On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 51% based on 37 reviews. The site's consensus states: On Metacritic, it has a score of 61 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale. Reviewer Caryn James of "The New York Times" said, "Like "Twins", which was also directed by Ivan Reitman, nothing in the film is as funny as the idea of it."