| Many of the critical essays skillfully blend pertinent close readings with wider cultural background. |
| The film builds suspense in a skillfully organic manner, then never pays off. |
| Bhim, our Nepalese boatman on the sweep oar, skillfully hauls the raft around so that we hit the wave bow-on. |
| It was an elite, skillfully and ruthlessly controlling demoralized and apathetic masses. |
| Rozema skillfully orchestrates all of these elements together, and the result is a richly textured, entertaining and impressive debut. |
| Still, the stories seamlessly and skillfully intercut, and the film retains a hypnotic coherence. |
