The Catered Affair 1956

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Richard Brooks directed in a sort of free-wheeling way that carries the action jumpily from poignancy to farce and from moments of frowsy frustration to scenes of vulgar squawling en famille. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The tragedy got lost somewhere in Richard Brooks's crushingly blunt direction. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Overall, the performances are good and there are occasionally amusing and touching momemts in the otherwise talky, mostly drab, affair under Richard Brooks' direction. Read more