Not reality, not characters you can identify with, not women you might see walking through suburban Atlanta where the film is set (and by
the way none of the characters have Georgia accents accept for the cameo from two Atlanta Housewives).
Not exact matches
There are decent performances all around; unfortunately,
none of the
characters can be considered likable in any
way, shape, or form.
Its motif is self - pity, Steers displays no particular
way with a scene, and, as Igby, Culkin exudes
none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty
character.
None of the
characters are in any
way sympathetic or interesting.
None of these
characters see or need their father in the same
way, and that makes them some
of Baumbach's most compelling
characters.
None of these other
characters really matter though, they are in a
way just extra props for Petit's act.
None of the
characters are meant to speak for a specific demographic
of the world, and more importantly, both Judy and Nick have their own triumphs
of moral success and missteps along the
way.
These three
characters take up the bulk
of the screen time, with notable supporting performances from Kevin Corrigan and Lew Temple, but
none can contend with the real star
of the show, the inanimate beast that is the out -
of - control 777, as it continually chugs its
way towards impending doom.
None of the
characters are underestimated, all
of them are given room to express themselves, and while the story may be familiar the
way it plays out feels fresh and inviting.
Try though the film did to give each
of the
characters individual
ways in which they were «broken,» and give Lena some meager backstory flashbacks,
none of it really amounted to anything substantial.
The speculation for who Kesy would be playing is not confirmed, but sources claim that the
character Kesy would portray is
none other than «Black Tom» Cassidy, a mutant who can bond and project energy from plant life — I can already see the comedy unfolding with this one — but the rumor is that the
character's name could be «Black Bob» instead which could be a simple switch for fun or a really goofy
way of throwing us off the trail
of who he really is.
Seeds are planted early on so that this manipulation works, but for all the exposition thrown our
way,
none of this matters as we're invested in the narrative and the
characters pretty much from the get go.
None of the films» main
characters — the two Jeffs, Lisa or Blue Velvet's Sandy (Laura Dern)-- are in any danger until they trespass into the physical space that holds their fascination captive, but ultimately they are coaxed into harm's
way.
The stellar supporting cast includes Nancy Reilly, Margo Martindale and Thomas Haden Church
none of whom get sufficient material to develop their
characters in any meaningful
way.
None of the
characters are fleshed out in any
way, and the whole married - men - are - eunuchs subtext is just lazy.
It is also disappointing that
none of the
characters have a move which lets them push aside or barge through zombies as getting swarmed under by the sheer number
of walking corpses that the game throws at your is a common occurrence, and when it happens there's rarely a
way out from it.
Although
none of the falls are graphic in any
way (the whole game is bloodless), you can still feel the pain every time your
character takes a dive.
None of those games, however managed to capture the wackiness
of the TMNT
characters and story the same
way as Turtles in Time.
While much has been made
of the «international»
character of this year's shortlist, with
none of the artists ticking the «White British» box, all represent, in one
way or another, what it means to be British today — even Andrea Buttner, who is actually German.
The irony is that
of all the Environmentalists» attempts to diminish the moral
character of climate sceptics, to banish them, to compare them to fascists, or to reduce the public to unthinking morons undeserving
of democracy,
none are actually attempts to win the debate — they are just new
ways of avoiding it.