tʃˈɑːɹlz tʃˈæmplɪn ʌvðə lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs tˈaɪmz ɹˈoʊt ðˈæt "æt ðə lˈɛvəl ʌv kˈælkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd mˌeɪkbᵻlˈiːv ɪt wʌz sˈiːkɪŋ, ðə mˈuːvi səksˈiːdz ɛkstɹˈiːmli wˈɛl.
Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "at the level of calculated make-believe it was seeking, the movie succeeds extremely well.