[7] Sam Adams of the Philadelphia City Paper admitted that the film was "not without its flaws" but was ultimately "a bold, ballsy and attention-getting debut".

[8] Total Film panned it, giving the DVD release two stars and calling it a "yawn fest".

Club, Noel Murray called it "memorable, but...also grubby, harsh, and lacking in wit".

[11] Leonard Klady wrote in Variety that it was "disturbing, hard-edged tale of physical abuse and sexual aberration that pulls no punches" but that it was ultimately "decidedly for niche tastes".

[4] Roger Ebert selected it for his first Overlooked Film Festival in 1999[12] in Champaign, Illinois.