Q (4/02, p.136) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...The blaxploitation-influenced BLACK WIDOW...confirms that Schifrin's muse never strays far from the big screen." Mojo (Publisher) (6/02, p.125) - "...No less than a camp classic....30 years on it sounds like top-notch hip kitsch; Dirty Harry on the dancefloor..."