The non-selection of any of England's trio of tall, fast bowlers for the third Test in Perth is one of the enduring oddities of the winter, albeit Tremlett accepts his own low-key performance in Brisbane and the return to fitness of Tim Bresnan hardly pushed his own case for selection at the Waca.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti defended Gareth Bale despite his low-key performance in the 2-1 El Clasico defeat by Barcelona.
However his display against Sevilla, who had Stephane Mbia sent off, went some way to make amends for his low-key performance in Real's 2-1 El Clasico defeat by Barcelona.
Director Kim Hyun-seok, who until now has worked chiefly in romantic comedy, deploys visual effects and low-key performances in an efficiently told, character-driven exploration of immortality, hubris and human folly.
It was the ideal response to a low-key performance by Bale in the 2-1 El Clasico defeat by Barcelona on Saturday, when he was making only his second start of an injury-hit season.
Robert Duvall turns in a nice, low-key performance as the police offier who pursues him.
After a low-key performance of "Babydoll", or "Whenever You Call" in other countries, Carey was once again joined by several male dancers, as she sang "Honey", while re-enacting the music video during a small skit.
Mr. Renner has to do some actual acting because of the role (surprise: there's more to Brandt than a suit), and his low-key performance is a dividend in a movie in which almost all human interactions take exaggerated form, with more throttling than talking, or so it seems.
"Danny Deckchair" is only a trifle, but it has its charms, most of them residing in the low-key performances of Mr. Ifans and Ms. Otto, who make an attractive pair of shy soul mates.
One drawback of that strategy, however, Dr. Ubertaccio said, is that Mr. Markey's low-key performance, marked by a strange staccato in his diction, could encourage other Republicans out of the woodwork to challenge him when he seeks re-election next year, assuming he wins on Tuesday.
It is an oddly low-key performance, yet one that seems to be in tune with Russians' preferences.
