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Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyThis is a dream cast who practically sing screenwriter Keith Reddin's funny, literate dialogue.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickInfuriating grab-bag of a movie.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe trajectory of the film -- despite its excellent cast and intelligent mounting -- is too preordained.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIts ideas are worth pondering, but as a movie it's less memorable than its interesting cast suggests.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe climactic shootout might have more impact if we actually cared about the so-called characters.
- 40Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinMore commendable as social protest than as filmmaking.
- 30The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensLike a ham-fisted high-concept public service announcement, directed with stagy deliberateness and written with tin-eared vernacular speechiness.
- 30Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorTwo generic ideas amount to nothing in this theatrical dark comedy about violence and information overload.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasMisfires badly as both an entertainment and a message movie.
- 25TNT RoughCutJ. RentillyTNT RoughCutJ. RentillyReddin's script lacks the sophistication that might make the film's message about guns more than a 90-minute public service announcement with a good cast.