I never found Poitier to be particularly exciting as an actor.

—Roger Ebert

… he remains unreal, as he has for nearly two decades, playing essentially the same role, the antiseptic, one-dimensional hero.

—Clifford Mason in The New York Times, 1967

• No Way Out, his first starring role, was banned in some cities, censored in others, and condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency

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• “exciting as an actor”
• “one-dimensional”