„I’m sure that Wyler and his screenwriters […] were out to make a suspense movie that would also work as contemporary social commentary. In the interests of melodrama, they have simplified the characters from Hill’s novel to such a degree that they seem more stereotyped than may have been absolutely necessary—a problem that is aggravated by some of the casting.“ – Kritik der New York Times (engl.), abgerufen am 24. November 2011.
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„[…] unfortunately, not much more than an interracial sexploitation film.“ – Kritik der Variety (Memento vom 20. Oktober 2012 im Internet Archive) (englisch) abgerufen am 24. November 2011.
