 Mike Boone of The Gazette praised Belzer 's performance and the hand @-@ held camera style of photography , adding , " But if your picture tube blew Sunday night , you could still listen to an hour of the hippest , funniest dialogue on TV . " Not all reviews were positive . Some critics considered the photography style of jump cuts and hand @-@ held camera movement too jarring ; some said it made them feel seasick . James Endrst , television columnist for The Hartford Courant , felt the episode was over @-@ hyped and said " seen it , done it , been there before " of the filming techniques otherwise being praised as cutting edge . Endrst , however , praised the performances of Braugher , Belzer , Polito and Secor in particular . Time reviewer Richard Zoglin said the episode had a strong cast and that he appreciated the lack of two @-@ dimensional violence , but said , " the characters are too pat , their conflicts too predictable " , particularly the rookie character Bayliss . 
