Michael Walsh The Province (Vancouver) Apr 14, 2026

Just seven weeks short of his own 79th birthday, Huston offers filmgoers a comic vision that is fresh and full of hearty, quick-witted cynicism.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 13, 2023

If John Huston’s name were not on Prizzi’s Honor, I'd have thought a fresh new talent had burst on the scene, and he’d certainly be the hottest new director in Hollywood.

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Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Dec 8, 2021

Huston also directed this movie, and the Academy just loves this family legacy stuff. Beyond that, I find the movie to be pretty dull.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 11, 2021 3/4

Since first catching the film during its original run, repeated viewings have always yielded the same reaction: sheer joy at the intricate plotting and delightful performances, yet pronounced disappointment in a problematic climax that leaves a bad taste.

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Eleanor O'Sullivan Asbury Park Press (NJ) Aug 16, 2021

Prizzi's Honor, a tongue-in-cheek flipside of crime melodramas, delivers a powerfully funny punch.

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Molly Haskell Vogue Feb 28, 2020

John Huston's best film in years.

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Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Jun 4, 2019 2.5/4

A dark comedy, to be sure, but it all ends on a surprisingly dour note that it never quite earns.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Aug 24, 2017 4/4

I think it's just about a great movie, and certainly one of director John Huston's best.

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Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Aug 15, 2011 3.5/4

Almost every possible mob film has been made, but this one still feels inventive and engaging.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 16, 2008 B

John Huston's dark, cynical comedy about the Mafia, one of his last pictures, suffers from the lack of chemistry between Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner, but Anjelica Huston is excellent in a well-deserving Oscar-winning turn.

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Sean Axmaker Seanax.com Jul 20, 2008

A blackly comic and insidiously sly love story in the unforgiving underworld of mob families and freelance criminals...

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John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews Apr 11, 2008 3/5

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Mar 20, 2008 4/5

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Variety Staff Variety Feb 5, 2008

John Huston's Prizzi's Honor packs love, sex, and murder -- and dark comedy -- into a labyrinthine tale.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Feb 5, 2008

As usual, Turner works hard and manages to lend some conviction to a shoddily written part, but she can't connect with Nicholson, whose obscure hamminess leaves him isolated on some other planet.

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Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com Oct 29, 2006 3/4

Watching the two [stars] work together is a large part of Prizzi's appeal -- they have the talent to make the most of John Huston's sure-handed direction, and it shows.

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Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Jul 25, 2006 3/5

Widely considered a black comedy classic, Prizzi's Honor is dated today and, tragically, finally revealed as a middling work that wanders aimlessly and ends abruptly.

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Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Mar 9, 2006 5/5

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