Spielberg looks to be on strong form here, with sweeping vistas, a stirring John Williams score and a cast that would make most other directors do the dance of joy through the streets but is pretty much standard operating procedure for the «Berg. (empireonline.com)
Holding back on something whereas most other directors would've shot their wad immediately is one. (rottentomatoes.com)
However, it is in these moments that Mann shows himself a master craftsman of emotion, allowing purist filmmaking techniques, such as camerawork and scoring, to be the predominant influencers of the overall piece, instead of merely enhancers, as they would be in the execution by most other directors. (qwipster.net)