| Thompson nicely underplays the film's coincidental connections and melodrama, creating a tone that's assured, relaxed and easy to appreciate. |
| The more she underplays her singing, the better the results. |
| He underplays constantly, but he does step up to the plate to assert himself forcefully from time to time. |
| But what this reading underplays is the extent to which the play is also a revenge drama. |
| The explanation is farcical and bizarre, yet there is mystery, almost coquetry, in the way Martel underplays it. |
| In response to Maggie's forceful charisma, he cleverly underplays the pathetic Brick, whose former glory as an all-American sporting hero has slipped away. |
