 Jody Rosen from Rolling Stone described the clip as "glamorously down-at-heel, a bit poverty-porn-y for my taste" with many "moody shots". He described the singer's look as "ghetto fabulous". Kathy Iandoli of Vice also focused on her appearance, saying that she managed to look "relaxed and sexy" with the jersey. Erin Donnely from the website Refinery29 praised the fact that the video was "totally old school". Brent DiCrescenzo of Time Out magazine ranked the "No Angel" video as the fifth best on the album. He found "typically' gritty'slow-motion shots of dudes showing off their tricked-out whips and tats" and added that the singer "keep [s] it real". Whitney Phaneuf of the website HitFix put it at the position of eleven from the album's seventeen videos, describing it as "old school", adding that its sole focus was Houston's local street culture. Claire Lobenfeld of Complex described the clip as "bold" and "polished". Michael Zelenko of The Fader remarked that Beyoncé "shines in an all-white get-up". Vanity Fair reviewer Michelle Collins noted that the video documented Beyoncé's life in the city while growing up before she became a renowned pop star.
