Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "There are some loose ends and a tediously conventional love interest, but the scene in which Miss Brill, firmly but subtly played by Jean Cadell, visits a sleazy night club in search of crooks to help her, is really rather funny. The whole thing is slight and sentimental, but above the Danzigers' usual level." [2]
Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture has some loose ends, but they are neaty tied as its theatrically effective climax approaches. Jean Cadell subtly combines gentle pathos and firm resolution as Miss Brill; Dick Emery convinces as the tough Morrissey; Ralph Michael impresses as Inspector White; and Pete Murray and Christina Gregg make the most of the conventional love angle as Dave and Ruth, The actual robbery creates strong tension, the spinster's loneliness is movingly depicted, and the intermittent night club sequences, complete with tarts and jive, prevent the sentimental asides from cloying. In all, a woman's film and thriller." [3]
TV Guide called the film "an uninspired comedy," and noted, "Cadell, at 76 years of age, turns in a charming performance, but that alone cannot save the picture from mediocrity." [4]
Sky Movies wrote: "minor but amusing British comedy that's all the better for its coat of Technicolor. Character actress Jean Cadell is a joy in a rare leading role, and Dick Emery makes a perfect not-quite-funny gangster as his best work for the cinema. Christina Gregg is a pretty heroine in a film, which breaks little fresh ground, yet remains constantly entertaining thanks to good performances." [5]
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