ɪn hɪz bˈʊk ˌɔn ɪtˈæliən sˈɪnəmə, hˈaʊɚd hjˈuːz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðə fˈɪlm æz "wˈʌn ʌvðə wˈɜːst sˈuːpɚhˌiəɹoʊ mˈuːvɪz ʌv ˈɔːl", nˈoʊɾɪŋ æn "ˈɔːfəl skɹˈɪpt" ænd ðætðə fˈɪlm wʌz "ˈæmətʃɚɹɪʃ ɪn ˈɔːl dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənts, bˌʌt ðə flˈaɪɪŋ sˈiːkwənsᵻz stˈænd ˈaʊt, æz bᵻkˈeɪpt pˈuːmə mˈæn ɪz səspˈɛndᵻd, flˈeɪlɪŋ, baɪ ðə sˈiːt ʌv hɪz pˈænts fɹʌm wˈaɪɚz.
In his book on Italian cinema, Howard Hughes described the film as "one of the worst superhero movies of all", noting an "awful script" and that the film was "amateurish in all departments, but the flying sequences stand out, as becaped Puma Man is suspended, flailing, by the seat of his pants from wires.