ɪnˈɪʃəli, kɹˈɪɾɪks wɜːɹ ɛkstɹˈiːmli skˈɛptɪkəl ɐbˌaʊt tɹˈɪpəl ˈeɪdʒənt bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɹˈoʊmɚz ˈɜːlɪɚ fˈɪlm, ðə lˈeɪdi ænd ðə dˈuːk tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn.
Initially, critics were extremely skeptical about Triple Agent because of Rohmer's earlier film, The Lady and the Duke (2001).