In 1969 critic Andrew Sarris commented that the success of the film had been largely due to "the inspired casting" of Leigh, and in 1998, wrote that "she lives in our minds and memories as a dynamic force rather than as a static presence".
1969., kritičar Andrew Sarris je napisao da je uspjeh filma u dobrom dijelu bio posljedica inspirirane Leigh, a 1998. je napisao da "ona živi u našim sjećanjima i uspomenama kao dinamična snaga, a ne kao statična prisutnost."