Critical Reception
The film was panned by critics. Roger Ebert gave it a rare zero stars rating, calling it "sickening, utterly worthless, shameful trash." It is one of only three films Ebert ever walked out of ("two hours into its 170 minute length"), the other two being Tru Loved and Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Time Out London called the film "a dreary shambles".
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