 In 2002, readers of "Playback" voted it the greatest Canadian film ever made.In 2004, the Toronto International Film Festival ranked it third in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time, tied with "Goin' Down the Road", and in 2015, it was the sole film in the third spot.Roger Ebert gave the film four stars, calling it "one of the best films of the year, an unflinching lament for the human condition."