74
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineEdwards's direction was smooth and neither he nor Miller ever took a stance or moralized. They just showed what it was like to be an alcoholic in the 1960s and let the audience draw its own conclusions.
- 80EmpireWilliam ThomasEmpireWilliam ThomasThe second half occasionally descends into melodrama, but for the most part this is bleak, non-judgemental, riveting stuff.
- 80Time OutTime OutThe couple's battle to get off the bottle is harrowingly chronicled, so much so that you almost forget it's a Blake Edwards picture - his best by some margin, with a touching score by Henry Mancini.
- 75Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrEdwards's attention to detail pays off; while this isn't his best film, it is far superior to most problem dramas of the early 60s.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonWithering study of white-collar alcoholics.
- 60The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherIt is a commanding picture, and it is extremely well played by Mr. Lemmon and Miss Remick, who spare themselves none of the shameful, painful scenes. But for all their brilliant performing and the taut direction of Blake Edwards, they do not bring two pitiful characters to complete and overpowering life. [18 Jan 1963, p.7]