"Sad Sappy Sucker" received mixed reviews from critics. Larry Flick from "Billboard" described the song as "a sweet ballad that never gets sappy". He argued that the film "for more parts, is a sappy romantic pap". The first 15 tracks make up the original album "Sad Sappy Sucker". Sal Cinquemani of "Slant Magazine" named it along with "Shadow" "two sappy ballads". The second half seems never-ending, sappy and pleading for sympathy. They both care about each other, though Samo tends to get a bit sappy. He criticized Maggie's ending speech and called it "repetitive and sappy". Mods rejected the "faulty pap" of 1950s pop music and sappy love songs. And even though they'd never dare get sappy enough to say it, they're soul mates. The song received negative response from critics, with some calling it "sappy" and "unnecessary". Salon.com later described the song as a "sappy duet". Robert Christgau was less receptive in "The Village Voice", dismissing the songs as "sappy plaints". Salon.com later described "The Girl Is Mine" as a "sappy duet". Idolator's Mike Wass gave a more mixed review for "Girl" describing it as "slightly sappy".