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Discover LudwigThe phrase "showy performance" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a performance that is ostentatious or flashy, often emphasizing style over substance. Example: "The actor's showy performance captivated the audience, but many critics felt it lacked depth."
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It's a loud, showy performance.
It's a showy performance, and those voting really seem to like that.
"Adrien understood right way that it wasn't going to be a showy performance," Mr. Polanski says.
That's why Ms. Cheek's showy performance, marked by a spontaneous, giddy sense of play, complements this script perfectly.
The flaws are obvious: it is long, with some improv-ish dialogue, and there is that over-cooked, showy performance from Shia LaBeouf who needed stricter direction.
Still, it boasts a showy performance from Blanchett that is sure to resonate with voters, more so than her more subdued work in Todd Hayne's Carol.
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Those showy performances are what make The Big Short watchable.
As is typical for his films it has no spectacular sequences, showy performances or impressively composed shots but proceeds through understatement and subtly drawn parallels.
Sam Smith and Adele have broken through not with showy performances but with the strength of their voices and the universality of their lyrics.
This means there are a lot of showy performances.
Not knowing what's coming next makes everything more intense, and Krause and Potter have paid tribute to that intensity but not with showy performances; they've both been models of subtlety and truthfulness.
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