The film's hardest job is sustaining tension in such a claustrophobic setting, but Mr. Baird manages that in a sturdy, no-frills way.

It is amazing that this cast, directed by Tracy Brigden, can build up and sustain so much tension while working from such a straightforward plot.

The finest Bruckner interpreters have a way of sustaining tension through a pause and presenting the new material as a kind of release.

A lusty operatic tale in which Eva Marton sings with searing intensity and the conductor sustains tension throughout.

"Pursuit" sustains tension and incorporates considerable variety despite the narrowly obsessive nature of its plot.

And Mr. Penn sustains enough tension to keep their encounters sharp.

Ms. Desai has every intention of sustaining tension between old and new.

Like many journalists who try their hand at fiction, Ms. Buchanan has problems with pacing, with sustaining tone and tension over the course of a novel.

There have been some complaints about his slow tempos in "Siegfried," but Mr. Levine is easily able to sustain tension over long expressive lines.

Entertainment portal Sify.com described the film as "very good", claiming it "works as an intelligent, taut thriller that sustains dramatic tension throughout".