ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ðə fˈɪlm æz "ɐ stˈoːɹi əvə tʃˈiːɾɪŋ hˈʌsbənd kənsˈiːlɪŋ hɪz sˈiːkɹᵻt lˈaɪf, ɐ wˈaɪf hˌuː swˈɔloʊz hɜː səspˈɪʃənz ʌntˈɪl ʃiː kˈænt hˈoʊld ðˌɛm ɪn ˌɛni lˈɔŋɡɚ, ðə hˈʌsbəndz dˈuːbɪəs kəntɹˈɪʃən ænd ɐ mˌɛlədɹɐmˈæɾɪk deɪnˈuːmɔ̃."
The New York Times describes the film as "a story of a cheating husband concealing his secret life, a wife who swallows her suspicions until she can't hold them in any longer, the husband's dubious contrition and a melodramatic denouement."