The bravura cadenza that is frequently played was composed by Fritz Kreisler. Musical terms "allegro di bravura" and "con bravura" indicate boldness, fire and brilliancy. Wagner felt that such works celebrated bravura singing, sensational stage effects, and meaningless plots. In its bravura and breadth, "JFK" is seditiously enthralling; in its craft, wondrously complex. The movie features a bravura performance by Eddie Albert as a charismatic villain. Cagney's bravura performance earned him his only Academy Award as Best Actor. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura. In such a performance bravura rather than precision is essential. Vijay won accolades for a bravura performance, but the film did not do well. Sorley Walker writes, "His vitality and bravura presentation of dances stopped various shows". Reviewers call Gyllenhaal's character a "charming sociopath" and his performance "a bravura, career-changing tour-de-force". Lee had a single line, "a satirical shaft meant to qualify the lead's bravura". Most of the covers treat the song seriously; few attempt to duplicate Hawkins' bravura performance. This American retread has the same sort of hack plot but none of the bravura. But now the bravura mood was gone.