Shelley Long wanders through a script she can't carry by herself while heading a cast handled with less than a Midas touch by director Frank Perry, who seems to think he's staging a high school play.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
30 Oct 2007
rotten:
A high-concept comedy with a terminally low laugh content.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
There are the makings of a great comedy here, but you will not find more than scattered hints of it.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
All of this is presented with a broad-stroked, sitcom raucousness that's pretty tough to stomach.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Merely the excuse for a parade of expensive clothes and opulent locations, with Shelley Long milking her role for any drop of pathos, this is good for a giggle at best.