[This is] more memorable for its characters than for its high style, more a series of energetic scenes than a collection of handsome imagery. It has life, ferocity and humor in place of icy, stylized elegance, and that seems more than a fair trade. — Janet Maslin

It remains one of the better action-comedy buddy pictures you’ll find. — John J. Puccio

— Jack… Tell me a story.
— Fuck you!
— Ooohh, that’s one of my favorites.