On the other hand, Andrea Gronvall was unimpressed by Lohman while writing for the "Chicago Reader", calling her performance "alternately shrill and pouty" and deeming the film to be "another miscalculation" on the part of director Michael Mayer. Writing for "The New York Times", Manohla Dargis also mocked Lohman's "pouty" performance and labeled the film as "entertainingly ridiculous" with "parts never cohere dramatically". Toddy Burton of the "Austin Chronicle" was less down on Lohman, conceding that she "has a couple of emotionally true moments" but ultimately felt that "the thin plot and absence of genuine emotion result in a moviegoing experience that involves a lot of eye-rolling".