Variety complimented the picture by comparing it favourably to the "foreign" film fantasies then flooding American cinemas.

The newspaper then compared it to the 1948 ballet film The Red Shoes in having "a nightmarish quality ... of a dancer consumed by her desire to dance".

Most critics compared it to the critically acclaimed film, also by Singleton, Boyz N the Hood:

While comparing the animated series to the film, he says the film is much more serious.

Bill Gibron, writing for DVD Talk, rated the episode 4.5 out of 5, comparing it to the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs.

Schwartz has compared the song to the film Clueless.

He also compared the concept behind the song to the film The Notebook.

In this article, we'll take a look at this little-known release and how it compares to the big-budget 2005 film.

The Boston Globes reviewer - Ty Burr - gave it a 2 stars out of 4 and said when comparing the book to the film:

The sequel was also a financial failure, making less than expected when compared to the original film.