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Bosley Crowther wrote a negative review in The New York Times on the film's 1943 release, stating " it is a good, old film, well played and beautifully directed —- but a battered antique, none the less.

" On the 1973 re-release, The New York Times wrote a positive review of the film, stating that it "... yields a sensational torrent of images that almost make the early nineteen-seventies seem tame.

" and " While this " Mabuse " lacks most of the surrealistic effects and the dazzling hallucinations that gave its predecessor such magic, it's rich in the images and the shocks at which Lang excelled.

" Modern critical reception of the film has been generally positive.

Channel 4 gave the film a four stars out of five rating describing the film as a " Sensational crime drama " and " some of the dialogue is clunky, much of the acting ... is alien to modern audiences ... The final sequence involving the destruction of a huge chemical works and a car chase through eerily lit woods, round hairpin bends and over a closing level crossing is one of the triumphs of early cinema.

" TV Guide gave the film a five out of five star rating terming it " a haunting, suspenseful sequel ".

Critic Leonard Maltin gave the film three and a half stars out of four and compared it to Dr. Mabuse The Gambler stating that it is " less stylized but no less entertaining ".

The online film database Allmovie rated the film four stars out five, stating that by " mixing several genres including cop drama, mystery, and horror, Lang created a rare hybrid picture full of striking characters and images.