Of Bale's performance, he wrote, "Christian Bale is heroic in the way he allows the character to leap joyfully into despicability; there is no instinct for self-preservation here, and that is one mark of a good actor."
Om Bales præstation, skrev han: "Christian Bale er heroisk på en måde, så han tillader figuren at springe glad ind i sin ondskab; der er intet spor af selvbeskyttelse her, og det er et kendetegn for en god skuespiller.”.