Many critics felt that Hoffman, at 44, was too young for the role of 62-year-old Loman, and Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune felt that the character had been interpreted poorly.
Mnogi kritičari smatrali su da je tada 44-godišnji Hoffman premlad za ulogu 62-godišnjeg Lomana, a Chris Jones iz Chicago Tribunea u svojoj kritici istaknuo je da je lik bio loše odglumljen.