The training of Indigenous staff to manage existing programs was considered to be too limited, especially where this training merely seeks to prepare Indigenous people to work within conventional structures and methods. (humanrights.gov.au)
Working from a script she didn't write (a first for the director) and her largest budget to date, Shelton ditches her typical improvisational approach for a more conventional structure. (waytooindie.com)
The inclusion of several admittedly electrifying sequences - ie Gekko's infamous «greed is good» speech - generally compensates for the periodically overwhelming narrative, although Stone's reliance on a progressively conventional structure, particularly in terms of Bud's familiar rise - and - fall character arc, ensures that the movie peters out as it approaches its far - from - unexpected conclusion. (reelfilm.com)