black and GLOW, and what went wrong with for Girlboss.

Both leads undoubtedly possess a serviceable chemistry but that connection is soured by the screenplay's decision to make both characters very unlikable.

Part of the reason is that Paul Kaye is extremely unlikable in the lead role, looking a bit like a cross between Marilyn Manson and Gary Oldman, without much charisma or romantic appeal, which is especially critical to make the romance, which constitutes a great deal of the film's short running time, fly.

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.

Additionally, in the case of the February 11 - debuting drama about a progressive and multi-ethnic Portland family, the Alan Ball - created and Holly Hunter - and Tim Robbins - led Here and Now oddly never progresses beyond an unwieldy tale with supernatural distractions about exceptionally unlikable people.

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.