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Because police are actually more
restrained
in the use of force than the military are.
They're trained to be more
restrained
in the use of force than the military are.
And then it's
restrained
with the cables.
If you've never been
restrained
yourself, you may have a benign image of the experience.
He had the rather gloomy conclusion that humans will inevitably despoil any common pool resource in which people cannot be
restrained
from using it.
"Form follows function" had become modernity's ambitious manifesto and detrimental straitjacket, as it liberated architecture from the decorative, but condemned it to utilitarian rigor and
restrained
purpose.
He was passionate, where Madison was
restrained.
That's what I felt like yelling as well as stomping out of the theater, but I
restrained
myself.
found most of the humour dry myself,and Robin Williams is much more
restrained
and sedate than usual.i
He is more
restrained
than usual and she has become a winning actress.
Yes Pigeon and Coburn are great, and it's interesting to watch them, although Coburn seems rather
restrained
and dull here.
Ice-T is barely in the film, and when he does appear on screen his performance is so
restrained
and muted that it becomes crystal clear that the director, perhaps intimidated by Ice's intense stare, didn't know what to do with him.
This love story between an American journalist and an Eurasian lady doctor does not contain much conflict, since she is largely Westernized (having studied in London), nor any fireworks, since she behaves rather
restrained.
If some past adaptions may be seen as dated the weakness of this one must be that it is too modern ('his life is one long party'?????) The cast was generally adequate, but I think Billie Piper was the wrong choice, it needed someone more restrained, I gained no impression of hidden depths beneath a submissive exterior, she was more like a frolicking child.
Apart from a
restrained
deadpan act from Singer, indicating he knew how bad the movie was going to be, the other actors sway about genuine attempts at line delivery (Swanson and Quarry) or absurd imitations of classic movies scenes.
The direction is
restrained
and the performances are nuanced - like SYMPATHY FOR MR.
The father ,an irresolute man ,under his wife's thumb,although he tries hard to play the macho,wanted to make up for the mediocrity of his life .So he saved his "honor" by forcing his son to do his duty.The scene in which Estevez's hatred for his father explodes is very intense.The actor-director gives a
restrained
performance,interiorized,as Lee Strasberg's students used to do,and his final burst of anger is increased tenfold so.
While I am not completely sold by Al Pancino's very
restrained
Shylock, he does give a competent and honorable performance.
Some in this genre can be sickly sweet, but this script is
restrained.
Set in 1962 Hong Kong (in turbulent times, as we are informed), this extremely intimate story of a failed romance between a two married people tied to their traditions manages to recall the essence of old Hollywood in scene after scene of lush colors, evocative yet
restrained
sensuality (as opposed of the requisite sexuality and occasional nude scenes which has become part of the norm of a romance in film), and the use of facial expressions to suggest subtle changes in mood or communication.
Irving Rapper, one of Bette's best directors from her peak years, is sadly unable to elevate this ridiculous material, in which Davis is curiously aloof and
restrained
until the outrageous finale (where she thankfully pulls out all the stops).
Everything's pretty
restrained
and you don't really get an idea of who these characters are so, as a viewer, I wasn't able to become emotionally invested in the storyline.
I nearly fell asleep three times and my review will unfortunately have to be more
restrained
than this one.
It all starts well enough - with an epic but
restrained
score, a mixture of Lucas and Hitchcock style editing and the glossy cinematography of a Spielberg.
The rape/abuse scenes are surprisingly
restrained
and the attempt to cash in on "Death Wish" is laughable.
There are backroom political machinations by the general's handlers, a downed balloonist and ecstatic Bastille Day throngs, but the heart of this gorgeously photographed film is the frantic upstairs/downstairs intrigues involving randy servants and only slightly more
restrained
aristocrats.
Spike tried to help his brother, but the referee
restrained
him while Benoit and Guerrero ganged up on him in the corner.
Even Skelton's goofy persona is relatively
restrained.
This film is not
restrained
and does not hold back at all which is probably why so many modern viewers seemed not to like it.
Day-Lewis' performance is a tour de force - such a transformation that it is awe-inducing, but it was truly a mark of the Academy's intelligence that alongside this performance, they also honoured Brenda Fricker's beautifully restrained, still and heart-wrenching work as Christie's mother.
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