▁is ▁recovered ▁easily ▁enough ▁in ▁Michael ▁She en ' s ▁aston ishing ▁performance ". ▁Vari ety ▁noted ▁that ▁his ▁" typ ically ▁sc rup ul ous ▁channel ing ▁of ▁Cl ough ▁gets ▁the ▁t ics ▁and ▁manner isms ▁right , ▁but ▁also ▁car ves ▁a ▁moving ▁portrait ▁of ▁a ▁b rag gart ▁suddenly ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁depth ". ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁She en ▁repr ised ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁were w olf ▁in ▁Under world : ▁R ise ▁of ▁the ▁Ly c ans , ▁a ▁pre quel ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁film . ▁Of ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁take ▁part , ▁She en ▁has ▁said : ▁" My ▁rule ▁of ▁thumb ▁is ▁that ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁do ▁things ▁I ' d ▁like ▁to ▁go ▁and ▁see ▁myself ." ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁felt ▁he ▁was ▁" the ▁movie ' s ▁greatest ▁asset ▁... ▁[ t aking ] ▁a ▁l ively ▁break ▁from ▁his ▁usual ▁high - cr ust ▁duties ▁to ▁bring ▁wit , ▁actual ▁acting ▁and ▁some ▁unexpected ▁mus cul ature ▁to ▁the ▁g oth - hor ror ▁f lick ". ▁Vari ety ▁said ▁he ▁hit ▁" all ▁the ▁right ▁notes ▁in ▁a ▁star - power ed ▁performance ▁that ▁will ▁am use , ▁if ▁not ▁amaz e , ▁anyone ▁who ▁only ▁knows ▁the ▁actor ▁as ▁Tony ▁Bla ir ▁or ▁David ▁F rost " ▁while ▁Richard ▁Cor l iss ▁of ▁Time ▁noted ▁that ▁he ▁" t ries ▁bra v ely ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁straight ▁face " ▁ ▁She en ▁had ▁a