Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes
Janet Maslin, New York Times: Mr. Martin's astonishing performance is the film's most conspicuous asset, but the entire cast is good. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: All in all, an unusually amiable and well-made comedy... Read more
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Martin has become a superb physical comic, and Tomlin brings some unexpected warmth to a cruelly written part. A manic fuzziness takes over in the last reel and spoils some of the pleasure, but it's still a sympathetic effort. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It scores a lot of points by speculating on the ways in which a man and a woman could learn to coexist in such close quarters. Against all the odds, a certain tenderness and sweetness develops by the end of the film. Read more
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: Martin vaults to the top of the class with his brazen, precise performance. This one goes in the time capsule. Read more