A satire on American ways of life, written and directed by Downey and misfiring on most cylinders.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
If you're in a silly enough mood, you might have a good time.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The situations include political caricature, but disappointedly nothing much beyond marginal interest occurs. The comedy is only intermittently funny and the satire is mostly shallow and obvious.