Wu is at ease on the screen and gives a striking performance as the unhappy president, making it quite easy for the audience to put itself in his character's shoes. According to Yang, Wu is "an actor of genius."
吳念真出任鬱鬱不樂的科技公司總經理，也很能得到觀眾共鳴，他自然傳神的演出，被楊德昌稱為「天才型的演員」。