Fair only." From contemporary reviews, David McGillivray of the Monthly Film Bulletin reviewed a 95-minute version of the film. McGillivray stated that the film was "a routine amalgam of all the current 'black film' cliches" specifically noting the "blithely anarchronistic score sounds like a nightclub jam session, though it is also all of a piece with the film's grand disregard for authenticity."
A contemporary critic, David McGillivray, evaluated a 95-minute version of the film, describing it as a formulaic blend of current "black film" conventions. He noted that the score and the film's disregard for authenticity are inconsistent, yet complementary aspects of the movie's overall lack of originality.