as in theatrical
given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting
a hammy singer whose overwrought renditions of love songs just beg listeners to cry
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No matter how well-intentioned, the narrative’s complexities are flattened into hammy contrivances that only accentuate how ill-suited Penn is for the role.
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024
Fassbender plays the hit man like a runway model — photogenic but blank, an automaton’s version of Kevin Spacey’s hammy villain in Se7en.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
That doesn’t apply to Branagh, who has always been a perfect fit for the hammy character of Poirot.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
And while the third episode is, indeed, an absolute torrent of badassery, early episodes are dominated by talk and a hammy Mel Gibson.
Disney+ is in a particular IP rut, which isn’t surprising.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024
Fassbender plays the hit man like a runway model — photogenic but blank, an automaton’s version of Kevin Spacey’s hammy villain in Se7en.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
That doesn’t apply to Branagh, who has always been a perfect fit for the hammy character of Poirot.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
And while the third episode is, indeed, an absolute torrent of badassery, early episodes are dominated by talk and a hammy Mel Gibson.
Disney+ is in a particular IP rut, which isn’t surprising.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
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“Hammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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