The Hollywood Reporter qualified this as a "solid performance" and Samples commented that it "more than met the company's expectations."
ðə hˈɑːliwˌʊd ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚ kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd ðɪs æz ˈeɪ "sˈɑːlɪd pɚfˈoːɹməns" ænd sˈæmpəlz kˈɑːmɛntᵻd ðætˈɪt "mˈoːɹ ðɐn mˈɛt ðə kˈʌmpəniz ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃənz."