The Long, Hot Summer 1958

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: The Long, Hot Summer starts superbly and ends in a senseless, flabby heap. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: [An] uneasy blend of three Faulkner short stories. Read more

TIME Magazine: Newman's performance as Ben Quick, before the script blunts it, is as mean and keen as a cackle-edge scythe. Read more

Time Out: The ending is an unconvincing cop out, but it can't spoil the film's compulsive dramatic tension (or a marvellous comic cameo from Angela Lansbury as Welles' long-suffering mistress). Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: This picture is strikingly directed by Martin Ritt. Read more