▁on ▁an ▁A + ▁to ▁F ▁scale , ▁while ▁those ▁at ▁Post T rak ▁gave ▁it ▁an ▁overall ▁positive ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 5 % ▁and ▁a ▁ 6 4 % ▁" defin ite ▁recommend ." V an ity ▁Fair , ▁Sal on , ▁and ▁Ind ie W ire , ▁among ▁others , ▁p eg ged ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁Oscar ▁cont ender . ▁S ine ad ▁B ren nan ▁of ▁R T É , ▁award ing ▁four ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars , ▁described ▁It ▁as ▁a ▁" film ▁that ▁is ▁just ▁beautiful ▁to ▁look ▁at , ▁while ▁you ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁your ▁seat ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁sc are ." ▁She ▁pra ised ▁the ▁performances , ▁cinemat ography , ▁and ▁production ▁value , ▁whilst ▁speaking ▁of ▁Sk ars g år d ▁as ▁" ch illing ▁per fection ", ▁whose ▁" man ic ▁energy ▁and ▁presence ▁which ▁brings ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁une ase ▁and ▁intensity ▁to ▁proceed ings ▁that ▁is ▁just ▁incred ible .", ▁with ▁B ren nan ▁feeling ▁Sk ars g år d ' s ▁performance ▁was ▁" care er ▁defining ", ▁and ▁deser ving ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁for ▁awards ▁season . ▁ ▁Ben ▁Child ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁described ▁Sk ars g år d ▁as ▁a ▁" re vel ation ", ▁while ▁stating : ▁" There ▁may ▁be ▁something ▁of ▁He ath ▁Led ger ' s ▁J oker , ▁and ▁a ▁De pression - era ▁New ▁Y o ik ▁gang ster ism ▁to ▁Sk ars g år d ’ s ▁v