Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Apr 4, 2026 4/5

‘…comes up trumps with a clever, funny version of the great tragedy…’

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Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Sep 3, 2022 F

It’s yet another indie movie that’s supposed to be hip and funny but never is.

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David Rooney Variety May 20, 2008

Offers more mild amusement than outright laughs...

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Ron Wells Film Threat Dec 6, 2005 3/5

This should have been a black comic masterpiece.

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Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Aug 8, 2005 C+

... can't be dismissed as a vanity project

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Stephen Farber Movieline Dec 2, 2002

A slyly macabre fantasia that works on its own demented terms.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Oct 23, 2002 C

It's as nourishing as a Big Mac with fries.

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Hazel-Dawn Dumpert L.A. Weekly Oct 21, 2002

It's a setup so easy it borders on facile, but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast.

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Jean Lowerison San Diego Metropolitan Oct 21, 2002

An uneven parody that sometimes amuses but just as often annoys.

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Paul Salfen Supercala.com Jul 9, 2002

Quite possibly the best "modernizing" of a Shakespeare tale in recent memory.

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Karina Montgomery Cinerina Jul 1, 2002 5/5

McBeth's personal karmageddon builds with comedy and tragedy in equal measure, without being as long as the original.

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John Venable Supercala.com Jun 28, 2002 8.5/10

Very clever writing and great casting make this a comedy that's fun to watch even if you're not familiar with the source material.

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Edward Havens FilmJerk.com Jun 17, 2002 B+

If you keep a list of films you want to see one way or another, you would be doing yourself a service by keeping this film high up on that list.

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Jeffrey Bruner Des Moines Register Jun 7, 2002 3/5

It's not exactly a gourmet meal but the fare is fair, even coming from the drive-thru.

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Steven Rosen Denver Post May 10, 2002 3/4

There are some truly wacky parallels with Shakespeare's play.

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James Hebert San Diego Union-Tribune Apr 26, 2002 3/4

Underachieves only in not taking the Shakespeare parallels quite far enough.

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Sue Pierman Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apr 25, 2002 3/4

The combined talents of cast and crew create a new take on an enduring drama that pairs nicely with a side order of kitsch.

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Brian Orndorf Modamag.com Apr 19, 2002 3/10

As flaccid and undistinguished as star James LeGros's period wig.

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Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press Apr 11, 2002 2.5/4

This spawn of William Shakespeare and Ray Kroc has more fun with [the] thin premise than you might expect, mostly because of Maura Tierney.

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Kim Morgan Oregonian Apr 5, 2002

A disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the Bard, particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers.

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