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The portrayals by Jay Robinson in "The Robe" (1953) and David Cain-Haughton in "Emperor Caligula" (1983) are far more
persuasive
and believable, with the latter being the most nuanced.
Most importantly, this movie gets a failing score in its
persuasive
power; it's clearly intended for those who've already formed their opinions.
But one day all this changes, when the mob boss is killed and the well-regarded Cosmo is selected by the smooth and
persuasive
new chief, Gordon (Robert Loggia), to become a full-fledged hit man.
Petite but strong Jean whose strength and resolve help save lives, marching hundreds of miles and with calm self-discipline and
persuasive
powers, Joe Harman ("oh my word") who took risks for Jean and the other prisoners, only to suffer the worst pain imaginable, and Noel Strahan, who trusted Jean regardless of the odds.
This reminds me of Powell and Pressburger's The 49th Parallel thanks to the powerfully
persuasive
Eric Portman, a favorite of mine.
He was never intimidating and only occasionally
persuasive.
The only thing that I didn't like about the movie was that the flashbacks were rather
persuasive
and long.
It's scaled and paced modestly, and Linden's expectant-dad panic stays with you for days -- this sort of part was often played for laughs, but he's a terrified young kid in trouble, and very
persuasive.
"Soylent Green" is one of the best and most disturbing science fiction movies of the 70's and still very
persuasive
even by today's standards.
Careful not to over glorify the most powerful and
persuasive
of all human emotions, Paris, JE T'AIME explores love at the many stages of its own game.
His character was deeply complex and he was very
persuasive.
You sort of want to slap her and tell her character to wise up, she's too good for this guy, but she's so dewy and persuasive, you contentedly watch their story play out to a satisfying conclusion.
The way the older brother is drawn into this tiny world seems unforced and
persuasive.
In fact credulity is put to the test a lot of times, nevertheless "16 Blocks" is a kind of movie that makes you reflect on what you saw. Bruce Willis plays the unusual part of a broken down cop ready for both rehabilitation and retirement, weary of working and living as well; Bruce has never looked more unkempt and scruffy but his part his acting is really
persuasive
and cogent.
Rose has a wonderful speech in the book which gives her reasons for her actions in movingly
persuasive
terms.
Moody, who is also a drifter, is a most
persuasive
character ( a "skill" he has acquired via his many years on the road) and he has little trouble in tricking the reluctant new owner into parting with the dog.
Director Ken Cameron, a former high school instructor, attempts here to transpose some of his teaching experiences to the screen, apparently conceptually convincing enough to garner guaranteed funding from the Australian Film Commission along with the Merchant/Ivory production team, but any points of interest that may have been
persuasive
to his financial angels are lost in the completed production.
it has a cohesive narrative that is logical and
persuasive.
There are some strong performances: Mala Powers is good as a wild love interest of Young's, Edward Arnold is suave and
persuasive
as a bent criminal lawyer, Marie Windsor as usual is svelte and corrupt, and William Talman is very effective as a bonkers criminal who wants to shoot everybody, and nearly does.
The propaganda would be more
persuasive
if Charisse didn't look sexier in her Worker's Black Nylons than she does in the silks that mark her transformation from dull comrade to fun capitalist-- and if those silks didn't actually appear to be nylons.
He gives the portrait of the peasants and of their life in Colcatta in a
persuasive
way, but his story is full of unnecessary melodrama, as all life's misfortunes seem to have conspired in order to fall on Shambhu's head.
Booth is friendly but frivolous, and we never quite become involved in her quest to have a man--this man--in her life (in the film-version of "Hello, Dolly!", Barbra Streisand was much more
persuasive
about her need to share her life with a mate--even if it was Walter Matthau!).
But there are
persuasive
reasons why these countries insist that the obligations must instead reflect per capita emissions, a criterion that would require far greater emission cuts by the US than its leaders now contemplate.
Typically, an interest group lobbies Congress, blandishing
persuasive
arguments, campaign contributions, and other support; often enough members – or enough key members – come to see the merit of the group’s point of view (or at least vote as if they do).
All of this has given the US an extraordinary ability to tell stories that are more
persuasive
and attractive than those of its rivals.
By contrast, her rival, Bernie Sanders, has become a serious contender because he brilliantly composed a
persuasive
message for his campaign: The system is rigged and a corrupt campaign-finance regime is holding it in place.
While in the White House, Feldstein waged a
persuasive
but lonely bureaucratic campaign against the Reagan administration’s 1981 income-tax cuts, arguing that they had been too big, and would prove economically painful if not corrected.
This message was
persuasive
enough for Western governments, especially the United States, to continue to lavish money and arms on Mubarak and other Arab “allies.”
Researchers are tempted by
persuasive
results that can attract the interest of policymakers, who are tempted by a selective reading of the evidence that can provide them with ammunition in domestic and international debate.
But none of this was
persuasive
enough for Indiana primary voters, who backed his rival, State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, by an astonishing 20-point margin.
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