 On Metacritic it has a score of 45 out of 100, based on 7 reviews.Lawrence Van Gelder from The New York Times on 9 July 1999 stated the movie "plods along, never catching dramatic fire, sometimes suffering from amateurish acting and often relying on its intrusive and treacly music to impart mood and rhythm" and "good intentions don't necessarily make good drama".Emanuel Levy from Variety on 29 June 1997 said "modestly agreeable feature directorial debut" and it was "made with a good deal of charm".