Reception
The film holds a 64% 'fresh' rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating a mixed-positive response. The film received a 52/100 rating on Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews."
Variety praised the casting of Dillon, Bacon, Campbell, Richards, Russell, Murray and Snodgress "you have an ensemble that appears to be enjoying the challenge of offbeat roles and unusual material. There's not a wrong note struck by the game group of players." The magazine also praised the film as "original" with a "glossy, unreal quality that nicely dovetails with the pulse of the drama."
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