It's a world of both serene privilege and surreal possibility, and it offers a delightful and witty compendium of the film maker's favorite things.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
For a picture that's almost a complete misfire, it's painless to sit through.
– Charles Taylor,
Salon.com,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
If it doesn't quite mandate a viewer song burst, this sweet conceit ought to glue a grin on your face until its crucial next-to-last scene hits a clunker note.
– Mike Clark,
USA Today,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Much of the film's story is half-hearted, its jokes hit or miss, and what starts out feeling genial ends up unavoidably thin.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
rotten:
Listening to the others sounding like a spouse in the shower makes one wonder: How bad could Barrymore be that she had to be dubbed?