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Bosley Crowther, New York Times: This is one of the funniest pictures the Italians have sent along. Read more
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: It remains a terrific entertainment, a European corollary to Preston Sturges. Read more
Variety Staff, Variety: Skillfully written, with a penetrating, almost brutal glimpse of Sicily and its antiquated way of life, it has been directed by Pietro Germi with lagless pace and consistent incisiveness, evoking constant chuckles rather than isolated guffaws. Read more
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: [A] deeply amoral morality tale. Read more