Example collocations logo

Amateur in sentence

351 examples of Amateur in a sentence

Cringe at the lengthy bar scene, where bad songs are sung badly, and Maura and Jeff have the kind of fight that usually only happens in amateur theatre!
I'm reviewing this from the perspective of myself as a fan of Miller .. Though this is a poorly-done piece of amateur cinema, there is at least enough curiosity in seeing the presentation of the characters and other elements of the book, though you will likely be horribly disappointed with everything.
Indeed the film's success proves how low are current standards of undemanding movie audiences ... This is amateur filmmaking, badly scripted, poorly filmed (lots of socked closes & absence of tripods).
Despite certain drawbacks such as a clichéd story line, amateur acting, and some questionable scenes this movie still shines.
For those familiar with camron and the diplomats this should be a classic movie filled with enough entertainment that will help u over look the amateur acting, and questionable scenes in the movie
Looked more like amateur theatre.
The only reason for sitting through this amateur self-indulgence is the hope that finally, at long last, the screenwriter will have an idea and something will happen (and, hopefully, some of these horrible people will get slaughtered!).
A good amateur first effort.
He's been rather unreliable these past few years, so I turned to the 'user comments' section of IMDb to find some sanity amongst my fellow amateur viewers...only to find many of them sick with the same malady.
But the fact it was an amateur film makes it all the more unnerving.
Made with amateur actors in many roles performances are pretty good although the odd line is fluffed this only adds to its charm.
There is some nice amateur cinematography here.
The combination of sloppy direction, amateur editing, and some unbelievably bad actors leave the film floundering.
The acting is absolutely atrocious--it is almost as if the "actors" are TRYING to come across as being annoyingly amateur.
not the 16-35yr old amateur film critics that think they know everything.
There are many reasons why Irish director Mary McGukian must be blamed for making an absolutely bad film.This is a film which does not make any sense.No one knows for sure whether it is a thriller or a drama.The acting is so horrible that one can claim that at any given day amateur theater actors would give better performances.Malcolm Mcdowell has been wasted in this film.He appears as an actor who is forced to work beyond his glorious days.American films would be a great choice if somebody has to watch better films about print journalism.Rag tale is a silly story which has neither head nor tail.
The acting is extremely amateur as well.
Let's not even mention the helicopter action, which looked like it was done by an amateur pilot hand-holding a camera and shooting the movie through the windshield of the helicopter.
The dramatic tension in this movie could have been seriously improved by an intelligent soundtrack, and not amateur Dylan-whining.
Close to amateur with a non-existent script or storyline it seems the director asked a bunch of people to improvise accordingly to the premise of the movie using as much foul language as possible.
Supporting cast of crazies includes Parker Posey, but "Amateur" skirts a dead-eyed blandness at every turn.
Usually you KNOW the cops are all idiots and the amateur sleuth knows everything, but here she is assisted by a reasonably capable cop and they work on the case together.
However, from an American point of view, I thought the movie was rushed and made by an amateur director who does not do his homework before setting out to do a film.
The sound is murky and undecipherable, the acting is strictly amateur hour, the characters are paper-thin with no distinction or purpose, the story is non-existent, the dialog is a completely worthless bore, there's nothing remotely scary, and the special effects (including a couple of computer effects that look like they were made on a Commodore 64) are laughable.
Quite possibly the worst film I've ever seen, especially considering it's not even a FILM, but rather a shot on digital video, no budget, poorly acted, poorly directed, and poorly scripted amateur fest from beginning to end.
It's unbelievable that the same director who brought us "Night of the Demons" could churn out such an amateur hour crap-fest.
Edna May Oliver plays the gawky ,spinsterish and bespectacled amateur sleuth Hildegarde Withers -the sort of person who always carries a neatly rolled umbrella irrespective of the weather-who teams up with wisecracking policeman Inspector Piper(James Gleason)to solve the murder of Gerald Brooks (Guy Usher).The title derives from the murder location -the Battery Park Acquarium.
From the amateur floating in the water, to (spoilers) the balloon seller, whose enormous shadow is thought to be that of Harry lime.
I mean you only have to look at some of David Lynch's work, and especially inland empire, to see just what can be done in the medium, but it is unredeemed dreck like this, which consistently mark DV, and DV film-makers as amateur, when it needn't be! Please,please, to the film-maker: actors, real actors please.
The acting was done by a bunch of amateur playwright actors: you could see them thinking: there is an audience watching at me.
BackNext