▁and ▁facing ▁their ▁fear s ▁together ." ▁Tim ▁G ri erson ▁of ▁Screen ▁International ▁spoke ▁highly ▁of ▁Claude ▁Par é ▁and ▁Ch ung ▁Ch ung - ho on ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁" dra pe ▁the ▁horror ▁scenes ▁in ▁a ▁cl am my ▁atmosphere ", ▁without ▁seem ing ▁too ▁far ▁removed ▁from ▁" the ▁otherwise ▁real istic ▁port ray al ▁of ▁rac ism , ▁sexual ▁hum ili ation ▁and ▁bul lying " ▁of ▁Mus ch etti ' s ▁piece . ▁K atie ▁R ife , ▁writing ▁for ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club , ▁comm ended ▁Ch ung ' s ▁cinemat ography ▁as ▁succeed ing ▁at ▁" g iving ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁rich ness ▁and ▁texture ▁that ’ s ▁far ▁beyond ▁that ▁of ▁most ▁Hollywood ▁films , ▁let ▁alone ▁horror ▁films ." ▁ ▁The ▁film , ▁however , ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁criticism , ▁as ▁some ▁critics ▁were ▁disappoint ed ▁with ▁the ▁film ' s ▁implementation ▁of ▁jump ▁sc ares . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Phill ips ▁of ▁The ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁noted ▁the ▁film ' s ▁" dim in ishing ▁returns ▁of ▁one ▁jump ▁sc are ▁after ▁another ", ▁writing ▁that ▁" near ly ▁every ▁scene ▁begins ▁and ▁ends ▁the ▁same ▁way , ▁with ▁a ▁slow ▁build ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁K AA A - WH UM MM MM M !! !! ▁sound ▁effect ". ▁Steph anie ▁Zach are k ▁of ▁Time ▁spoke ▁highly ▁of ▁Mus chi etti ' s ▁direction , ▁however , ▁she ▁stated : ▁" Mus chi etti ▁re lies ▁too ▁much