Willow: Critic Reviews

88%

MovieWeb: 1 reviews

46%

RottenTomatoes: 31 reviews

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Janet Maslin New York Times (Top Critic)

Full Review » 9 years ago
Rita Kempley Washington Post (Top Critic)

The big budget can't conceal the fact that this fiction is fallow, more rootbound than spellbound.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

Though children will mostly be enthralled by the spectacles, even they might notice the weak story protruding through the industrial magic.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

63

At the story level, Willow is turgid and relentlessly predictable.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

25

Full Review » 24 years ago
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com

60

Nice fantasy adventure, looking pretty dated now, but ably helmed by Ron Howard.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Pam Gelman Common Sense Media

80

Magic-filled fantasy adventure for tweens and up.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Boyd van Hoeij european-films.net

60

Full Review » 6 years ago
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid

Full Review » 6 years ago
Time Out

Full Review » 6 years ago
Pete Vonder Haar Film Threat

40

As a movie, it's a hell of a video game
Full Review » 7 years ago
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Luke Y. Thompson New Times

80

It isn't without significant flaws, but overall an effective and memorable fantasy spectacle.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

80

Full Review » 8 years ago
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette

20

Full Review » 8 years ago
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal

80

Full Review » 9 years ago
Widgett Walls Needcoffee.com

60

This is how I always figured the project got started: ILM called Ron, and said 'Ronnnnnnn, we're BORED.'
Full Review » 9 years ago
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

20

Gad.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Joshua Tyler CinemaBlend.com

80

Full Review » 9 years ago
Nicolas Lacroix Showbizz.net

60

Full Review » 10 years ago
Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile

Full Review » 10 years ago
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

40

Full Review » 10 years ago
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com

80

A sloppy and intermittently goofy flick, but it still holds enough charm, excitement and good humor to please quest fans.
Full Review » 10 years ago