 Shennan quipped "It's all far-fetched nonsense, but it's fun, far-fetched nonsense".Hadley Freeman of "The Guardian" also noted the clichés, but thought some of the jokes were funny and enjoyed Ferrera's performance.Freeman stated that she was "not only appealing with palpable intelligence, she manages to play the outsider without recourse to sneering at the world in which she works."