Creed follows its predecessor Rocky in contrasting the violence of boxing with the childlike guilelessness of the boxer, but Jordan plays Donny with even more vulnerability and innocent need than Stallone did: his tough fighter persona is a pumped - up performance, and not a very convincing one at that. (filmcomment.com)
«Every Day» has a similar guilelessness about its insanely romantic premise. (rogerebert.com)
Brilliantly played with a mixture of insolence and guilelessness by Barry Keoghan, Martin has a strange hold over Steven. (bigissue.com)