pˈiːɾɚɹ ˈækɹɔɪd ʌvðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚ dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðə fˈɪlm æz "ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːəbəl, ˌʌndɚstˈeɪɾᵻd lˈɪɾəl kˈɑːmədi wˈɪtʃ, lˈaɪk ˈɔːl sˈʌtʃ ɐfˈɛɹz, ɹˈʌnz ˌaʊɾəv stˈiːm bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə klˈoʊs.
Peter Ackroyd of The Spectator described the film as "an agreeable, under-stated little comedy which, like all such affairs, runs out of steam before the close.