ˈænə smˈɪθ ʌv tˈaɪm ˈaʊt kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd ðə fˈɪlmz tˈoʊn ɪn hɜː ɹᵻvjˈuː sˈeɪɪŋ, "ðə dɹəmˈæɾɪk skˈoːɹ ænd ɹˈaɪðɪŋ sˈɛks sˈiːnz ɪmplˈaɪ ɐn ɪɹˈɑːɾɪk θɹˈɪlɚ, bˌʌt ðə kˈæmɹə tɹˈiːts nuːmˈæɾɪk bɹˈʊk lˈaɪk ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt əvə tʃˈiːp pˈoːɹnoʊ ænd ðə plˈɑːt bˈɛɹz lˈɪɾəl ɹᵻzˈɛmbləns tʊ ˈiːðɚ ʒˈɑːnɹə.
Anna Smith of Time Out criticized the film's tone in her review saying, "the dramatic score and writhing sex scenes imply an erotic thriller, but the camera treats pneumatic Brook like the subject of a cheap porno and the plot bears little resemblance to either genre.