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Still, with Stiller and De Niro both in fine frenzied form and game appearances from Streisand and Dustin Hoffman as Greg’s loose-limbed parents, Meet the Fockers really should have kicked this blockbuster franchise up a notch.
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
But without Best, the character’s loose-limbed, goof-typhoon persona would likely never have translated to screen.
—Brian Raftery, WIRED, 15 July 2017
But the two films share a proudly scrappy and loose-limbed spirit in their soulful, tranquil pace.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 13 June 2024
The young Irish actress Weir (who made such an impression in the recent Matilda remake) strikes a convincingly helpless pose up until that point, and once Abigail lets go, her loose-limbed, surreally pirouetting savagery sends the picture spinning in a bloody new direction.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
Fink’s chief goal is to create an irreverent, hip and loose-limbed tone for the WGA festivities.
—Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
Adjusting to the character’s loose-limbed physicality has also required lifestyle changes.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Waffles did mix things up by coming out from behind her DJ setup to bust some loose-limbed moves for the crowd.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
His plots are loose-limbed and picaresque, more Gogol than Turgenev.
—Patrick Kurp, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
But without Best, the character’s loose-limbed, goof-typhoon persona would likely never have translated to screen.
—Brian Raftery, WIRED, 15 July 2017
But the two films share a proudly scrappy and loose-limbed spirit in their soulful, tranquil pace.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 13 June 2024
The young Irish actress Weir (who made such an impression in the recent Matilda remake) strikes a convincingly helpless pose up until that point, and once Abigail lets go, her loose-limbed, surreally pirouetting savagery sends the picture spinning in a bloody new direction.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
Fink’s chief goal is to create an irreverent, hip and loose-limbed tone for the WGA festivities.
—Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
Adjusting to the character’s loose-limbed physicality has also required lifestyle changes.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Waffles did mix things up by coming out from behind her DJ setup to bust some loose-limbed moves for the crowd.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
His plots are loose-limbed and picaresque, more Gogol than Turgenev.
—Patrick Kurp, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Loose-limbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose-limbed. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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