Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two stars out of four, writing that the film had "a predictable conclusion" and that Kathleen Quinlan was "wasted here in a thoroughly artificial role." Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film "is so awful you wonder how it ever got made.
Gene Siskel from the Chicago Tribune gave the movie two stars out of four, criticizing its predictable ending and Kathleen Quinlan's underutilized performance. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times found the film so poor he questioned how it was produced.