The dialogues too sound bland and unimpressive. Agesilaus was of small stature and unimpressive appearance, and was lame from birth. Shields' rookie season with Tampa Bay was relatively unimpressive. At this stage Brown tried the Dornier's single-engine performance and this "proved decidedly unimpressive". The implication was that Shackleton's breakdown had caused the relatively unimpressive southern record. However, injuries, poor production, and an unimpressive combine caused his draft stock to fall significantly. This would have been reflected by the relatively unimpressive rate of tank production and development. In his youth, he was unimpressive and unheard of. Brown stated, "All very sedate and totally unimpressive as a precision weapon". After its recording, Beck thought that the song was interesting but unimpressive. In Haldeman's view, this makes even Bieber's unimpressive claims of success misleading. In the second innings Hussey turned in an unimpressive 29. His basketball performance in high school was unimpressive. Physically unimpressive, he was nearly totally deaf, and used hearing aids throughout his life. Warner's expectation was validated in that the initial box office take was unimpressive.