63
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt would be easy to tear the plot to shreds and catch Kramer in the act of copping out. But why? On its own terms, this film is a joy to see, an evening of superb entertainment.
- 80The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherA most delightfully acted and gracefully entertaining film, fashioned much in the manner of a stage drawing-room comedy, that seems to be about something much more serious and challenging than it actually is.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineWilliam Rose, with a stilted screenplay, and Stanley Kramer, make this dinner hour stand still--a really safe, lame melodrama.
- 40Time Out LondonGeoff AndrewTime Out LondonGeoff AndrewA wishy-washy, sanctimonious plea for tolerance, directed with Kramer's customary verbosity and stodginess.
- 30Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrDismal Stanley Kramer morality play about a middle-class couple facing the prospect of their daughter's marriage to a black man (Sidney Poitier). A disaster on all counts.