The roles fit Belushi/Grodin like rubber, but the rest is second-rate.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
Brash Belushi and befuddled Grodin are perfect casting for yarn about a likable escaped con who assumes the identity of a stuffy, overworked ad agency exec.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
Lamely synthetic.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep 2011
rotten:
This is a pretty stupid comedy in spots, with holes wide enough to drive trucks through, and director Arthur Hiller is as clunky as ever, but the cast is so funny and likable that they almost bring it off in spite of itself.