tˈoʊni ɹˈeɪnz, ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌv "ɹᵻvjˈuː ʌv ˈɜːmoʊ", ɹˈoʊt ðætðə fˈɪlm nˈɛvɚ "lˈæfs æt ˈɜːmoʊz ɛkspˈɛns" ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ðə naɪˈiːvɪɾi ʌv ˈɜːmoʊ ɪz ðə bˈeɪsɪs əvə lˈɑːt ʌvðə fˈɪlmz hjˈuːmɚ.
Tony Rayns, author of "Review of Ermo", wrote that the film never "laughs at [Ermo's] expense" even though the naivety of Ermo is the basis of a lot of the film's humor.