Sabrina 1954

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Wilder's tastelessness now seems his major artistic strength. Read more

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: It is a story as light as a feather and as old as yesterday's news, as transparent as a society column item and as smug as a foreign-made car. But Mr. Wilder...has made it into a commentary as crisp as a screed in a smart magazine. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Hampered by an unimaginative script ... nevertheless manages to be a thoroughly charming, delightfully romantic variation of the Cinderella story. Read more

TIME Magazine: This is never less than glittering entertainment, but somehow a certain measure of lead has found its way into the formula. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: It's a Cinderella story that gets turned on its head, a satire about breaking down class and emotional barriers, and a confrontation between New World callousness and Old World humanity. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Script is long on glibly quipping dialog, dropped with a seemingly casual air, and broadly played situations. The splendid trouping delivers them style. Leavening the chuckles are tugs at the heart. Read more