Reception and Box Office
As of May 19, 2008, the film had a score of 38 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 27 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, 23% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 125 reviews (29 "fresh", 96 "rotten"). The film opened well with a U.S. take (opening weekend) of $14,312,850. Final gross (November 4, 2007) ended up being $32,844,290.
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