Reviewers from IMDb and Letterboxd emphasize its status as a "cult classic" for those who attended university in Melbourne during that era.
Reviewers generally praise the film for its "spontaneity and eagerness," often comparing it to early 1960s French New Wave cinema due to its rule-breaking informality. While some critics, like Roger Ebert , felt it occasionally leaned too heavily on self-congratulatory cleverness and "unreadable graphics," most found its rough-around-the-edges aesthetic charming. Love and Other Catastrophes
: The movie is packed with pop-culture references, from Woody Allen satires to a running joke about a thesis titled "Doris Day as Feminist Warrior". Community Perspectives Reviewers from IMDb and Letterboxd emphasize its status