A great deal of care and craft has gone into this handsome production, but it never overcomes the perilous slightness of that premise, the outlandishness of which might be more engaging in a more heightened, elaborate narrative. (incontention.com)
Telling the same story twice requires a facility that Gardam handles with ease, though even she can not prevent a certain overall slightness to The Man in the Wooden Hat. (bookpage.com)
There's a similar slightness to both movies, and like Evans, Tanne lacks Linklater's visual acuity. (laineygossip.com)