Reviewing that film in The Times, Janet Maslin wrote, "Miss Clayburgh delivers a particularly sharp characterization that's letter-perfect during the first part of the story".
Of course, sometimes a game will have a twist or turn I don't see coming, or a moment of sharp characterization, or some other "hook" that makes the story the primary factor for my continued play ( Nier: Automata definitely falls into this category).
His usual saving graces, sharp characterization and unforced humor, aren't in evidence through three episodes.
What surrounds these sharp characterizations, however, feels like a disproportionately large, garish frame, the kind made out of shellacked seashells, perhaps, or a mosaic of colored plastic.
(Think of Walker Evans's Depression-era portraits filtered through Diane Arbus's eye for the inner freak.) What surrounds these sharp characterizations, however, feels like a disproportionately large, garish frame, the kind made out of shellacked seashells, perhaps.
There were sharp characterizations in supporting roles — Jacques Imbrailo, sensitive and a touch ambiguous as a Red Cross representative; Andrew Stenson, subtly expressive as the Japanese industrialist's translator — but Danielle de Niese found little substance in the central role of the diva.
While many are hailing Amy Herzog's new play for its bold writing and sharp characterizations, I thought it had the dramatic tension of a terrarium.
Under the direction of Kip Fagan, the actors have perfect rapport, but if Mr. Eisenberg has met some challenges that bedevil young playwrights — in creating sharp characterizations and engaging dialogue — next time he'll need to find a more compelling, or at minimum convincing, story to dramatize.
The ruling bristled with sharp characterizations of the Bush administration's actions.
Still, Breslin's trademarks are all here: deft observations, sharp characterizations and wit.
