Both interviews were held at the Golden Theatre in New York City where An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May premiered 54 years earlier.

[2][3] Jeremy Kinser of Sundance Institute called it a "thoroughly engaging film" that "explores Nichols unique creative process".

[1] Guy Lodge of Variety called it an "oddly truncated overview of his early career.

"[4] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film two and a half stars, writing that it "falls short of its potential beyond the clearly interesting source of trivia it provides".

[5] Kevin Crust of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "The real value of the documentary from Douglas McGrath lies in charting Nichols’ creative trajectory".