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