However, he notes that because Altman is an independent observer of the society he portrays in the film, it does not have the biting qualities of his previous social commentaries such as Short Cuts, set in the director's home country of the United States.
Ipak, ističe kako zbog toga što je Altman neovisni promatrač društva kojeg predstavlja u filmu, on nema takvu kvalitetu kao njegov raniji komentar društva u filmu Kratki rezovi koji je radnjom smješten u redateljevu rodnu državu u SAD-u.