Almost anything miniature has a kind of built-in winsomeness, though that's not the full impression here.
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Meanwhile, Weston, a pro whose dither and winsomeness have got her through other performances, tries to stay out of the way and save herself.
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The installment is, if anything, even more programmatic than its predecessor, where the milk-tooth winsomeness of the children held class-grooved destiny in abeyance.
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Played by Sam Bolen, who conceived this small treasure of a show with Mr. Sonnenblick, Trevor is an irresistible charmer — a tenderhearted, irrepressible imp with a puppyish winsomeness.
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A failing theatrical entrepreneur, Buster Moon (voiced by Matthew McConaughey), a koala of some winsomeness and no small enthusiasm, decides to revive his fortunes with a singing competition.
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Ostensibly a play about complicated women, its characters can veer toward caricature, particularly when Khoshnoudi accentuates Whitney's daffy winsomeness and Oh, also a playwright, stresses Gretchen's over-the-top tendencies.
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Mr. Martin, who also wrote the script, delivers a winning combination of winsomeness and rue, helped considerably by his own drawings, which frequently fill the screen and take on animated life.
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And while she was aware of the tragedies of the world and did what she could to try and right them, she retained a positiveness and youthfulness and a winsomeness which came from inside.
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Despite — or perhaps because of — Clarke's attempts to project her Winsomeness with a capital W, she had the audience at my press screening of Me Before You eating out of her daintily manicured hand.
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The man, Marcel, still aspiring to a certain winsomeness in his early 50s, has a pal, the more grizzled, cowboy-hat-wearing Bob, and the two set up house at Bob's place and proceed to drink heavily.
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My only objection to Ms. Reddy's recital was that when dancing as a gopi, one of the milkmaids in love with Krishna, she exhibited a winsomeness — repeated, pointed use of the eyes — that became cloying when sustained at length.
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Failing to find guidance from either his professors, the religious leaders on campus, or the writings of modern philosophers, he declared them all "blind leaders of the blind" and "hair-splitting pedants." It was soon thereafter that Bell made the acquaintance of an Anglo-Catholic priest who oversaw a nearby parish. Though he was initially uncomfortable with the high church vestments and traditions, the priest > had a winsomeness that came from inner peace. He did not bother much to > argue with me.
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Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times also lauded Watson's performance writing that she "is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle". Stephen Whitty of the New York Daily News described Watson's portrayal of Belle as "breakthrough". While Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph did not find Watson to be "a flawless Belle", he did overall say that "she’s good: that girl-next-door winsomeness and a sweet, clear singing voice see her through." He also remarked her portrayal of Belle as "dazzles" and "ideal".
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Michael Stewart has penned a sassy and fresh book, while Lee Adams and Charles Strouse have matched it with tongue-in-cheek lyrics and music." New York Herald Tribune critic Walter Kerr praised Gower Champion's direction but criticized the libretto and score, stating that "Mr. Champion has been very much responsible for the gayety (sic), the winsomeness, and the exuberant zing of the occasion ... he has not always been given the very best to work with ... every once in a while, Michael Stewart's book starts to break down and cry ... Lee Adams's lyrics lean rather heavily on the new "talk-out-the-plot" technique, and Charles Strouse's tunes, though jaunty, are whisper-thin." Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times conceded that "the audience was beside itself with pleasure" but dryly stated that "this department was able to contain itself.
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