Sentences with phrase «unsympathetic even»

Catherine Zeta Jones is tragically unsympathetic even as she dangles a lone tear from her duct that takes an annoyingly long time to fall.

Not exact matches

It's a little harder to deal with the haters who attack whenever you write something positive, or even whenever you write anything at all about Apple, because their arguments aren't entirely incorrect or unsympathetic.

Similarly, David Hay, with another collaborator, Rebecca Nye, has established that children are naturally spiritual — even if this can be neutralised in them by unsympathetic adults!

The portrayal of Whitehead even in fun, by contrast, is uninformed to the point of total ignorance, wholly unsympathetic, and altogether unfaithful to every scrap of genuine evidence and testimony we possess regarding his biography or the experiences of his numerous colleagues and students, including Russell.

Even when we have not participated directly in this radical shift, we have come to view the particularities of functioning in the midst of the city (restricted parking, unsympathetic neighbors and pushy transients) as inconveniences rather than as opportunities for ministry.

They had reacted fearfully or even gleefully to the news of Martin Luther King's assassination, they are unsympathetic with student protests, and they do not want the church to become involved with the social or political issues of our society.

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who has had a rocky relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is not unsympathetic to the current governor's efforts to consolidate even more power in the executive branch.

Appearing outside City Hall, the two Latinas savaged Mr. Sanders as historically unsympathetic and even hostile to Latinos, and a poor choice for Hispanic voters in the April 19 New York primary.

And to his credit, he doesn't mind looking unsympathetic and cruel, even completely irresponsible.

In addition to starring in the football exposé North Dallas Forty (1979), Nolte contributed to its screenplay, written by Peter Gent.Showing a marked preference for unusual and difficult films, it was not long before Nolte became known as a well - rounded actor who brought realism, depth, and spirit to even his most offbeat or even unsympathetic roles.

Interestingly, even the husband is not painted in a completely unsympathetic light, coming off as that jealous and quick - tempered man whose life is never quite as good as he feels it should be, taking it out on his wife.

The argument could be made, really, that he's unsympathetic from his first scene, although the movie does a good job convincing us that Connie has the best intentions at heart, even though it doesn't have him state his motives at all.

Newcomer Thomas Turgoose, not a professional actor, does a fine job in a difficult first performance, even adding nuance and emotion to what could have been an unsympathetic role if too glossy or saccharine.

As strange as it is for Carell to be playing an unsympathetic cad, it's even stranger for him to become a bland tool of the screenplay.

Even the life of the titular Lean on Pete, a racehorse on his last leg, lies under constant threat as his unsympathetic owner makes passing threats of sending him off to the glue factory with all the remorse of stepping on a bug.

The episodic result has style and attitude to spare, a Tarantino throwback vibe, and a quirky sense of humor, even if the lack of moral complexity in the unsympathetic characters make emotional investment difficult.

But even when dealing with an unsympathetic bargaining partner, unions can leverage the system's checks and balances to thwart change.

Now that your unsympathetic card company has refused to issue you a pass on your slip - up, you're seeing that a good credit score does not come with a reset button, even with a stellar 30 - year record.

Although today's general audiences may carry romanticized and somewhat outdated myths about what artists are like in their studios, I think they may ultimately be unsympathetic to or even bored by the intellectual and emotional fierceness exemplified in this superb play.

In the 1893 show, unsympathetic writers recognized at least grudgingly the originality of Monet's work, but felt that Weir and Twachtman were only imitators without even the force of the original master.

Even the editorial pages of the green - thinking Guardian are unsympathetic:

But justice matters even for those who seem unsympathetic upon first consideration.

If you have been injured, the individuals who caused your injuries (and their insurance companies) can be unsympathetic and even disrespectful.

Management may be demanding, unsympathetic or even insensitive, but that alone does not afford employees the right to launch a lawsuit or render the company liable for inflicting mental distress.