Joseph found the Hamilton Russell pinot "attractive, nicely understated but not as complex as it could be", a judgment that was shared by this writer.

Franklin Brown is nicely understated as the sweet, dear Herr Schultz, who confronts every crisis by bringing fruit.

As usual it had an interesting central "mystery" and Davies performance is nicely understated, but dear God, what was happening with the plot?

The style is nicely understated, the plot, tech and characters believable and the story is full of gentle ironies.

John Gardner offered his usual human portrayal as the man she snagged, and Mr. Brown was nicely understated as the Wrangler at the old corral.

The set and costumes by Loy Arcenas and Gabriel Berry, respectively, are nicely understated, 1950's style.

And that sentimentality is tempered by several nicely understated performances and a painfully realistic ending.

Philipp Verges offered a nicely understated Dancing Master, choosing to emphasize the character's long, tapering body line more than his tiresome foppishness.

The novel is "nicely understated, sympathetic, yet somewhat romanticized," John Ehle said here last year.

Nicely understated.