fˈɪlm kɹˈɪɾɪk ɹˈɑːdʒɚɹ ˈɛbɚt, hˌuː kˈɔːld ðə fˈɪlm "ɐ sˈæd wˈeɪ tʊ ˈɛnd dʒˈɑːn kˈændiz kɚɹˈɪɹ", stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt hɪz lˈɛɡəsi wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi pˈɜːmənənt ænd wʊd sɚvˈaɪv ðɪs fˈɪlm.
Film critic Roger Ebert, who called the film "a sad way to end John Candy's career", stated that his legacy was already permanent and would survive this film.