A pretty remarkable achievement, even something close to a flawed masterpiece. It’s all down to that script which, by and large (like 90% of the time) presents a strikingly perceptive look for this or any time about what the all-engulfing machine of Capitalist Patriarchy can do to people, not just the women but the men too; of course it’s also glamorous and beautifully shot (thank you much Jack Cardiff), and yet the filmmaker doesn’t hide at all his to put it lightly mixed emotions about the industry he’s playing in. — Jack Gattanella