To Catch a Thief "The New Yorker" dismissed the film as "an Alfred Hitchcock picture that makes you wonder what has happened to the man ... As the heiress, Grace Kelly is very pretty. She does not, presumably, try to act." "The Monthly Film Bulletin" wrote, "Even a comedy thriller needs considerably more in the way of plain excitement and tension than "To Catch a Thief" provides, and Hitchcock's celebrated habit of playing tricks with the audience ... seem a poor substitute for the real thing." "The Guardian" called the film "a thorough disappointment," writing that Hitchcock had "failed so completely that one can
To Catch a Thief (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) director. The episode was watched by 3.35 million American viewers, and received an 18-49 rating/share of 1.0/3, down in the total viewers number but up in the demo from the previous episode. The show placed fourth in its timeslot and eleventh for the night. Christine Orlando of "TV Fanatic" gave the episode a 4.2 out of 5, signaling positive reviews. Ashley B. of "Spoiler TV" gave the episode a positive review. She said: To Catch a Thief (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) "To Catch a Thief " is the twelfth episode of the "Once Upon a Time" spin-off series