She felt the album "defied critics' expectations of Kylie, who for the first (and last) time in her career left "the real Kylie" fully exposed".
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass). and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn). on Wednesday shot off letters to the agency's ethics officers demanding an investigation of allegations that Bernhardt has lived down to his critics' expectations of favors done for his former law clients.
Critics' expectations were low, owing to the director's previous box-office failures.
Although the first "Dabangg" grossed 2.2 billion rupees within two weeks of its release in September 2010, film critics had low expectations for the sequel, which they roundly panned.
Given the role in which Simon himself has lately been cast by critics and viewers, expectations for "Treme" couldn't be higher.
But what audiences understood, and the critics forgot, is that the expectations for a summer popcorn blockbuster are pretty simple.
As such, critics say, these parties carry murky expectations for those who attend, often in a raucous atmosphere with sensibilities dulled by alcohol or drugs.
In fact, one of the typical dump months –January/February and August/September, when critics and theater executives lower their expectations for new releases - had pretty good ticket sales.
For a long time, many critics complained that the building failed to meet the expectations for amazing architecture at Ground Zero.
Having confounded the critics by finishing eighth in their debut season, the Chiefs face rising expectations for the new campaign.
