The reviewer felt that director Weidman cut to rehearsals where the actors to be killed off try out various bits of dialog, and in noting the cast agreeing that the film is becoming too "self-referential" s and says so out loud, was astute in "beating the audience to the punch." It was concluded that "Miramax would love these guys." San Francisco Weekly noted "Mark Weidman shows how to graft a grade-Z road movie  onto a Brechtian scenario of self-reflexivity and narrative breakdown," and concluded he was able to "make a breathless, funny, inventive film."
The reviewer felt that director Weidman's use of rehearsals where actors rehearsing their deaths was insightful. They noted the cast agreeing that the film is becoming too self-referential and stated it out loud, which they felt was clever in anticipating the audience's awareness. The publication concluded that "Miramax would love these guys." San Francisco Weekly praised Weidman for his ability to blend a low-budget road movie with Brechtian elements of self-reflexivity and narrative breakdown, calling the film "breathless, funny, and inventive."