 The movie concludes as Amos rides out of town with Boss towed on a wagon, his fate left ambiguous.On its initial release, Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" described "Boss Nigger" as "a pleasant surprise if you stumble upon it without warning".Canby characterized Williamson's acting as "an immensely self-assured parody of the "Man with No Name" played by Clint Eastwood in Sergio Leone's films".