57
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Slant MagazineEric HendersonSlant MagazineEric HendersonThe Patsy reflects a genuine affection for the artisans and jacks-of-all-trades that make careers like his possible.
- 80Time OutTime OutExplicitly quoting Chaplin-style routines, Lewis bends the sentimentality into shape to produce a witty and magical essay on comedy, illusionism and fear.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe essential mistake that's made about Lewis is assuming his movies were intended mainly to be funny. I suspect they were intended mainly to be really, really weird.
- 50Village VoiceAndrew SarrisVillage VoiceAndrew SarrisConsiderably weaker than The Nutty Professor. [10 Sep 1964, p.17]
- 30The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherAnother moronic mishmash in which Mr. Lewis falls all over himself.
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThis is one of Lewis' lesser efforts, with his appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show drawing the only real laughs.