Ben Brantley, theatre critic of The New York Times, found it to be "exasperatingly misconceived", remarking that even when Hoffman is attempting to "manipulate others into self-destruction, he comes close to spoiling everything by erupting into genuine, volcanic fury".
Kazališni kritičar iz New York Timesa Ben Brantley proglasio ju je "potpuno neshvaćenom" uz naglasak da čak i kada Hoffman pokušava "manipulirati ostale likove u samodestrukciju, opasno se približava uništavanju svega eruptirajući u pravi, vulkanski bijes".