The Danish iconoclast holds strong ideas about our society, and expresses them in satiric allegories of such audacity that we cast loose from realism and simply float with his conceits. (rogerebert.com)
The movie's themes are aptly captured in the double entendre of the title, suggesting both Crane's narcissism and the video technology that abets it... a lot of Auto Focus is coolly funny — it's a slyly satiric comedy of»60s manners. (rottentomatoes.com)
In the hands of superior directors such as Quentin Tarantino over-the-top scenes like these would be played tongue - in - cheek with satiric purposes in mind. (scifimoviepage.com)