Editing Breakfast at Tiffany's (film) (section)

===Critical response===
[[File:Audrey Hepburn Tiffany's.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Audrey Hepburn]]'s performance  garnered widespread critical acclaim]]
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 88% of 56 critics' reviews are positive, with an average score of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "It contains some ugly anachronisms, but Blake Edwards is at his funniest in this iconic classic, and Audrey Hepburn absolutely lights up the screen."<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|breakfast_at_tiffanys|Breakfast at Tiffany's}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{Citation |title=Breakfast at Tiffany's Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/breakfast-at-tiffanys |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2022-03-19}}</ref>

''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine noted "[Hepburn's portrayal] is not much different from Capote's [character]. She has kicked the weed but she is still jolly Holly who runs away to find some of the finer things of life." It also pointed out the differences to Capote's novella, stating "after that out-of-Capote beginning, Edwards goes on to an out-of-character end."<ref>{{cite magazine| url= http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,872844,00.html | archive-url= https://archive.today/20120915044813/http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,872844,00.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= September 15, 2012 | title= Cinema: Once Over Golightly| date= October 20, 1961 | magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | access-date=October 3, 2010}}</ref> Hepburn's performance received rave reviews, with it considered to be one of her most memorable and identifiable roles.{{sfn|Spoto|2006|pp=204–05}} Almost a half century later, Richard Corliss of ''Time'' emphasized the level of Hepburn's performance, stating, "''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' set Hepburn on her Hollywood course" and argued her performance in the film influenced her later roles.<ref>{{cite magazine| url= http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1580936-2,00.html| title= Audrey Hepburn: Still the Fairest Lady | date= January 20, 2007| last=Corliss | first= Richard | author-link= Richard Corliss |magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | access-date=October 3, 2010}}</ref>

Tinee Mae of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' also gave a positive review, saying, "In the wrong hands, the unconventional, disorganized, sophisticated, innocent, utterly contradictory [lead] character could be a tiresome idiot. Audrey makes her as sweet as she is silly, as appealing as she is affected, a playgirl without scruples, a moth who doesn't quite deserve to die in a flame." Mae also praised the "slick" and "perceptive" screenplay and the "fine" supporting cast, singling out Peppard, Ebsen, Balsam and Rooney.<ref>Tinee, Mae. "A Slick Script and Fine Cast in This Film." Chicago Tribune, 20 October 1961, B11.</ref> Henry T. Murdock of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' wrote, "''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' shines like a gem. Much of the iridescence comes from the richly impulsive performance by Hepburn as the scatterbrained, pathetic, fiercely independent lead. [Peppard] plays with understanding. Ebsen appears briefly, but to good effect [and] Rooney is too slapstick as the Japanese photographer. Edwards keeps things moving with a lilt."<ref>Murdock, Henry T. "Audrey Hepburn Stars in Role of Party Girl." The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 28, 1961, 15.</ref> The film helped rejuvenate Ebsen's career, as it helped him land the role as [[Jed Clampett]] on ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' (1962–1971).<ref>{{IMDb name|0001171|Buddy Ebsen|section=bio}}</ref>

A.H. Weiler of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the film a "completely unbelievable but wholly captivating flight into fancy composed of unequal dollops of comedy, romance, poignancy, funny colloquialisms and Manhattan's swankiest [[East Side (Manhattan)|East Side]] areas captured in the loveliest of colors". Weiler called Hepburn "a genuinely charming, elfin waif who will be believed and adored when seen" and further praised the performances of Peppard, Balsam, Rooney, Neal and Ebsen.<ref name="nyt1961">{{cite news| last=Weiler | first= A.H.| title= The Screen: ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'': Audrey Hepburn Stars in Music Hall Comedy| url= https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A05EED9173AE13ABC4E53DFB667838A679EDE| date= October 6, 1961 |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] | access-date=2010-10-03}}</ref> Capote infamously disliked the film and Hepburn's performance for deviating from his novella. Capote's biographer, [[Gerald Clarke (author)|Gerald Clarke]], characterized the film as a "valentine to free-spirited women, [not] a cautionary tale about a little girl lost in the big city". He later labelled the film "a sugar and spice confection" and claimed Capote praised it as an independent work, but not as an adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Capote never liked Hepburn in iconic role|url=http://www.today.com/id/27841277/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/capote-never-liked-hepburn-iconic-role/|website=Today.com|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=10 November 2014|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730024104/http://www.today.com/id/27841277/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/capote-never-liked-hepburn-iconic-role/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In later years, [[American Film Institute]] ranked the film No. 61 in [[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Passions|100 Years ... 100 Passions]] and "Moon River" as No. 4 in [[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs|100 Years ... 100 Songs]]. The film was also ranked No. 486 on ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]''{{'}}s [[Empire (magazine)#Current List, The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time|The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time]] list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/500/3.asp |title=Empire: Features |publisher=Empireonline.com |access-date=2009-05-16}}</ref>

The success of the film helped revive George Peppard's movie career after ''The Subterraneans''.<ref name="pep">{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|date=29 December 2024|access-date=29 December 2024|title=Movie Star Cold Streaks: George Peppard|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/movie-star-cold-streaks-george-peppard/}}</ref>