ðə lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs tˈaɪmz ɹˈoʊt ðæt pɹˈaɪɚz pɚfˈoːɹməns "ɪz æz ɡˈʊd æz ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ hiːz dˈʌn ɪn ɐ nˈɑːŋkˈɑːnsɚt mˈuːvi" bˌʌt "ɪt stˈɪl sˈʌmhaʊ mˈɪsfaɪɚz".
The Los Angeles Times wrote that Pryor's performance "is as good as anything he's done in a non-concert movie" but "it still somehow misfires".