ðə ɹˈæðɚ dˈɪspɚɹət ænd lˈuːdɪkɹəs plˈɑːt ɪz nˌɑːt mˌeɪd ˌɛni smˈuːðɚ baɪ bɜːnˈɑːɹd ˈɛl. kaʊˈɔlskɪz dᵻɹˈɛkʃən, wˌɪtʃ mˈænɪdʒᵻz təbi lˈʌmbɚɹɪŋli pɹɪdˈɪktəbəl ˈiːvən ɪn ɪts bˈɑːɹoʊɪŋz ðə fɹˈiːksˈɪʃ sˈaɪdʃoʊ sˈiːkwənsᵻz, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl."
The rather disparate and ludicrous plot is not made any smoother by Bernard L. Kowalski's direction, which manages to be lumberingly predictable even in its borrowings (the Freaks-ish sideshow sequences, for example)."