In 1999 film critic Mike Emery wrote, "Kubrick's camerawork was well on the way to finding the fluid style of his later work, and the sparse, low-budget circumstances give the film a raw, urgent sort of look.
Filmkritikern Mike Emery skrev: "Kubricks kameraarbete var på god väg att nå den flytande stil som återfinns i hans senare verk och den låga budgeten ger filmen ett rått, allvarligt utseende.