Time and again the camera pans the contents of a room in a horizontal sweep. He does some great work with several interior car scenes, keeping them from stalling in the static confined space. Mangold s script is at all times respectful of his characters. This is an outstanding first time effort from the filmmaker. The patterns on the wallpaper are defined with three-dimensional reality.
Newsprint is sharply in focus.
The range of color in each scene is solidly handled. Red glow lighting is maintained without distorting the picture. The Dolby Digital 2-Channel sound is clean but flat. The only minor rush is from low flying overhead airplanes. The music tracks, dialog, and ambient activity are all clear.