Who's That Knocking at My Door?
Joseph Brenner Associates (JBA) | Release Date: September 8, 1968 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
This is the ultimate student film.... The film is a creative, ultra-low-budget effort with a good sense of place and character. Scorsese presents a detailed look at the lives of these confused boys struggling to become men in an oppressive environment. Read full review
50
The New York TimesVincent Canby
The director, who also wrote the original story and screenplay, hasn't succeeded in making a drama that is really much more aware than the characters themselves. The result is a movie that is as precise—and as small—as a contact print. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The film never jells, but it's the Rosetta Stone for Scorsese's later work. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Martin Scorsese's first feature (1968), set in New York's Little Italy and starring Harvey Keitel in his first role, can be read as a rather rough draft of Mean Streets, down to the use of rock music and Catholic guilt. Read full review
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VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Zina Bethune, as the girl, is believable but Harvey Keitel, as the anti-hero, is alternatively boorish or bewildered. Scorsese occasionally brings the film to life.... Generally, however, his script and direction lack any dramatic value and give far too much exposure to sexual fantasies on the part of the boy. Read full review
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