Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a negative review, declaring that while it was well-shot, the plot was too convoluted and absurd to generate any suspense:The plot is too improbable to be taken seriously, and yet director Robert Altman apparently does take it seriously. And so we get a torturous essay on abnormal psychology when, with less trouble, we could have had a simple, juicy horror film.
Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun-Times criticized the movie, noting that while it was well-shot, the plot was overly convoluted and absurd, failing to generate suspense: The plot is too improbable to be taken seriously, yet director Robert Altman seems to take it seriously. As a result, we end up with an intricate study of abnormal psychology when a simpler, more compelling horror film could have been created.