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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 89Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenOscar-winning special effects and animation sequences by Ward Kimball make this musical fantasy a perennial favorite.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineFilled with unique special effects and delightful music.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBedknobs and Broomsticks is the new Disney production from the team that made Mary Poppins, and it has the same technical skill and professional polish. It doesn't have much of a heart, though, and toward the end you wonder why the Poppins team thought kids would like it much.
- 60EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanLike Lansbury, the film has aged well and retains almost all of it's magic.
- 60The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyA tricky, cheerful, aggressively friendly Walt Disney fantasy for children who still find enchantment in pop-up books, plush animals by Steiff and dreams of independent flight.
- 50Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrIt's more sophisticated than the usual run of Disney product, but it lacks the inventiveness that could endow it with genuine charm.
- 40Time OutTime OutMust all films for kids be so shoddy, though? The music is appalling.