Sentences with phrase «with flat performance»

What's more, it never feels genuinely quick with a flat performance delivery.

It's biggest failing is that it doesn't feel genuinely quick, with a flat performance delivery and a chassis that is capable rather than captivating.

Fiat Chrysler stock has gained nearly 35 percent year - to - date, compared with flat performance in GM stock.

Keira Knightley, pride and prejudice — runner up (and even I despite her in last years with flat performances) 3.

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Also on Friday, Germany's Economy Ministry said that industrial production was down 2.6 percent in October compared with the previous month, a far worse performance than the flat reading economists expected.

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In contrast, more mature regions such as Western Europe and North America, which remain key for glass packaging, posted a flatter performance in 2012, with this set to continue to 2017.

The scoreline did not flatter the scousers either, and Jurgen Klopp's heavy pressing tactics were just too much for the Catalan giants, so the Gunners will have a tough task if that is the sort of performance we will have to cope with at the weekend.

The Gunners got a taste of life without the kind of dynamic, slashing, attention - grabbing striker Alexis and Aubameyang gives them on Tuesday against Swansea City, and that was a flat, awful performance with no attacking life that ended in a humiliating 3 - 1 defeat.

saturday was disappointing, a flat performance with a lot of players having an off day, but we move on liege on wednesday then the game which will have a massive bearing on our season against chelski.there is no way we can lose that game because if we do chelski are over the hill and far away.f.cked off rvp is injured but we have to find a way to win games with out him and b52, arshavin must start against chelski to make us more direct as we over elaborate in the final third at times.

«That just reflected United's performance tonight — flat, with no urgency.»

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They are designed with performance compression fabric to flatter and support you from the waist down.

There's some very candid, fascinating footage here capturing the process of making the film (in, for a surprise revelation, not a real Parisian flat but a studio - built apartment replica surrounded by green screens, not at all dissimilar to David Cronenberg's use of similar magic for A Dangerous Method, not that you can tell in either film in its finished form, where the technology is seamless and unobtrusive), with Haneke working with the actors in a rigorous, nitty - gritty way that lets us see what infinitesimal precision he's looking for in performance, in movement, in blocking, and in composition.

The performances, pretty much across the board, are flat and wooden with no help from the screenwriting or direction.

This adaptation is grand in scale and performances but Les Misà (C) rables seemingly falls flat with its overwhelming use of musical dialogue.

San Jose Stage's RFK, a one - man play about Robert Kennedy (David Arrow), combines a captivating lead performance with evocative projections to elevate a historically rich but dramatically flat script.

Shyamalan's far - from - subtle modus operandi surely plays a significant role in The Happening's downfall, with the overwrought and flat - out laughable dialogue exacerbated by performances that are almost uniformly ineffective (something that's particularly true of Wahlberg's egregiously earnest and downright incompetent efforts at stepping into the shoes of an everyman).

The rest of the cast gives solid performances with only a few being kind of flat or unmemorable.

Flattering Bret Easton Ellis's stone - cold satire with a devilish Christian Bale performance and scalpel - sharp period detail, Mary Harron's thriller is close to peerless as a picture of»80s - era vapidity and entitlement.

With the exception of the reliable Patrick Warburton, whose thesaurus - toting henchman (nearly a live - action Kronk) delivers enough amusement to overlook an unnecessary blonde bleach job, the performances are quite flat.

Ultimately, despite all its bold colors, winning performances, and many moving parts, the movie belongs to Fisher, who is resplendent; Hamill, who plays an altered Luke, weathered by storms, with conviction; and Driver, whose flat delivery can shift into vulnerability or rage when you least expect it.

I absolutely love Kit Harrington in Game of Thrones, but he and the other actors really didn't have much to work with here and most of the performances fell flat.

The ending fell flat but the rest of the movie was sharp, witty, endearing, and heartfelt with solid performances from the entire cast.

She does her best with Nina, playing the ingenue with an effervescent grace, but can't really deliver the powerful performance she's capable of with a character who is so overwhelmingly flat.

Edgerton's typically captivating turn is matched by a flawless supporting cast that includes Melissa George and Sarah Roberts, and yet it's clear right from the get - go that Wilkinson turns in the picture's most impressive and flat - out engrossing work - with the actor's scene - stealing performance standing as a consistent (and virtually undeniable) highlight within the proceedings.

This feeling of lifelessness is also reflected in Del Toro's lamentably less - than - enthralling work as the central character, as the star offers up a surprisingly flat performance that's sorely lacking in the off - kilter quirks with which he's become associated (ie he's just dull here).

It's clear right from the get - go that Christopher Cain is in absolutely no hurry to tell this story, as the director has infused The Stone Boy with an almost achingly deliberate pace that does prove effective at establishing the film's very specific locale, admittedly - yet there's little doubt that the laid - back atmosphere, when combined with the uniformly subdued performances and the less - than - eventful nature of Gina Berriault's script, effectively ensures that the viewer's efforts at forming any kind of emotional attachment to the characters fall flat virtually from start to finish.

Lanthimos («The Lobster») starts off with an in - surgery shot of a beating, open heart — glistening with fat, it seems like a moving animal — and things go reeling from there: the uniform, intentional flat - affect performances (particularly Martin, who's both numbingly intense and not - quite - present); the high - angle camerawork, in which the characters sometimes seem to be at the bottom of a too - brightly - lit fishbowl; the slow movement away from familiar settings and emotions.

's success is Hutton herself, as the actress delivers a painfully, obnoxiously over-the-top performance that remains a total distraction from start to finish - with the viewer's efforts at connecting to her character's plight, as a result, falling completely flat.

It's clear immediately that something's gone seriously awry in terms of Misconduct's production and execution, as the movie, directed by Shintaro Shimosawa, comes off as a dull, terminally flat exercise in pointless virtually from beginning to end - with the far - from - engrossing vibe perpetuated by a whole host of half - baked and underwhelming attributes (including a series of lazy, phoned - in performances from an unusually talented cast).

This truly is remarkable material and with Jack O'Connell ending what's been a terrific year for him with another sterling performance to stand alongside his parts inStarred Up and «71 this should have been a triumph, yet it somehow feels a tad flat.

But the introspection offered by this many - layered approach would fall flat without the strength of its central performances, and while a number of Anderson's staple actors make appearances — Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, among others — Ralph Fiennes steals the film as M. Gustave H. Achieving the subtle distinction between delivering a huge performance without being over-the-top, Fiennes balances his theatrical gravitas with his rarely - executed gift for comedy, making it impossible to imagine anyone else in the role.

Jeff Bridges does his Rooster Cogburn shtick for the third time running in the Obi - Wan mentor role, while Julianne Moore hams it up with a dreadful performance that, while not quite as terrible as recent Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne in «Jupiter Ascending,» is hardly flattering.

But it has passion and directness and idealism, and very good, unactorly performances from standup comic Dave Johns as Daniel Blake and Hayley Squires as Katie, the single mother from London who is relocated to a council flat in Newcastle, with its cheaper cost of living.

The comedy is stale and the performances flat, as if everyone knows the material is lame but they really want to help out their friend Seth with his project.

Bale's performance as Rick is consequently uninspired and resultantly flat but in his defense he has very little to work with.

There isn't a rote performance or flat character in the whole movie — even supporting players like Peter's decathlon teammates feel like real teenagers at a real high school, struggling with their own teenager issues.

But it's also one of his flat - out funniest films, with Michael Keaton giving a performance for the ages.

20th Century Fox's production of «How To Marry A Millionaire» was preceded by Alfred Newman conducting his overture from «Street Scene,» and like «Millionaire,» a certain fear of camera movement dominated the visual angles; for «Port,» the musical performance begins with a «flat» MGM logo in 1.33:1, and the familiar red Fox curtain appears in 2.35:1.

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The reading performance of Virginia eighth graders was flat compared with achievement in 2009 and since 2003.

The flat - bottomed steering wheel (wrapped partly in Alcantara if you choose the Performance Pack), the lovely clear dials and the stubby gear selector with the crest of Affalterbach embossed in the top, all call to mind the SLS interior.

Our roads aren't the pristinely smooth ribbons of tarmac that Germany and the rest of Europe enjoy, and that's a big problem in a car optioned with 20 - inch rims and nearly painted - on Michelin summer performance run - flat tires.

The all - new German sedan was fitted with optional 20 - inch wheels carrying run - flat performance tires.

Theoretically, the car can run two flat - out laps of the Nurburgring with very little degradation in peak performance — in contrast to cars like the Tesla Model S, whose quick Ludicrous mode acceleration runs require a full charge and lengthy conditioning procedure for just a few seconds of flat - out performance.

Taking it to its limits is not a dance with death as in super-911s of yore — clever aerodynamics and massive Michelins tame its 500 - hp flat - six — but the RS is still much more involving than cars with similar performance.

Drivers can choose from five performance modes that adjust ABS, traction control, stability control, steering effort, and throttle mapping, while Track junkies will be pleased with the Mustang's Recaro sport seats, flat - bottom steering wheel, and distinctive gauges.