Sihanouk's former adviser, Charles Meyer, said that his films created from the 1960s were of amateur standard, while the director of Reyum Institute, Ly Daravuth, similarly commented in 2006 that his films lacked artistic qualities.
Mantan penasehat Sihanouk, Charles Meyer, berkata bahwa film-filmnya yang dibuat dari 1960an merupakan film standar amatir, sementara sutradara Institut Reyum, Ly Daravuth, berkomentar serupa pada 2006 dengan menyatakan bahwa film-filmnya kurang memiliki kualitas artistik.