Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times rated it two out of four stars, writing that the film's tone never satisfyingly settles on satire, comedy, or horror.
ɹˈɑːdʒɚɹ ˈɛbɚt ʌvðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ sˈʌntˈaɪmz ɹˈeɪɾᵻd ɪt tˈuː ˌaʊɾəv fˈoːɹ stˈɑːɹz, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ðætðə fˈɪlmz tˈoʊn nˈɛvɚ sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪɪŋli sˈɛɾəlz ˌɔn sˈæɾaɪɚ, kˈɑːmədi, ɔːɹ hˈɔɹɚ.