Pauline Kael described the film as "almost too clever, but at its best in its cleverness", and also wrote that it was common to "hear Billy Wilder called the world's greatest director."
Pauline Kael beskrev filmen som "nästan för smart, men som bäst just i sin smarthet", och skrev även att det var vanligt att "höra Billy Wilder bli kallad världens främste regissör".