Kritikus film Roger Ebert baosang, "badut bisu hebat inggih punika Buster Keaton, nenten tuah mawinan napi sane ia laksanain, nanging mawinan sapunapi ia ngalaksanayang.
Of Keaton,: "The greatest of the silent clowns is Buster Keaton, not only because of what he did but because of how he did it.