Review 1:
"...Zero Mostel is good as a creep; so is killer Jack Palance..."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 12/28/1990
Review 2:
"[A] great 1950 Elia Kazan thriller with gritty doc-style toughness..."
Source: Uncut
p.140 05/01/2005
Review 3:
"[A] riveting action thriller, which makes great use of its New Orleans location."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.E15 04/03/2005
Review 4:
"...Kazan's tough, trim PANIC is a kind of virus noir..." -- Rating: B+
Source: Entertainment Weekly
pp.64-5 08/04/1995
Review 5:
"The filmmakers use their locations well and never let the sense of urgency dissipate."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.86 06/01/2005