This is the second in the series of detective stories. It is interesting and at times exciting. One feature is the uncoupling of the car from the express and the close-up views of the interior. The collision of the car with the approaching express is very well done. It is studio work, but to many the idea will not occur. The struggle between the great snake and the detective is thrilling. A novel twist is given to the escape of the crook from the detective following the arrest just outside the restaurant. The use of the two false arms will stir any theater. The scenes in the haunted house are finely handled, especially the escape of the crook through his submersion in the tank and the use of the hollow bottle for a breathing tube. As a detective story the picture is of unusual strength. - The Moving Picture World, October 25, 1913
Review of Fantomas: The Man in Black
