vˈɪnsənt kˈænbi ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz ɹˈoʊt: "æt lˈiːst pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈɑːmɪk ɐpˈiːl ʌv mˈɪstɚ. ɹˈoʊmɚz wˈɜːk ɪz ðə kəmplˈiːt kˈɑːnfɪdəns, klˈæɹᵻɾi ænd dᵻsˈaɪsɪvnəs wɪð wˌɪtʃ hiː dɹˈæmɐtˌaɪzᵻz ðɪ ˈʌɾɚ kənfjˈuːʒən ʌv hɪz ɪmˈoʊʃənəli bᵻsˈiːdʒd hˈɛɹoʊˌɪnz.
Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote: "At least part of the comic appeal of Mr. Rohmer's work is the complete confidence, clarity and decisiveness with which he dramatizes the utter confusion of his emotionally besieged heroines.