Sentence examples for lackluster writing from inspiring English sources

But such a fascinating subject deserves a less superficial bioplay than this one, whose lackluster writing is matched by Julianne Boyd's pedestrian direction.

Most of the lackluster writing is garden variety, composed of scenes and sentences a more experienced author would simply have excised.

Ms. Lopez and Mr. McConaughey are (so to speak) engaging enough as the central couple in this innocuous romantic comedy, but the filmmakers squander their appeal with lackluster writing and tired sub-sitcom gags.

To make matters worse, when coming up with the scenes for the auditions for Bela, executive producer Robert Singer spent an hour writing a lackluster script not intended to be used in the show.

That is a question worth considering amid chatter that investment banking bonuses are expected to be the lowest they have been since 2008 as a result of lackluster profits, Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in his DealBook column.

DealBook » In This Economy, Company Size Matters  |  "American giants are benefiting from productivity gains and renewed growth in China and other overseas markets, allowing them to increase profits even if business at home remains lackluster," The New York Times writes.

He was a lackluster student, he wrote in his autobiography, but "learned a lot more from my out-of-class activities" in groups like the Congress of Racial Equality and the Young People's Socialist League.

The theater is in a lackluster state due to the quality of writing.

Amid the lackluster reviews, A.O. Scott issues a minority report, writing, "despite what you may have heard, it is an eminently enjoyable movie".

Writing in 2009 with regard to Warnings lackluster commercial performance, James Montgomery of MTV News called the record "unjustly overlooked" and applauded Armstrong's "super strong" songwriting on the album.

To make matters worse, Kripke wrote a lackluster scene intended solely for the audition process.