Peter Keough reviewed the film for the "Boston Phoenix"; giving it a rating of two out of four stars, he also said that the repeated use of "fuck" grew tiresome. In a critical review for "The Observer" Philip French wrote that the film had low comedic value, calling it arrogant, puerile and tedious. Peter Bradshaw of "The Guardian" gave the film two out of five stars, criticizing its lack of originality. In a review for "Empire" magazine, David Parkinson also gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and was frustrated that arguments by the director seemed guarded; he said that the film's scope was not comedic, amusing or provoking enough. In "Time Out London" David Jenkins gave the film one star out of six, writing that it lacked depth on the issues of linguistics, media, and censorship. A critical review by Noah Sanders of "The Stranger" concluded that the film was watchable and amusing, but poorly edited and organized. The "St. Paul Pioneer Press" criticized the film's length, which was echoed by "The Washington Post", the "Deseret News", "The Herald" and the "New York Daily News". In a review for the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" Bill White gave the film a grade C, calling it a dull compilation of childish observations and a failed attempt to spark a discussion about freedom of speech. Mike Pinsky of "DVD Verdict" concluded that the film's main arguments were achieved by the beginning of the documentary, and criticized its lack of subsequent structure and light tone overall.