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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinA grave screwball comedy. Its gags aren't just hilarious -- they have a weighty, plaintive soul.
- 90The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottOne of the most subtle and inspired comedies you'll see this year.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldA mildly amusing but forgettable and way-too-scatological black farce.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe story isn't nearly as funny or suspenseful as it would like to be, although the solid cast gives it occasional dashes of pizazz.
- 50VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerA textbook case in which the parts are greater than the whole.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe big trouble here is that there seem to be pieces of three different films rubbing up against each other without ever fitting together.
- 40Film.comJohn HartlFilm.comJohn HartlNeeson might as well have phoned this one in.
- What use is journeyman acting, quality set design and a kicky, eclectic score in a movie that's so ineptly scripted?
- 25New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsBlakeney's script contains more hackneyed dialogue and misfired jokes per minute than would seem possible, and the result embarrasses every actor in it.
- 5TNT RoughCutTNT RoughCutWe're just over a month into 2000 and already there's a candidate for the year's worst picture.