We Were Strangers 1949

TIME Magazine: Never for a moment a dull movie, Strangers is often too facile or too far away from strict artistic honesty. Coming from the man who made Treasure of the Sierra Madre, it is a disappointment. Read more

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: This very concentration upon detail and upon the concrete mechanics of the plan has thrown the whole drama into the character of a passionless action film. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: In We Were Strangers, John Huston has come up with a finished job of directing that edges close to his best films. Read more