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Discover LudwigThe phrase "poor script" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a script that is of low quality, often in the context of film, theater, or television.
Example: "The movie was disappointing due to its poor script, which lacked depth and coherence."
Alternatives: "subpar script" or "weak script."
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I think Game Change had a poor script.
Films are selected for dire acting skills, poor script and absurd plots – past selections include Birdemic, Frankenhooker and Sharknado.
And the way world powers took on fascism in the second world war is a poor script for learning how to snuff out today's far right.
"God and Harold Ross alone know what that bunch of pixies on the staff are doing with my poor script," he writes, referring to the founding editor of The New Yorker.
Later, in 1942, Salinger would tell Sheard that "God and Harold Ross [the New Yorker's founding editor] alone know what that bunch of pixies on the staff are doing with my poor script" – he was still awaiting its publication, which had been delayed by the war.
A good director can attempt to camouflage poor writing with craftsmanship and style, but ultimately no amount of director's skill can conceal a writer's failure; a poor script, even well directed, results in a stupid movie — as, unfortunately, does a good script poorly directed.
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Poor scripts don't help, either – a criticism you could never level at Mad Men.
He had spent the intervening years as a journeyman actor in an American theatre that was still in its teething stages — poor scripts, poor training, poor conditions.
After several lighter vehicles, she tired of the poor scripts available, stopped making films, and started several business ventures outside the motion-picture industry.
After its runaway success (the $8m movie grossed more than $100m worldwide), the directors were inundated with poor scripts and dubious advice.
Faced with unpopular characters, rubbish storylines and poor scripts, record numbers of viewers switched off, or over to an invigorated Emmerdale.
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