 Whitney Phaneuf from the website HitFix described the scene where the singer is seen sweeping the table as " one of her best diva moments " . She also interpreted her character as a " scorned " woman and neglected wife . Similar sentiments were offered by Brenna Ehrlich of MTV News who felt that the man 's role in the video was a neglectful and possibly cheating lover . Ehrlich went on to describe the mansion seen in the beginning of the video as Versailles @-@ esque and felt that the singer unveiled her new alter ego , Yoncé , while seen at the party in a bar , flirting with other people . She concluded that despite the " emotional turmoil " featured throughout , the video ended on a hopeful note . John Walker , writing for the same publication , noted the singer managed to show real madness and jealousy , while " smashing up her home out of insecurity " . A more mixed review came from Brent DiCrescenzo of the magazine Time Out who wrote in his review , " Walking down the street in a leather jacket . A car racing down roads at night . That 's about it . " 
