Little Women: Critic Reviews

100%

MovieWeb: 1 reviews

89%

RottenTomatoes: 28 reviews

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Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

92

Full Review » 17 years ago
Janet Maslin New York Times (Top Critic)

80

Ladies, get out your hand-hemmed handkerchiefs for the loveliest Little Women ever on screen.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

88

Little Women grew on me.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Todd McCarthy Variety (Top Critic)

An outstanding version of Louisa May Alcott's perennial, one that surpasses even the best previous rendition, George Cukor's 1933 outing starring Katharine Hepburn.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Lucy Mohl Film.com (Top Critic)

Ryder has Gillian Armstrong to shape the surrounding story, etching scenes of the March girls into indelibly lovely images while emphasizing the underlying strength of Louisa Mae Allcott's family tale.
Full Review » 12 years ago
John Hartl Film.com (Top Critic)

This time Winona Ryder plays Jo, and she is radiant.
Full Review » 12 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

75

It's the performances ... that make this movie special.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Richard Schickel TIME Magazine (Top Critic)

Director Gillian Armstrong and writer Robin Swicord have fashioned an entrancing film from this distinctly unfashionable classic.
Full Review » 12 years ago
TV Guide's Movie Guide

88

Director Gillian Armstrong's feminist spin on classic material retains the moving humanity of Louisa May Alcott's novel while reworking it with welcome freshness.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Geoff Andrew Time Out

Be prepared, however, for a large beaker of the milk of human kindness.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Jonathan R. Perry Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

100

Full Review » 7 years ago
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

60

Full Review » 7 years ago
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

40

Full Review » 8 years ago
Kit Bowen Hollywood.com

60

Full Review » 8 years ago
Alex Sandell Juicy Cerebellum

40

A little sappy.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Nell Minow Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

80

Devoted and lovely retelling of the classic story.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Shellie Iliff Palo Alto Weekly

88

Full Review » 9 years ago
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

60

Full Review » 9 years ago
Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews

70

Despite good casting, interesting sets and costumes and Armstrong's good direction, the viewers still might feel somewhat cheated -- instead of an interesting period piece they received ordinary melodrama.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice

Vibrant and appealing screen interpretation of Louis May Alcott's classic story about family as an evolving energy field of love.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Edward Guthmann San Francisco Chronicle

75

Meticulously crafted, and warmly acted.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Scott Renshaw rec.arts.movies.reviews

90

It is a delight for anyone who appreciates genuine emotion, insight, and beautiful filmmaking.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Chris Hicks Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Ryder makes the character of Jo her own with a solid performance that takes her from girlhood to womanhood.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com

80

The story of Little Women is given a new breath of life with this film, and it is still as relevant about our place in the world and overcoming its man-made obstacles as it was when it was written.
Full Review » 12 years ago
David Parkinson Empire Magazine

While adherents of the original will carp at some anachronistic themes, few will quibble about the quality of the performances.
Full Review » 12 years ago