First, because they're so huge and have to cater to so many people, there's almost no room for good character work, which is the center of any story. (inverse.com)
Quieting the surrounding swirl of a Steven Spielberg prestige drama with mere gestures and huffs of breath, Day - Lewis does exactingly good character work in a film that, despite its good intentions and stately execution, occasionally borders on thumping, pedantic history lesson. (theatlantic.com)
It's a stunt casting of Connery and, when compared to the source material — it's no surprise, but he's really against good character work. (thestopbutton.com)