ðə sˈaʊθ flˈɔːɹɪdə sˈʌnsˈɛntɪnəl kˈɔːld ɪɾ ˈeɪ "mɪsɡˈaɪdᵻd sˌɛmɪkˈɑːmədi" ænd ɹˈoʊt, "dʒˈʌdʒɪŋ fɹʌm ðɪs lˈeɪmbɹeɪnd fˈɪlm, ɹˈɪtʃɚd pɹˈaɪɚz kɹˈaʊn æz ɐ skɹˈiːn kˈɑːmədi kˈɪŋ ɪz slˈɪpɪŋ ˈɔf hɪz hˈɛd."
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel called it a "misguided semicomedy" and wrote, "Judging from this lamebrained film, Richard Pryor's crown as a screen comedy king is slipping off his head."