1 9 9 7 ▁comedy , ▁a ▁labor iously ▁slow ▁sub urban ▁advent ure ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁te en ager ' s ▁summer ▁of ▁le is ure ▁sli ps ▁through ▁his ▁fingers ▁when ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁job — an ▁experience ▁that ▁proves ▁almost ▁life ▁threaten ing ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁cut th ro at ▁competition ▁between ▁two ▁bur ger ▁joint s ." ▁Andy ▁Se iler ▁of ▁USA ▁Today ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁saying ▁that ▁" Good ▁Bur ger ▁is ▁not ▁very ▁well ▁done , ▁but ▁it ▁does ▁have ▁energy ." ▁▁ ▁Leonard ▁Kl ady ▁of ▁Vari ety ▁wrote , ▁" The ▁meat ▁of ▁the ▁piece ▁is ▁definitely ▁F DA ▁cinemat ically ▁approved , ▁and ▁perfect ▁if ▁you ▁like ▁this ▁brand ▁of ▁entertain ment ▁with ▁the ▁works ." ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁writing ▁" It ▁didn ' t ▁do ▁much ▁for ▁me , ▁but ▁I ▁am ▁prepared ▁to ▁predict ▁that ▁its ▁target ▁audience ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁good ▁time ." ▁▁ ▁Ret ros pective ▁reviews ▁well ▁after ▁the ▁initial ▁release ▁have ▁described ▁its ▁continued ▁popular ity ; ▁Nathan ▁Rab in ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁" ob viously ▁connected ▁with ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁children ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release ▁and ▁holds ▁up ▁surprising ly ▁well ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁later ." ▁Court ney ▁E cker le ▁said ▁" the ▁ 9 0 s ▁generation ▁will ▁never ▁forget ▁[ this ▁del ici ously