"Coffy is slightly more serious and a little more inventive than it needs to be."
~Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"Jack Hill, who wrote and directs with an action-atuned hand, inserts plenty of realism in footage in which Pam Grier in title role ably acquits herself. She takes on her prey, including pushers, crooked cops and politicians, pimps, gangsters et al, with a ferocity which builds into often-suspenseful sequence."
Variety

"Judging by the talents she displays in this action drama, Pam Grier might yet emerge as the first black female superstar in today's market. Miss Grier is a capable and good-looking performer who averages two or three nude scenes per film. She won't let her fans down here and will pick up some of the devotees of kung fu features via her athletic prowess in a long fight scene with several girls. As written and directed by Jack Hill, Coffy is reminiscent of the first "Ginger" epic and undoubtedly will turn into a series that should rival the Cheri Caffaro starrers as grosses."
- Boxoffice Magazine

"They don't make 'me like this anymore. They wouldn't be allowed."
~Barry Woodcock, DVD Times

"Superficially just another black exploitation film (one of the first to feature a woman in a strong central role)...what makes the film is essentially the character of Coffy as played by Pam Grier...it is a performance that defies and subverts the genre."
~Time Out London

"Coffy is a film overflowing with energy and cockeyed brilliance. The movie is essential viewing for anyone who's serious about studying great filmmaking."
~EfilmCritic

"Immortal."
~G. Noel Gross, DVD Talk

Compiled by David Kalat