This production is, for the most part, extremely noisy without being nearly as mirthful as [the Marx brothers'] other films.
– Mordaunt Hall,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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It also includes what is perhaps the Brothers' funniest scene ever: an immaculately timed and performed sequence with a broken mirror in which Groucho, Chico and Harpo look absolutely identical. A masterpiece.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
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The Marx Brothers' best movie...
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
27 Jun 2007
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Duck Soup should make practically everybody laugh.