Jeff Millar of the "Houston Chronicle" wrote that "This film is utterly without discipline or focus in a way that—to one's shame—one eventually finds oddly endearing". Dwayne E. Leslie of "Boxoffice" magazine said that "The script and Leguizamo's talents don't mesh, so the actor comes off as more offensive than funny." Bill Hoffman of "The New York Post" gave the comedy three and half out of five stars. Mick LaSalle of "San Francisco Chronicle" said of Leguizamo's performance "Obviously, someone must have told Leguizamo he's a comic genius. Whoever did that wasn't a good friend."