The phrase "a weak plot" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the storyline of a book, movie, or play that lacks depth, coherence, or engagement.
Example: "While the characters were well-developed, the overall experience was marred by a weak plot that failed to captivate the audience."
Alternatives: "a flimsy storyline" or "a poor narrative".
Viewed as a narrative, the war has too many settings and a weak plot.
Junior's attempt to beat the cops to the killer may be a weak plot device, but it's a good excuse to roam this often ignored borough, picking over its garbage and brooding on its wounds.
Just as many operettas have lovely tunes and limp librettos, this ballet's sparkling dances are tied to a weak plot, roughly adapted from Cervantes, telling how Don Quixote aids Kitri and Basilio, two young lovers.
Of course, it will be said that the business-lounge polluters got their way, but it is a weak plot that takes three generations to succeed and works its subterfuge by feeding submissions to endless rounds of public consultation.
Hence, I find that the notion that her hatred and madness over the loss of her child has made her a malevolent force towards all parents and filled her ghost with a desire to inflict similar misery on them, rather a weak plot device".
They must stop the battle from reaching the surface, etc. Released 13 August 2004 Box office $38,291,056 opening weekend, $172,544,654 total Critical reaction Although reviewers praised the special effects and set design, most of the reviews have been negative, based on a weak plot and dialogue.
A 1996 retro review by France's PC Soluces gave it three stars out of five, stating that the game's interesting characters, surrealist feel and varied graphics were dragged down by "a bit weak" plot and an interface that was not intuitive enough.
Game Informer considered the control scheme awkward, Entertainment Weekly compared the game to a "1990s arcade game, filled with over the top battle sequences, spectacular visual effectsand a pretty weak plot", and GamePro stated that inexperienced players "might find it exhausting to keep revisiting the same old places over and over and over".
The problem I was having with my narrative was that there was very little plot, very little causation, and so, when I created dramatized, visceral reality, the weak plot left the reader stuck in a particular scene.
The critics didn't like Cars 2 last year and I suspect there was justifiable frustration over the somewhat lazy sequel and its weak plot.
On blogs and fan forums, Downton Abbey is being picked apart, studied and lambasted – not for its content or weak plot, but for its minute and often overlooked historical inaccuracies, ranging from the far-fetched portrayal of the servants' "very good life" to the appearance of a stray TV aerial.
