The film doesn't criticize or subvert its plush settings so much as it's overwhelmed by them. Where was Haskell Wexler when Kazan needed him… again? More to the point, even a genius like Brando needed scenes he could play, and the fragmented style obliterates any dramatic build—the bulk of the movie is pitched on the feverish level of a family quarrel.
Scott Eyman
November 4, 2015