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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt has elements of sweet romance and elements of macabre humor, and divides its characters between the two.
- 70SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorA movie comedy that manages to be consistently funny without becoming assaultive, and that remains consistently sweet-tempered even at its most macabre, isn't so common that we can refuse this one's modest pleasures.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThis absurdist satire of sex, sibling rivalry, Oedipal ties, homicidal fantasies and fast food in the American heartland at least has the right attitude. It just isn't funny enough in its particulars to make you break up laughing.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliA fast-food type of movie - it looks good in the commercials and is easy to sit through, but it doesn't offer much in the way of satisfaction.
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorToo dry to be very funny and too contrived to be outrageous, this movie has a tone so unusual it almost seems to have none at all.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittBarrymore and Busey walk away with the acting honors, but no aspect of the picture is more than mildly entertaining.
- 40Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloOverloaded with oddities but a bit short on horse sense, this is one of those stubbornly defiant, attitude-driven movies that's so busy scrambling genres, breaking rules, and dashing expectations on the road to becoming art that it slips off into the ditch.
- 38The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyA twisted, but not particularly clever, black comedy.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe just plain folks in Home Fries -- down home, slightly slow, and desperate for happiness -- would make great Jerry Springer Show guests if they weren't so damned pretty.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOne of those comedies in which almost everything good about it is extraneous. There are funny lines and quirky bits, but in terms of story and character, the movie is empty and pointless.