▁for ▁no ▁apparent ▁reason , ▁Leonard ▁G ers he ' s ▁screen ▁adaptation ▁of ▁his ▁successful ▁Broadway ▁play ▁... ▁is ▁an ▁excellent ▁example ▁of ▁how ▁to ▁switch ▁from ▁one ▁medium ▁to ▁another ▁without ▁sacrific ing ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁qual ities ▁which ▁makes ▁the ▁original ▁version ▁such ▁a ▁success ." ▁The ▁review ▁further ▁pra ises ▁the ▁acting ▁of ▁Gold ie ▁Ha wn , ▁saying : ▁" Miss ▁Ha wn , ▁fun ny ▁and ▁touch ing , ▁is ▁a ▁delight ▁throughout ▁and ▁Miss ▁He ck art ▁finally ▁gets ▁another ▁film ▁role ▁that ▁enables ▁her ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁vers at ility ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁evident ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁in ▁her ▁stage ▁roles ." ▁Vincent ▁Can by ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁was ▁generally ▁negative , ▁writing : ▁" The ▁film ▁is ▁not ▁completely ▁without ▁intelligence , ▁but ▁its ▁intelligence ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁sentiment ality ▁that ▁sh ri vel s ▁the ▁mind , ▁like ▁something ▁left ▁in ▁water ▁too ▁long ." ▁Charles ▁Cham pl in ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁wrote ▁that ▁" a ▁very ▁well - made ▁commercial ▁play — fun ny , ▁sentiment al , ▁positive , ▁tight — has ▁become ▁a ▁well - made ▁commercial ▁movie — light , ▁bright , ▁extremely ▁well ▁and ▁person ably ▁acted , ▁and ▁pres erving ▁the ▁int im acy ▁and ▁the ▁unity ▁which ▁were ▁the ▁virt ues ▁of ▁the ▁play ." ▁Gene ▁S isk el ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁three ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁"