As smart and popreferential as Headland's writing is, it's a little underwhelming when it comes to delivering on laughs.
– Sara Stewart,
New York Post,
7 Sep 2012
rotten:
I don't see why women being as slobby and gross as the guys is such a feminist breakthrough -- especially since, as in Bachelorette, the slobbiness and grossness is witless.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Sep 2012
fresh:
Its actresses - particularly Dunst - are terrific. Headland has a nice feel for music, too, and takes some editing risks.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
7 Sep 2012
fresh:
A nasty little piece of work -- a phrase I use not with contempt but with grudging admiration.
– Dana Stevens,
Slate,
14 Sep 2012
rotten:
The women's dialogue is pungently ribald but diffuse; too often, shouting and shrieking and gesticulating take the place of engaged performance.