ɪn hɪz bˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl dˈɪkʃənˌɛɹi ʌv fˈɪlm, dˈeɪvɪd tˈɑːmsən hˈeɪlz lˈaɪzən æz "ɐn ˈɛkspɜːt æt wˈɪɾi ɹoʊmˈæntɪk kˈɑːmədiz, tˈuː ɹᵻlˈaɪənt ˌɔn fˈiːlɪŋ təbi skɹˈuːbɔːl, tˈuː plˈiːzd wɪð ɡlˈæmɚ təbi sˈæɾaɪɚz ænd ðˈʌs lˈɛs lˈaɪkli tʊ ɐtɹˈækt kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ɐtˈɛnʃən.
In his Biographical Dictionary of Film, David Thomson hails Leisen as "an expert at witty romantic comedies, too reliant on feeling to be screwball, too pleased with glamour to be satires – and thus less likely to attract critical attention.