"To see Magrath's face change... is subtle and touching artistry"
“When romance in the form of Norman comes into her life, she downplays his advances to shield herself from expected disappointment. Yet to see Magrath’s face change as it slowly dawns on Helen that she is in fact lovely and love-worthy is subtle and touching artistry. Helen learns that making her own happiness independent of her family is important and that being unashamedly true to her feelings carries its own imperatives and weight.”