The dark, biting comedy often strays into territory that can be categorized as politically incorrect, but the result is funny, engaging, and at times a little disconcerting.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
12 Aug 2011
rotten:
Probably has the approximate cultural staying power of its title.
– Meghan Keane,
New York Observer,
17 Aug 2011
rotten:
It never reconciles the meticulous intelligence needed to build the weaponry and the monstrous stupidity needed to use it.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Aug 2011
fresh:
It's funny, clever and pacy to a fault, and the script more than satisfies its quota of decent zings.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
14 Sep 2011
rotten:
The film contains a remarkable level of violence, yet never establishes a tone that would make it seem funny or truly shocking; the jokes flounder in an air of half-hearted spite.