 Joey Guerra from the "Houston Chronicle" felt that the video was not "groundbreaking in any level" but noted it was intentionally not supposed to be.On the other hand, "The Michigan Daily" writer Christian Kennedy called it revolutionary with "no fear of hyperbole" and went on to describe it as the "most real video she has ever released".Daniel Kreps from "Rolling Stone" who felt that unlike the rest of the music videos found on the visual album "Beyoncé" which seemed like Hollywood production, the clip for "7/11" was "refreshing" and "successfully operate[d] on a low budget".