According to Metacritic, at one point the film had a high 70%. After sexual misconduct allegations against Louis C.K. came out, the film's score decreased to 56%.
The film's premiere, planned to be held at the Paris Theatre, was canceled at short notice just hours before it was set to take place after reps for the premiere cited "unexpected circumstances."
Chloë Grace Moretz reportedly told the studio two weeks before news broke about Louis C.K.'s actions that she would not do any publicity and promotions for it. Charlie Day stated that he would not promote the film after the NY Times article was published.
This movie was filmed entirely in secret.
In an August 2018 interview, Chloe Grace Moretz said that she didn't want the film to be released at all. Moretz stated that "I don't think it's time for them to have a voice", a clear reference to Louis CK's real-life behavior that led to the distributor cancelling plans to release the film in November 2017. The film's rights were bought back by CK (he gave back the same amount that Orchard Pictures had paid for original distro rights) and how it will be released in the future, or at all, is undetermined.