 Richard Roeper of the "Chicago Sun-Times" praised Carell, for his "impeccable comedic timing and his uncanny ability to play yet another character who's often an insufferable buffoon with not a speck of self-awareness" but criticized the hit-and-miss humor, and unrealized potential, saying "Don’t get me wrong; I enjoyed "Space Force"... It’s just with all the credentials of the main contributors, we hoped for greatness and got ... pretty good.