Dissenting reviewers considered "Myst"s acting melodramatic and overwrought. Better still, it doesn't muddle emotion with overwrought hysterics. Underscoring the overwrought vocals of Dee Snider are screechy guitars and thunderous drums. His prose is reflective of his personality, and is often overwrought and exaggerated. "Slant Magazine" described it as a "pompous, overwrought," but nonetheless "glorious concept album". By extension, purple prose is lavishly figurative, rhythmic, or otherwise overwrought. Sometimes it's magical and sometimes it's sickly and overwrought. Emotionally overwrought, Ivan collapses and is thought dead. Most serious moments are intended ironically, often to parody overwrought counterparts in mainstream cinema. The crowd felt that DeLuna's vocals were "scathing" and overwrought. Writing for AllMusic, Matt Collar called the single "ridiculously overwrought and utterly addictive". "Moviefone" deemed the song a "generic power ballad", and described Adams as " similarly overwrought". What was grand becomes petty, then overwrought. McFarlane felt the album "showcased the band's confident and punchy, if overwrought, delivery". Everything about this film feels forced and overwrought.