Not exact matches
With this list of conversation starters, not only will they help you break the ice by opening up a
dialogue between you & your date, but they will also kill any of those
awkward silences!
Both bits of
dialogue felt
awkward in the original cut to begin
with (Who uses the word «detritus» in daily conversation?)
I can see this not being as funny to everyone, but I thought his moments of
awkward dialogue delivered
with a hint of unaware malice were some of the funniest moments of the film.
But this description thankfully contrasts
with the character we meet on screen — Will Ferrell's performance is warm and persuasive, the
dialogue suitably
awkward but indicative of real humanity and intelligence in the character.
The
dialogue is riddled
with awkward puns and out of place popular cultural references.
Russell is a great lead, but he is supported by frequently
awkward performances that struggle
with the blunt tool of the script and sometimes awful
dialogue.
The entire film is filled
with the hokiest
dialogue and
awkward moments I've seen in a long time.
What follows is a seemingly endless string of expository
dialogue exchanges and flashbacks (including the first instance of a slap across the face eventually leading to a deeper understanding between two characters — after Jared forces himself on Melanie during their first meeting — and an
awkward scene that attempts to romanticize Jared's insistence that he wouldn't make Melanie feel entitled to have sex
with him even if they were the last man and woman on Earth).
It's poorly plotted and poorly written,
with dialogue so
awkward and impossible that talented actors would have trouble making it sound cogent, much less the band of community theatre cast - offs assembled here.
Credit newcomer screenwriters Merryman and Newman for taking chances
with the
dialogue and making potentially stale,
awkward moments sizzle.
The superficiality of Refn's work would be an easier and tastier pill to swallow if he simply owned his stylistic excesses and didn't try to counter them
with clunky
dialogue exchanges clogged by heavy hunks of
awkward exposition.
Tread lightly watching this movie
with a significant other as the end result will be either
awkward silence or possibly a positive
dialogue with your spouse.
His Jack carries the role of expressing aloud what both men feel, Ennis being too proud or stubborn to admit to his emotions, and although this leaves him
with some occasionally
awkward dialogue, Gyllenhaal always manages to avoid seeming trite.
With dialogue as stilted and
awkward as his direction and performance, Modine scores the humbling hat trick of failing in the most public way possible in his chosen profession and then on a pair of skylarking diversions that suggest that Modine should probably not quit his day job, even though he has been muddling around on his day job.
- Booklist «As in her previous novels, Mapson seems most at ease describing the relationship between human and animal... Her facility
with dialogue, however, is less impressive, but most readers will be too involved in the sweep of loss and recovery to stumble for long over
awkward talk.»
Some books lean too much on «telling» the reader -
with awkward pages of
dialogue where one character expounds on a topic to another to the point that it's clear that it's really for the reader's benefit, or a character will be preternaturally «modern» in their thinking in an effort to relate to the contemporary reader.
Copyediting, or line editing, addresses problems
with grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, ineffective or
awkward dialogue and description, and other stylistic inconsistencies.
Readers will often look past substantive issues and finish the book, but they won't pick up another book by that author, and they will leave negative comments, such as, «Some parts were confusing» (a problem
with consistency), «The writing was choppy» (a problem
with flow within and between paragraphs), «It wasn't well written» (a problem
with awkward sentences and possibly other various issues), «I wasn't sure who was saying what» or «The
dialogue wasn't that great,» and «It didn't really hold my attention» or «The story was boring» (a problem
with telling instead of showing).
It's poorly told
with bad pacing,
awkward dialogue and inconsistencies everywhere.
With essential characters in key situations spewing out rather droll and awkward dialogue paired with surprising lack of emotion in some characters — without spoiling anything — it really takes away from the experie
With essential characters in key situations spewing out rather droll and
awkward dialogue paired
with surprising lack of emotion in some characters — without spoiling anything — it really takes away from the experie
with surprising lack of emotion in some characters — without spoiling anything — it really takes away from the experience.
Gone are the
awkward laughter scenes of Final Fantasy X and the Macarena references, replaced
with the highly stylised Ivalice - ian
dialogue and fluid, believable voice acting.
It rejects the melancholic and introspective tone of Hotline Miami to U-turn it into an unashamed and relentless rejoice of blood and gore, adorned
with snarky and inappropriate one - liners, and blatantly nonsensical and
awkward dialogue and plot.
«Imagine the
awkward dialogue options if you turned up for a quest and locked eyes
with a companion you bedded and then never called again»
Indigo Prophecy had a lot of interesting ideas for merging narrative
with interactivity, but most definitely suffered from archetypal characters, an over-the-top storyline, and, often,
awkward dialogue.
Another problem is that the voice acting in the game is pretty awful,
with massive gaps in between sentences; the
awkward and annoying
dialogue is made infuriating and leaving players just wanting to skip the Shatner - worthy delivery.
Minnette Vari «s uncanny brush and ink drawings of the goddess / crone Baubo sit in
awkward dialogue with Kendell Geers» La Sainte Vierge.
While the game is visually stunning despite the fact that it runs at a solid 30 frames per second, especially when running on the PlayStation 4 Pro, character facial expressions often look
awkward and the game's
dialogue falls out of sync
with character lip movements.