Kenneth Turan of The Washington Post wrote, "Its lyrical pastel shades—even the blood blends deftly into the color scheme—show that infinite pains have been taken with the film's visual aspect, a Corman trademark.
kˈɛnəθ tjɚɹˈæn ʌvðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən pˈoʊst ɹˈoʊt, "ɪts lˈɪɹɪkəl pæstˈɛl ʃˈeɪdz—ˈiːvən ðə blˈʌd blˈɛndz dˈɛftli ˌɪntʊ ðə kˈʌlɚ skˈiːm—ʃˈoʊ ðæt ˈɪnfɪnət pˈeɪnz hɐvbɪn tˈeɪkən wɪððə fˈɪlmz vˈɪʒuːəl ˈæspɛkt, ɐ kˈɔːɹmən tɹˈeɪdmɑːɹk.