The lexicon of international film wrote that the "gritty crime comedy" entertains friends of a "decidedly grim humour." The blurred DV camera was "extremely hard to get used to".
The original Danish title of this film is "Den gode strømer".
The script was written by Lasse Spang Olsen and Kim Bodnia, who also plays the lead role in the film.
The film magazine Cinema wrote: Leaded little ripper - flat but never boring.