In the 1987 Motion Picture Guide, the unnamed critic of the film goes into an absolute frenzy of hatred.

Though unnamed, several critics have taken to calling this narrator "I."

Along the way, he attacks unnamed critics, "distinguished pedants" who judge competitions, psychoanalytic biographers, the notion of musicality and nearly all of contemporary culture.

He told one questioner that it was difficult to "shadowbox" with the unnamed critics who snipe at him in news articles.

He laughs off the notion that a five-paragraph review by his unnamed critic can really have damaged a potentially good film.

His unnamed critic agrees.

From an unnamed critic at Rolling Stone:

"It relates to an affection for Walker's contribution to the industry," says an unnamed critic.

Mr. Barrett has kept his own counsel about his work while denouncing "political posturing" by unnamed critics.