The characters are lightly and deftly sketched and an antiseptic breeze of humour prevails. The director moves his narration deftly and with confidence. The camera pulls back, and he is deftly playing the piano keys with his toes. Muddanna has deftly handled an ancient epic from an entirely modern viewpoint. Laurence Mazzeno of Magill Book Reviews praises it as "Exceptionally well researched and deftly crafted". He throws his sword in the trash and deftly catches the newly forged one. Gretzky swooped in behind the net and deftly stole the puck away. She deftly obliges, but soon leaves it unattended. Several good comedy sequences interline the footage, deftly written and directed. She dealt deftly with the vengeful aspects of John's message. Both characters deftly employ sexuality to get what they want. By deftly planning the town in this way, even drafts were avoided. The Reagan campaign produced effective television advertising and deftly neutralized concerns regarding Reagan's age.