其實國內對他這樣的年輕演員，評判更嚴苛。紐約時報的影評，反而對王一博評價超高, 形容他mesmerizing,影評寫道：

“Impeccably coifed and suited, with his sad smile and careful manners, the simmering, mesmerizing Wang Yibo, who plays a young spy-assassin protégée (of whom, exactly, is a central question), is like a mirror to Leung （梁朝偉）from decades ago.”。