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 rated the film two stars out of four, finding its conclusion predictable and Kathleen Quinlan's role unrealistic. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times described the movie as "so awful" that one wonders how it was made.