Multiple critics believed Hall stole every scene she was in. She won the Chicago Film Critics Association Award and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role, and the success of that film helped establish her as a major supporting actress in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Many critics praised Hall's performance, awarding her the Chicago Film Critics Association Award and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role. This film's success propelled her to prominence as a leading supporting actress in the late 1990s and early 2000s.