"TV Guide" gave the film 2 stars out of 4 and commented that the film "starts with a bang and ends in a long, protracted whimper" and Stephen Holden from "The New York Times" said you "feel as if you have just sat through an earnest made-for-television movie" and in the end "an honorable dud".The Numbers reported 236,905 units sold, accounting for revenue of $4,735,731.