In his review in The New York Times, Vincent Canby called the film " an uproarious display of brilliance, nerve, dance, maudlin confessions, inside jokes and, especially, ego " and " an essentially funny movie that seeks to operate on too many levels at the same time ... some of it makes you wince, but a lot of it is great fun ... A key to the success of the production is the performance of Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon ... With an actor of less weight and intensity, All That Jazz might have evaporated as we watched it.

In his review in the New York Times, Vincent Canby observed, " new, remarkably self-assured comedy is to his career what.

In his review in the New York Times, Vincent Canby stated,

In his review in The New York Times, Vincent Canby said the film " has much of the manner of a television docudrama, ultimately being a rather comforting celebration of personal triumph over travails so dread and so particular that they have no truly disturbing, larger application.

In his review in the New York Times, Vincent Canby said, " O ' Toole has never been better.

In his review in the New York Times, Vincent Canby called the film a " sharp, engaging, very funny, anxious comedy " and commented, " Mr. Demme is a lyrical film maker for whom there is purpose in style.

In his review in The New York Times, Vincent Canby described the film as " so ponderous it seems almost mean spirited.

In his review in The New York Times, Vincent Canby wrote, " Comfort and Joy is a charming film on its own, but something of a disappointment when compared to Gregory's Girl and Local Hero, in which the inventions were more consistently comic and crazy.

0.007 seconds.