Despite the initial heavy criticism, the film has also been praised for its beautiful cinematography.

The film's greatest asset is its starkly beautiful black-and-white cinematography, which is moody and spare.

Also notable is Russell Boyd's extravagantly beautiful cinematography.

The elegance of this film's beautiful black-and-white cinematography (by Tonino Delli Colli) is never matched by any corresponding delicacy to its drama.

Asian Week's Annabelle Udo O'Malley evaluated the film as "certainly worth seeing" for its "beautiful cinematography" and its soundtrack.

For every bit of genuinely beautiful cinematography, there is another sloppy, amateur-hour moment.

Thanks to Ms. Brooks's quiet, austere style (and to Ian Baker's beautiful cinematography), this two-person drama acquires a third character: the outback itself.

Reviewers have commented on the beautiful cinematography and its quiet, restrained approach to the sometimes bloody and violent subject matter.

Diane Holloway of the Austin American-Statesman felt it offered a new take on the standard Western, and praised the series for its "beautiful" cinematography.

The mordantly beautiful cinematography by Benoît Delhomme complements, rather than overstates, the action.