Robert Elswit's subtly stylised cinematography weaves a tapestry out of the five characters' perspectives.

ECONOMIST: New cinema

Working with the renowned cinematographer Robert Elswit, Bird pushes his cast through as many preposterous scrapes as possible, and, at times, he attains the freedom of animation with real flesh and crashing metal.

NEWYORKER: Battle Stations

Cinematography by Robert Elswit.

NEWYORKER: Michael Clayton