1.   But the convincing portrayal of childhood fantasies, fears and rituals is marred by the unnecessary melodramatic final sequence.

2.   An engaging protagonist, an enthralling narrative and a convincing portrayal of a human predicament fuel this riveting book on the Holocaust.

3.   As Artaud, Frey delivers a convincing portrayal of unapologetic depravity.

4.   Blethyn carries the film with an utterly convincing portrayal of Grace, a middle-age woman who has to put aside her morals to save her home.

5.   A Holocaust novel with a riveting story, an engaging protagonist, an enthralling narrative and a convincing portrayal of a human predicament.

6.   Greg Kinnear is a surprise, graduating from light comedy to a convincing portrayal of a helicopter rescue ace.