Critical Reception
The film was received well critically. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave it 86% from a total of 35 reviews, and that of MetaCritic gave it 66 out of 100 from a total of 17 reviews. Variety called it "a zany little film that's a startling and clever debut", while Empire calls it "A fair bet for cultdom, a lot more likeable than its subject matter suggests, and simply essential viewing for vegetarians". Not all reviews were positive, however, with The New York Times saying "its last half-hour is devoted chiefly to letting the characters wreck the sets, and quite literally becomes a washout when the bathtub overflows."
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