The film has a 25% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes.
Roger Ebert awarded the film one star.
Nathan Rabin of
The A.V. Club graded the film a C−. Joseph Jon Lanthier of
Slant Magazine awarded the film three stars out of four. Ronnie Scheib of
Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Winters deserves better."
Frank Scheck of
The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Faux documentary about the legendary comedian squanders the rich potential of its subject." ==Accolade==