ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk dˈeɪli nˈuːz kˈɔːld ɪt "ɛkskɹˈuːʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋli ʌnfˈʌni" ænd kwˈɪpt: "ɪnflˈɪktɪŋ sˈʌtʃ ɛmbˈæɹəsɪŋ mətˈɪɹiəl ˌɔn ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ˈeɪbəlbˈɑːdid ˈæktɚz ænd ðˈɛn səplˈaɪɪŋ ðˌɛm wɪð ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv dˈɛdli wˈɛpənz ɪz ɐ dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs pɹɑːvəkˈeɪʃən.
The New York Daily News called it "excruciatingly unfunny" and quipped: "Inflicting such embarrassing material on a group of able-bodied actors and then supplying them with a variety of deadly weapons is a dangerous provocation.