 However, Ramani wrote that the film "falls short of expectations" because it featured platitudes regarding the unsuccessful pursuit of material wealth by unfulfilled HDB heartlanders, a theme already "milked to death" in Singaporean films such as "12 Storeys" (1997).The Spanish critic Jonathan Holland, writing for "Variety", called the first half of the film "over-stretched, noisy comedy", preferring the portrayal of the funeral proceedings in the second half for its "pleasing lightness of touch" and lyrical music.The "Singapore Dreaming" soundtrack was released by BooBao Records in June 2006.