Brian De Palma demonstrates the drawbacks of a film - school education by overexploiting every cornball trick of style in the book: slow motion, split screen long takes, and
soft focus abound, all to no real point... He's an overachiever — which might not make for good movies, but at least he's seldom dull.
The materials used are of a higher grade than those found in rivals such as the Ford
Focus and Vauxhall Astra —
soft - touch finishes
abound and metal - effect highlights add visual interest, even in out - of - sight places where some rivals cut corners by using cheaper plastics.