The reviews lean mixed to negative, and most critics agree on what the problem is: a wartime melodrama with a spy plot they call far-fetched, contrived or outright ludicrous. Where the praise clusters, it is on Melanie Griffith, whom several reviewers find engaging enough to carry the audience through the implausibilities, at least for a stretch, with Michael Douglas credited alongside her for giving his all in a role that suits him. Only Empire comes out properly in favour, finding the film entertaining in spite of its clichés.
The spread is wide. The harsher notices find the melodrama overly sentimental and the intrigue predictable, with the film’s excesses wearing out their welcome well before the end. Griffith divides them too: Radio Times calls her miscast and uncomfortable in a period role, and Variety says her character feels too modern for the setting, even while finding her occasionally appealing. Two of the reviews could not be read in full, so the picture rests largely on five.