Also, one of the female characters is in a relationship with a married man, and this is portrayed sympathetically.

A young mercenary without scruples, but who is portrayed sympathetically.

The Reagan Administration may not have been amused, but the woman, sympathetically portrayed, did get her husband back.

While Rose is portrayed sympathetically, he is a coward nonetheless.

Other critics felt the sociopathic Rimbaud was portrayed much too sympathetically.

Mao is portrayed sympathetically in the film, explaining the controversial leader's charismatic appeal.

It is an impressive feat to portray sympathetically such characters who, in lesser hands, would be felled with one cheap shot.

In fact, her character is portrayed sympathetically and the use of an attractive actress to play an otherwise misshapen individual is notable for the time.

The character of Hindley is portrayed much more sympathetically, and his story-arc is altered.

But those abuses are usually shown as the result of unbearable pressures and frustrations, and the individual officers involved have been portrayed sympathetically.