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Ms. Edgar-Jones, who is by far the most likable of the lot, does well enough with the lead role but not well enough to rescue the movie, which is airless, charmless, leaden and drab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Such banalities as “Memories are magic,” “It’s not a dream, it’s a nightmare” and “you don’t drag me down, you make me soar” typify the leaden nature of the writing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Gone are the vivid blues and warm oranges and greens, crackling against film grain, that did so much heavy lifting for the first film’s leaden plot.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The only thing gloomier than the leaden skies at lunch on day of the third Test at Edgbaston will have been the mood in the Pakistan dressing room as things went from bad to worse.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Long after Dovid and Haskel had gone to bed that night, I lay awake, listening to the leaden tick of the brass clock.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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