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John Anderson of Los Angeles Times commented " Spears acquits herself as well as anyone might, in a movie as contrived and lazy as this one ".

Chris Kaltenbach of Baltimore Sun said, " go see Crossroads if you want to hear Britney sing or see her wear next-to-nothing.

But otherwise, avoid this train wreck at all costs ".

Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly, however, gave the movie a positive review, commenting Crossroads " not only makes excellent use of the singer's sweetly coltish acting abilities, but it also promotes a standardized set of sturdy values with none of Mariah Carey's desperate Glitter, or any of Mandy Moore's gummy pap in A Walk to Remember ".

Bret Fetzer of Amazon. com also gave a positive review, noting that the movie " could have been trite schmaltz, but the script has some grit and the direction is fresh and relaxed -- and, most significantly, Spears is far more sympathetic and engaging than you might expect ".

Jane Crowther of BBC applauded Cattrall and Aykroyd's interactions with the characters, and said that " Spears manages to come across on film as natural, endearing, and extremely likable ".

Time named it one of the top 10 worst chick flicks.