Jenny McCartney of The Telegraph was critical of the lack of chemistry "None of it works: the inexplicable alchemy between co-stars that can seduce the audience even in an indifferent rom-com doesn't arise between Thurman and Morgan.
dʒˈɛni mə kˈɑːɹtni ʌvðə tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf wʌz kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ʌvðə lˈæk ʌv kˈɛmɪstɹi "nˈʌn ʌv ɪt wˈɜːks: ðɪ ˌɪnɛksplˈɪkəbəl ˈælkəmi bᵻtwˌiːn kˈoʊstˈɑːɹz ðæt kæn sᵻdˈuːs ðɪ ˈɔːdiəns ˈiːvən ɪn ɐn ɪndˈɪfɹənt ɹˈɑːmkˈɑːm dˈʌzənt ɚɹˈaɪz bᵻtwˌiːn θˈɜːmən ænd mˈɔːɹɡən.