| For her, the film is not a directorial debut, but it is constructed with the clumsiness and gracelessness of one. |
| In his directorial debut, he tries gamely to spice up the plotless proceedings by color-coding the different key stories. |
| He's 72 now, and there's a certain cussedness to his bone-dry directorial style that suggests it's a job he should now do less. |
| The directorial debut shows the actress grappling with the aftermath of a crack-up. |
| It is largely because of his deft directorial abilities and light writing touch that the movie succeeds. |
| One of his other major directorial traits has been his teriffic use of editing. |
