Garfield has an inherently likable quality to him that's required in the early scenes, as well as the grit and intensity to pull off the more dramatic material later on. (blog.bullz-eye.com)
Lin - Manual Miranda's brilliance as creator of the show was not only based on his lyrical exuberance and musical styling, but on his ability to find dramatic material in political meetings and budget negotiations. (theconversation.com)
But for us humans, because the film also zeros in on an obscure, isolated job like highway maintenance — Alvin (Paul Rudd) and Lance (Emile Hirsch) are responsible for applying all the road markings to a recently repaved section of road in the wake of a destructive wildfire that wiped out a good portion of forest land — there is not a lot to grab a hold of in terms of dramatic material. (digitalshortbread.com)