== Weird, skewed POV. == 

 "The film also employs extended periods of silence and character close-ups for dramatic effect, and employs several intertitles " 

 Since when is "two" considered "several"? "Aboard the Vesta" and "London." These comments are POV and skewed to make the thing sound like a movie made in 1920. 

 "Intertitles" are a card which contains only text, appearing between movie images, not superimposed location identification.  The latter is hardly some sort of obsolete remnant from the silent era; it's still used today.