Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 13% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.40/10. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics.
Nevertheless, Kevin Matthews of Flick Feast said Emmett J. Scanlan gives "a superb performance". Adam Woodward of Little White Lies rated it 3/5 stars, but cautioned "it's a trip you'll be reluctant to take twice".
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian rated it 1/5 stars, chastising the titular character as being "unbearably and unintentionally obnoxious", and that instead of "devilish charm…he is just a tiresome prat". Donald Clarke of The Irish Times complained that Terry McMahon's screenplay is "relentlessly one-note and indigestibly overwritten". Allan Hunter of the Daily Express called the lead character "a loathsome psychopath". Andrew Barker of Variety referred to it as "a punishing experience".
Russell Cook of Cinevue, who rated it 2/5 stars, excoriated the flick for a "plot lacking trajectory or an implausibly purposeless narrative". Trevor Johnston of Time Out rated it 1/5 stars, and summarized "Lots of attitude, little accomplishment." Neil Smith of Total Film dubbed it "a hard slog". And Film4 remarked "Sad, shallow, boring people doing unpleasant things".
