But, for the most part, his essays also lack inner tension.

Variety said the film "lacks reason, dramatic tension or emotional involvement."

I have to admit the book left me cold - for the most part it was dull and lacked tension.

His partygoers have no pulse; their chatter lacks intrigue or tension.

Though dramatic events occur in the opera, the story itself is a recollection and lacks narrative tension.

"First Nights" is beautifully and gracefully written, with many of its stories delightful to read, but it lacks dramatic tension.

But lacking dramatic tension, the film settles for being an atmospheric biography of someone's most unforgettable character.

It would lack tension, spontaneity, the grain of lived experience.

Scenes were depicted in a pompous and theatrical way, although not lacking emotional tension.

But the problem is that his approach to power lacks creative tension.