Willard: Critic Reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 138 reviews

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

67

The new version is actually better.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)

20

Barely a line flies by that doesn't land with a wooden thud.
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Mike Clark USA Today (Top Critic)

50

The movie isn't without style, but the material can't remotely sustain 100 minutes.
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Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

This is a one-riff movie and instant cult classic.
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Wesley Morris Boston Globe (Top Critic)

75

Even if it were the pits, who in his right mind would pass up an opportunity to see Crispin Glover coo and canoodle with rats?
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Michael Atkinson Village Voice (Top Critic)

In a culture clogged with appropriated effluvia and remake cop-outs, Willard is wittier and nastier than we deserve.
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Jack Mathews New York Daily News (Top Critic)

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Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

67

If you've ever heard gnawing in your attic, Willard will creep you out.
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Tom Maurstad Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

42

Nearly every scene along the way to the movie's Psycho-like conclusion is fundamentally silly in ways that don't always seem intended.
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Steven Rosen Denver Post (Top Critic)

75

[Glover] is fascinatingly, compellingly weird.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

63

It has attitude and a look, but the rats aren't scary.
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Kevin M. Williams Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

75

A twisted gem in its own right.
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Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top Critic)

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Tom Long Detroit News (Top Critic)

50

At least Morgan knows the smartest thing he can do is just let Glover go nuts.
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Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

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Scott Foundas Variety (Top Critic)

The remake is overplayed in a Grand Guignol manner, dumbed down and sped up for the MTV generation.
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Lou Lumenick New York Post (Top Critic)

75

Qualifies as a guilty pleasure where you can debate afterwards what's more creepy: Glover's Willard, who is often shown in excruciating closeup, or his murderously swarming pals.
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Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

60

A movie that wants to be funny-scary and is satisfied with just funny.
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Geoff Pevere Toronto Star (Top Critic)

60

The movie keeps it close, clammy and simple, the better to focus on what is unquestionably this little thriller's strongest point: The tragic love between a boy and his rodent.
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Ray Conlogue Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

50

Not very stylish and not very scary.
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Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com (Top Critic)

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James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

50

This new incarnation of Willard emphasizes one thing: no matter how bad the original was, it didn't need to be remade.
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Michael Rechtshaffen Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

An unsuccessful mix of sci-fi horror and a highly exaggerated filmmaking approach that borders on unintentional parody.
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Peter Travers Rolling Stone (Top Critic)

75

Want your skin to crawl? This one's for you.
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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

40

A technically impressive but essentially heartless spoof.
Full Review » 9 years ago