ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz kˈɔːld ɪɾ æn "ˌɛpɪsˈɑːdɪk stˈoːɹi" ˈædɪŋ "ɹˈæft ɪz ɐ vˈɪvɪd ænd pɪktˈoːɹɪəli ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ tˈaɪp, ɹˈæðɚ ðˌænən ˈæktɚɹ ɪnðə tˈɛknɪkəl sˈɛns, ænd kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli hiː pɹˈuːvz ʌnˈiːkwəl tə ðə fˈʊl ˌɪmplɪkˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə fˈeɪmhˈʌŋɡɹi dˈænsɚ.
The New York Times called it an "episodic story" adding "Raft is a vivid and pictorially interesting type, rather than an actor in the technical sense, and consequently he proves unequal to the full implications of the fame-hungry dancer.