kˈɔːlɪŋ ðə fˈɪlm "ɐ pˈæsəbəl ʒˈɑːnɹə pˈiːs wɪð wˈɪɹd plˈɑːt twˈɪsts ænd mˌiːdɪˈoʊkɚɹ ˈæktɪŋ fɹʌmðə ɡˈoːɹdʒəs bˈɛɹi," ˈɛdwɚd ɡˈʌθmən ʌvðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ kɹˈɑːnɪkəl kəmpˈɛɹd ɪt tuː "ðɪ ˈoʊld lˈɑːnə tˈɜːnɚ mˌɛlədɹˈɑːməz wɪððə ɡlˈɔsi sˈɛts, sˈɔftfˈoʊkəs fətˈɑːɡɹəfi ænd ˌɑːpɚɹˈæɾɪk ɪmˈoʊʃənəl ɹˈeɪndʒ."
Calling the film "a passable genre piece with weird plot twists and mediocre acting from the gorgeous Berry," Edward Guthmann of the San Francisco Chronicle compared it to "the old Lana Turner melodramas with the glossy sets, soft-focus photography and operatic emotional range."