Conversation so far:
When originally released what did the critics say?
The intriguing features of 'Hey Jude' are its extreme length and the 40-piece orchestral accompaniment - and personally I would have preferred it without either!.
Who wrote the negative review?
Derek Johnson of the NME.
Did anyone else write negative reviews?
Time magazine described the coda as "a fadeout that engagingly spoofs the fadeout as a gimmick for ending pop records".
Who else did not like the song?
CANNOTANSWER.
Did it get any positive reviews?
Alan Pollack admires "Hey Jude" as "such a good illustration of two compositional lessons.

Question: Besides Pollack did anyone else think favorably?
Self-contained rewrite: Besides Pollack did anybody else like Hey Jude?