[
US
/mɪˈskæst/
]
[ UK /mɪskˈɑːst/ ]
[ UK /mɪskˈɑːst/ ]
VERB
- cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role
How To Use miscast In A Sentence
- ‘Dances with Samurai’ is a disappointing and miscast film, relying on senseless, violent battles and a flimsy script to make a point.
- The sketchy dynamics of the central relationships are just one of many problems in Novocaine, an ambitious but mishandled, miscast hybrid that provides little in the way of thrills.
- Based on the acclaimed novel by Philip Roth, and starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman, the film suffers from being horrendously miscast from the outset.
- Though I liked his ‘matador’ scene, he was really miscast, particularly in such a heavyweight lineup.
- And to think, these two horribly miscast actors are the bottom foundation to a three-sided love rendezvous that is supposed to make us feel like caring and having concern for the outcome of all these explosive events.
- And certain important roles have either been badly miscast or misconceived.
- Having first read Charles Portis's 1968 novel as teenagers, the Coens were allied with it and not with Henry Hathaway's doddery, miscast 1969 version, in which a major role is essayed, ruinously, by Glen Campbell. With True Grit, the Coen brothers have given the western back its teeth
- There's no equivalent to what it would have been like to miscast the main role, it would have been a terrible movie.
- It's not that she's is a bad actress (she's solid in comedies and light dramas), but she's woefully miscast here.
- As I stated earlier, he is miscast here.