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."
O Baleovoj izvedbi je napisao, "Christian Bale je heroičan na način da dopušta svom junaku da skače u prijezir; ovdje nema instinkta za samopreživljavanje, a to je ono što čini dobrog glumca."