what was his reaction?
He said that Hoyle had chosen a controlled, beguiling style rather than the spark of his performance persona.
Uncle David
 Comparing "Uncle David" to Hoyle's earlier stage work, he felt that the two were "consistent", but that in the film Hoyle abandoned the "fireworks of his performance persona", opting for a "controlled, beguiling style". 
what is uncle david? British black comedy film who is the main character in this film? Uncle David (David Hoyle) who played the character? David Hoyle when was this film released? 2010 was it reviewed by any critic or newspaper? Yes, Ben Walters has written his reviews in "The Guardian".
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Uncle David [SEP] Reviews
Reviews of "Uncle David" were mixed. Writing in "The Guardian", Ben Walters noted that "suspense and dread accumulate as the low-key naturalism and the characters' obvious affection for one another play off against the enormity of what looms ahead." Comparing "Uncle David" to Hoyle's earlier stage work, he felt that the two were "consistent", but that in the film Hoyle abandoned the "fireworks of his performance persona", opting for a "controlled, beguiling style". He believed that Ryder's familiarity with being filmed meant that he carried a "disarmingly ingenuous presence, by turns determined and naive." Walters opined that the film's "menacing" use of British seaside locations was similar to that in "Brighton Rock" and "London to Brighton", while he also drew comparisons to "Badlands", "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The Talented Mr.