The film's greatest strength is that it takes classic elements like perpetual rainfall and creepy subterranean settings and underplays them. |
The explanation is farcical and bizarre, yet there is mystery, almost coquetry, in the way Martel underplays it. |
He underplays the role at times, but really gives the movie a boost when he is on screen. |
Thompson nicely underplays the film's coincidental connections and melodrama, creating a tone that's assured, relaxed and easy to appreciate. |
He wisely underplays his role, evoking a man of deep contradictions. |
But what this reading underplays is the extent to which the play is also a revenge drama. |