Though it credits Mr. Altman and Barbara Shulgasser as writers, this film seems practically scriptless, to the point where much of it plays like a first rehearsal.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
17 May 2004
rotten:
The picture is not a social satire. It's a mess.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Altman and his writer, former Chicago Sun-Times reporter Barbara Shulgasser, should have gone further and been meaner; too many of his jokes are generic slapstick, instead of being aimed squarely at industry's targets.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Despite some delicious moments, this sluggish, overlong, halfhearted satire feels like a movie that wanted to go somewhere but never got there.