Moody, leisurely developed and handsomely produced.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
22 Jul 2008
fresh:
Joseph Losey's best film in years.
– Renata Adler,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
rotten:
If there's a secret, director Joseph Losey isn't letting the audience in on it.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Losey has shown skill at conjuring up corruption and terror. Here he is undone by his scenarist, George Tabori, who attempts a ghostly esthetic melodrama in the style of Henry James.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
23 Mar 2011
fresh:
Losey's mannered direction, somehow entirely appropriate, makes for a memorable film.