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''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' wrote: "Diamond-sharp photography by [[Otto Heller]], an appealing performance by Suzanne Lloyd, and an excellent little character sketch by George Eugeniou as a bizarre gang-member. Otherwise this is a dismal affair of antediluvian comic routines – strictly for hardened Morecambe and Wise fans."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1966 |title=That Riviera Touch |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305820722 |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=33 |issue=384 |pages=77 |
''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' wrote: "Diamond-sharp photography by [[Otto Heller]], an appealing performance by Suzanne Lloyd, and an excellent little character sketch by George Eugeniou as a bizarre gang-member. Otherwise this is a dismal affair of antediluvian comic routines – strictly for hardened Morecambe and Wise fans."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1966 |title=That Riviera Touch |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305820722/8EAE391611964FC8PQ/1 |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=33 |issue=384 |pages=77 |via=ProQuest}}</ref> |
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''The [[Radio Times]] Guide to Films'' gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "Morecambe and Wise head for the south of France in what starts out looking like a customised remake of the old [[Laurel and Hardy]] comedy ''[[Saps at Sea]]''. But Eric and Ernie's regular writers, Sid Green and Dick Hills, quickly run into the problem that blighted all three of their movies; the pair's relaxed, intimate style might have been perfect for the sketch format of their TV show, but it was totally wrong for sustaining narratives. Few laughs."<ref>{{Cite book |title=Radio Times Guide to Films |publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]] |year=2017 |isbn=9780992936440 |edition=18th |location=London |pages=920}}</ref> |
''The [[Radio Times]] Guide to Films'' gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "Morecambe and Wise head for the south of France in what starts out looking like a customised remake of the old [[Laurel and Hardy]] comedy ''[[Saps at Sea]]''. But Eric and Ernie's regular writers, Sid Green and Dick Hills, quickly run into the problem that blighted all three of their movies; the pair's relaxed, intimate style might have been perfect for the sketch format of their TV show, but it was totally wrong for sustaining narratives. Few laughs."<ref>{{Cite book |title=Radio Times Guide to Films |publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]] |year=2017 |isbn=9780992936440 |edition=18th |location=London |pages=920}}</ref> |