The film was criticized for having an unoriginal story and unlikable characters. Steve is initially portrayed as a stereotypical 1980s jock character, antagonistic and unlikable. But Kitano does cast brilliantly in his selection of utterly unlikable males. Edwards criticised that he found almost every character very unlikable. The Asian-Americans shown protesting against yellow-face in the episode are conveyed as unlikable buffoons. In the original game, Takumi designed Edgeworth to be an unlikable and tragic character. Instead, thanks to a horribly unlikable lead, it pulls them apart. He is very quirky, sometimes unlikable, and lacks normal social skills. Wild Bill, his unlikable roommate, is no help. He said that the episodes used Amy well, as it did not make her unlikable. He said, "They are probably the most unlikable Muppets ever created". Roth's initial impressions of Wigand were that he came across as unlikable and defensive. "The other scripts made Bobby [Darin] a rather unlikable figure," he explained. Ten years later, Yul has grown up to be a cold and unlikable Crown Prince.