ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ tɹˈɪbjuːnz dˈeɪv kˈeɪɚ ɹˈoʊt ðætðə fˈɪlm "ˈædz, wɪð wʌt hɐz bɪkˌʌm ɐ ɡlˈʌm pɹɪdˌɪktəbˈɪlᵻɾi, wˈʌn mˈoːɹ dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntɪŋ tˈaɪɾəl tə ɹˈɪtʃɚd pɹˈaɪɚz kɹˈɛdɪts".
The Chicago Tribunes Dave Kehr wrote that the film "adds, with what has become a glum predictability, one more disappointing title to Richard Pryor's credits".