Wallace-Johnson's charisma and lack of pretentiousness made him well liked among Sierra Leoneans. An especially harsh review from the web site Film Verdicts called the film "preposterous pretentiousness". The planned increased levels of drama were balanced with humor to avoid pretentiousness. The pagans are scrupulously honest, avoiding some of the pretentiousness of Christian Elizabethan society. He states pretentiousness can also be found in their prose. Other reviewers criticised the album for its pretentiousness. His music is always without a touch of pretentiousness and his lyrics are well-thought-out. And there was no room for pretentiousness. Douglas said, "There was no pretentiousness about" the shoot. He also observed in her a growing pretentiousness.