Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Buena Vista Distribution Company | Release Date: December 13, 1971 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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50
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
It's more sophisticated than the usual run of Disney product, but it lacks the inventiveness that could endow it with genuine charm. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Bedknobs 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. Read full review
40
TimeJay Cocks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks could use some magic itself. The fantasy is earthbound, the score by Richard and Robert Sherman (who also wrote music and lyrics for Mary Poppins) is forgettable, the special effects lackadaisical. Read full review
40
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Must all films for kids be so shoddy, though? The music is appalling. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Filled with unique special effects and delightful music. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The magic of Walt Disney lingers magnificently on in Bed knobs and Broomsticks. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Oscar-winning special effects and animation sequences by Ward Kimball make this musical fantasy a perennial favorite. Read full review
60
EmpireIan Nathan
Like Lansbury, the film has aged well and retains almost all of it's magic. Read full review
91
IndieWireGreg Ehrbar
The script is tight and witty with sparks of sophistication. This is a film that, while never quite given the rightful place in the Disney canon it deserved, had a positive influence on many lives over the decades, including that of this writer. Read full review
60
The New York TimesVincent Canby
A 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. Read full review
50
The New YorkerPauline Kael
This whole production is a mixture of wizardry and ineptitude; the picture has enjoyable moments but it's as uncertain of itself as the title indicates.
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