In many of his books, the characters are thin, the dialogue stiff, the plots unlikely.
Unfortunately the characterisation is thin, the dialogue banal and even though the stakes are high, the reader's interest in the outcome is all too low.
Spread across its nine sections, each named after a different character, are slow patches; thin, undercooked dialogue; and plot byways that fail to hold attention.
While the trailer is thin on dialogue, there's beauty in the black-and-white-approach that evokes the themes that the film explores of poverty, class, and race.
While the trailer is thin on dialogue, there's beauty in the black-and-white-approach that evokes the themes the film that explores areas of poverty, class and race.
Need For Speed has a plot that's paper-thin, and dialogue that rarely rises above the level of "functional," but it serves as an effective leading man vehicle for star Aaron Paul.
Capaldi's frantic darting wears thin, and the dialogue (adapted by Graham Linehan from William Rose's screenplay) keeps dipping, creating slack patches rather than escalating hilarity.
The website's consensus reads, "Speed 2 falls far short of its predecessor, thanks to laughable dialogue, thin characterization, unsurprisingly familiar plot devices, and action sequences that fail to generate any excitement".
Emmerich, who turned down the opportunity to make Spiderman in favor of (phleh!) Stargate, claims he makes pure entertainment films which he describes as 'popcorn.' He relies on screen-filling special effects and his scripts are characterized by illogical plots, wooden dialogue, thin characters, and various other recognizable failings of large-budget genre films.
Propelled largely by its stripped-down dialogue, Thin-Ice Skater achieves a degree of stylisation often found in novelists of Storey's intellect and seniority.
