cad
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That Belmondo morphs from appealing photojournalist to unlikable sexual cad while the picture’s ostensible star—Claude Brasseur as an inadvertent cop killer—disappears for long stretches does the picture no favors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
He and Evans never find their groove, and while Evans’ Boston-accented deadbeat cad routine is rote for him at this point, Johnson feels adrift, never locking in to a specific tone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2024
Paul is a bit of cad, and not even entertainingly awful.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
The underdog here is Mark Ruffalo, whose comic turn as the cad Duncan Wedderburn in "Poor Things."
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024
“You carried off one of my stockings last night, and you are a thieving cad, and I hope Mrs. Dudley can hear me.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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You excel at playing cads — Withnail, Jack Hock and now J.M.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023
There may be nothing princely about Bitton’s portrayal, but he’s so much more lovable than the posh cads of swankier Benedicks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
The character was probably based on acting colleague - and fellow portrayer of cads - Terry-Thomas.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022
He refused to play cowards or cads and took on characters, especially in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” of almost divine goodness.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
I was at Harrow, too, with her brothers—awful cads though, by the by.
From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by Fenn, George Manville
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