dʒˈaɪən pɹˈækæʃ, ɪn hɪz bˈʊk nwˈɑːɹ ˈɜːbənˌɪzəmz: dɪstˈɑːpɪk ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə mˈɑːdɚn sˈɪɾi, kˈɔːld ðə fˈɪlm "tʃˈɑːɹmɪŋ."
Gyan Prakash, in his book Noir Urbanisms: Dystopic Images of the Modern City, called the film "charming."