This smart spoof of film noir and filmmaking is very clever and riotously funny.
63
Miami Herald
Miami Herald
Melding multiple genres, the movie is certainly funny, but the admirable, reckless energy that makes it worthwhile for much of the running time eventually peters out.
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Attempts to do for "The Big Sleep"-type detective movie and film-noir genre what "Blair Witch" did for horror films.
50
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
(Ferrer's) performance as the sensitive private dick borders on beatific as he stumbles about a nighttime Hollywood Boulevard waxing lyrical about "love, sex and betrayal."
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Quickly assumes an appealing mockumentary style.
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
This goofball comedy is easy to take and just as easy to leave alone--unless you develop an affection for the hapless characters, which isn't too hard to do.