Sentences with phrase «with solid performances by»

The film features a lively cast, with solid performances by the leads, who downplay their roles in a way that lets us appreciate the situations they're in without resorting to oversell.

Not exact matches

«RBC GAM's investment approach is characterized by fundamental research and rigorous discipline, along with a focus on risk management and portfolio construction, all within a team - oriented structure,» said Dan Chornous, chief investment officer, RBC Global Asset Management Inc. «Habib and his team fit seamlessly with our approach, as demonstrated by their strong investment results and stability of returns, with notably solid performance in down markets.»

You can't imagine my personal despair when a friend and client, pleased with his long - term performance but exasperated by my avoidance of the «glamour» tech stocks in late - 1999, moved his retirement account to E * Trade, assuring me that he was only going to invest in «solid» techs like Lucent, Cisco, and Sun Microsystems.

The technology — designed to lower investment, operational and maintenance costs in screening of municipal and industrial waste water with compacting of extracted solids — has also cut the amount of maintenance and waste that has to be handled by plant operators, reducing operational health hazards and improving OHS performance.

18 Apr 2018 — French food giant Danone has exceeded market expectations in its first - quarter sales growth with a very solid performance in specialized nutrition driven by infant formula products sales in China.

Gibbs - 7.5 - We've really got something special with this boy, Great going forward, and was also solid on defence Arteta - 7 - Another good performance by him, his standing tackle has really improved, it's a shame he had to come off.

Solid performance especially by Ozil, he was linked with every attack today.

With four goals in six league matches now (and one of those sitting most of the game watching us get slaughtered by Liverpool), solid performances, and many quality touches I'm even more excited than I was when we finally signed him during the summer, and trust me I raised a few glasses in celebration back then!

Criticized lately for his uneven play combined with recent solid performances by backup Khudobin, Rask raised his record to just 4 -8-2 this season.

I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!

The Wales international was booed off by the club's supporters during the 2 - 2 draw against Valencia last weekend, but Zidane has backed the Welshman to shrug off his disappointment and come up with a solid performance after the international break.

June 2009 though has the advantages for Labour that they can save money by combining Local, EU and General Election campaigns and also maximise Labour turnout in the EU and Local Elections, a much improved performance in the EU and 2009 Local Elections along with a solid General Election victory and Labour dissidents in parliament will largely fall quiet for some time and the next parliament will be off to a good start for the Prime Minister.

Determination of morphine in urine by solid - phase immunoextraction and high - performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.

That, along with terrific performances and a solid exploration of the psyche of teenagers, really had me applauding by the time the credits began to roll.

Despite such qualms, however, Fifty Shades Darker admittedly does manage to hold the viewer's interest throughout due to its solid visuals and strong performances - with, in terms of the latter, Johnson and Dornan delivering able work that's matched by periphery players like Marcia Gay Harden, Kim Basinger, and Eric Johnson.

Bringing his distinctively low - key delivery to a range of parts that were by turns mystical, sinister and conflicted, Sarsgaard secured his place in the pantheon of great Hollywood character actors.Saarsgard delivered solid performances in Year of the Dog and Rendition (both 2007), and co-starred with Dennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson for the psychological drama Elegy in 2008.

The other major part comes from a very solid cast, with especially brilliant performances by relative newcomer America Ferrera (Lords of Dogtown, How to Train Your Dragon) and the very memorable mother played by Lupe Ontiveros (As Good As It Gets, The Goonies).

Solid performances abound, with especially impressive comedic efforts by the leads, Heigl and Rogen.

The acting by Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz is off with neither one of them turning in very solid performances (conversely, Stanly Tucci and Saoirse Ronan are incredible).

Jennifer Lawrence has a lot to live up to here, and she handles the many moods of Katniss admirably (her big scene with District 11 tribute Rue is devastating), but Hutcherson winds up stealing the movie as the immensely likable Peeta, closely followed by a rock - solid performance by Lenny Kravitz as Katniss» stylist Cinna.

Mitchell's surprisingly solid directorial choices, coupled with the stars» stellar performances, ensures that Rabbit Hole is never quite thwarted by its familiarity, however, and there inevitably does reach a point at which the movie morphs from watchable to enthralling.

Cut by some 23 minutes, it's a weird, never quite coherent epic that survives its engagement with its audience by being genuinely engaging thanks to solid performances by stars Jackie Chan, John Cusack and Adrian Brody.

For what it's worth, Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd actually deliver fairly solid performances, but they're hampered by a script that doesn't give them much to work with, and though it's supposed to be a story about redemption, neither character learns his lesson in the end — at least, not really.

Quiet by summer blockbuster standards, but a solid piece of filmmaking, flush as it is with understated writing, authentic performances and stirring panoramic visuals.

style parody, it hits with some well - written gags and solid performances from Martin, the wonderful Kathleen Turner, David Warner and a vulnerable vocal turn by Sissy Spacek as the brain.

The performances are solid with most of the weight of the film on McConaughey, but nice turns by Anne Hathaway, Wes Bentley, David Gyasi, and Matt Damon as astronauts, Michael Caine and John Lithgow as a scientist and Cooper's grandfather respectively, and Jessica Chastain and Casey Affleck as Cooper's grown children.

The film is littered with solid Australian actors and performances from Leah Purcell's small role as Farmer's receptionist to Rex's Broken Hill drinking buddies played by John Howard, Alan Dukes and David Field.

Solid performances help with an especially good supporting turn by Philip Seymour Hoffman as the surly CIA op who seems to be able to always read through the lines to gather up all the big picture details that others tend to miss.

I stand by my assessment, which is that it's perfectly entertaining, crowd - pleasing fare, with solid performances all around, especially the leading one by Bill Murray, who hasn't really been allowed to break free to this degree in too long.

It's a solid setup that's employed to consistently engrossing effect by director Matthew Saville, as the filmmaker does a superb job of establishing the various characters and setting the familiar yet compelling storyline into motion - with the movie's compulsively watchable vibe heightened by a string of stellar performances.

Following some solid supporting work in Drive, and surviving the unfathomable catastrophe that is Zack Snyder «s Sucker Punch, in 2011, 2013 brought him into the spotlight with his emotionally wrecked, exquisitely melancholic performance as the titular folk singer in the Coen brothers» Inside Llewyn Davis, followed by an excellent turn in J.C. Chandor «s A Most Violent Year, a better - than - average Sidney Lumet riff from 2014.

With another strong performance by Radcliffe anchoring the film, more of fan favorite villain Snape (Rickman, Sweeney Todd), and bolstering even further an already impressive cast of the finest British actors, The Half - Blood Prince provides another solid entry in the franchise, giving an entertaining bridge between the strong Order of the Phoenix and the upcoming final chapter, The Deathly Hallows.

While Ben Affleck (Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Pearl Harbor) does an adequate job as the corruptible attorney, it's really Jackson (Formula 51, Unbreakable) and a very good supporting cast that gives the film a solid acting foundation to be almost believable, with especially good performances by Sydney Pollack (Random Hearts) as the experienced, seasoned partner in the firm and Kim Staunton (Holy Man) as Jackson's wife.

It's a solid film, with an impressive central performance by Johnny Depp as Boston crime lord James «Whitey» Bulger, but it never rises to the -LSB-...]

Stunning cinematography, with Wadi Rum in Jordan doubling up as Mars, solid performance from Matt Damon and a surprising but awesome soundtrack featuring disco tunes including Starman by Bowie!

Crowe certainly has a good eye for the kind of epic storytelling that he's trying to achieve with his first stint behind the camera, but despite some decent visuals and a solid performance from the actor himself, «The Water Diviner» is too easily distracted by its numerous subplots.

Even with a rock - solid, perhaps career - accelerating performance by Teller, and a truly mesmerizing, transformative supporting turn by Simmons, the real talent to watch in the future is director Chazelle, who seemingly put the proverbial screws on his lead actors in a Terence Fletcher - like way and found his Charlie Parkers.

Clarke's performance, aided by some subtly effective makeup, is solid here, playing Ted as an indecisive man whose story and goals change with just the slightest influence.

With commanding performances by the two leads, solid musical numbers that set the tone for the real - life drama well, and Mangold's excellent ability to keep focus on what's really important, Walk the Line becomes a film that nearly all viewers will be able to relate to and enjoy, and not just fans of Johnny Cash and his music.

But with great leads, skillful direction, and solid supporting performances by Amy Adams, whose character represents the balance between her natural demeanor of kindness and the learned skills of a newfound disciplinarian, and Viola Davis, whose one powerhouse scene impressed enough to garner her an Academy Award nomination, Doubt still runs on all cylinders professionally in delivering a solid musing on the duplicitous power of faith and doubt, faith coming from the heart and doubt from the mind.

With some fine performances by the main actors, beautiful cinematography by Salvatore Totino (Changing Lanes, Cinderella Man), and a rousing score by Ron Howard favorite, James Horner (Radio, Windtalkers), this is solid entertainment much of the way.

Though it's not as great as the «Lord of the Rings» films, «An Unexpected Journey» is still a delightfully fun trip back to Middle - earth with a solid lead performance by Martin Freeman.

If whole language advocates were willing to play by the rules of external accountability, to assert that students who experience good instruction based upon solid principles of progressive pedagogy will perform well on standardized tests and other standards of performance, they would stand a better chance of gaining a sympathetic ear with the public and with policymakers.

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In addition to China sales success, JLR delivered a particularly solid performance in Europe with retail sales increasing by 32 % compared to the previous year.

In July, Jaguar Land Rover delivered a particularly solid performance in China and North America with sales increasing by 64 % and 51 % respectively compared to the previous year.

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In August, Jaguar Land Rover has delivered particularly solid performances in North America and Europe with retail sales increasing by 45 % and 37 % respectively compared to the previous year.

It's done so by playing it cool with reliably conservative comfort, docile performance and a solid value proposition.