The actual heist is the high point, just as in the Italian film, and so raffish and disorganized was the gang that I can see how someone might enjoy this movie, coming to it for the first time.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
18 Oct 2002
fresh:
The picture runs a mere 84 minutes, but it's no glance. It's a head-turner -- thoughtfully written, beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing.
– Susan Stark,
Detroit News,
18 Oct 2002
rotten:
Collinwood seems like a series of sketches, with caricatures instead of characters.
– Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Oct 2002
rotten:
It doesn't quite work, but there's enough here to make us look forward to the Russos' next offering.