vˈɪnsənt kˈænbi ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz ɹˈoʊt, "ɪts ɐ mˈuːvi ˈaʊt fɔːɹ kˈɪks, bˌʌt ðə kˈɪks ɑːɹ sˌoʊ ɪmplˈɔːzᵻbəl, sˌoʊ hjˈuːmɚləs, sˌoʊ wɪðˌaʊt ɹᵻdˈiːmɪŋ stˈaɪl ænd wˈɪt, ðæt tə sˈɪt θɹuː ɪɾ ɪz tə ɡˈɪv wʌnsˈɛlf ɐ fˈɔls lˈoʊ."
Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "It's a movie out for kicks, but the kicks are so implausible, so humorless, so without redeeming style and wit, that to sit through it is to give oneself a false low."