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well-acted

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adjective

  1. (of a play, film, dramatic part, etc) performed in a skilful manner

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And not every fan has been disappointed by the show – on Facebook some ticketholders praised the experience as "well-acted, innovative, exciting and a whole lot of fun".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2025

O'Hara brings weight and pathos to a role that so easily could have been a well-acted but toothless reprisal, and she does so effortlessly.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2024

Though well-acted by Kingsley Ben-Adir, this retelling of reggae icon Bob Marley’s life is both too vague and slowed by dutiful stops along many a biopic’s road.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2024

The show is well-made: well-written, well-acted, and Tunde must pull himself away from it.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2023

With well-acted simplicity she gave my worthy friend the same barren account about me that was at the service of all interrogators.

From Rattlin the Reefer by Frederick Marryat

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