Little Women
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: April 1, 1949 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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3
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2
Negative:
0
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70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The tender story, with its frank and unashamed assault on the emotions, still has its effective moments at times when the sentiment doesn’t grow a little too thick. Read full review
70
Washington PostSonia Rao
The Technicolor film, while still praised, was not received as well as Cukor’s version. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
This version is a well-handled retelling of the classic Louisa May Alcott tale. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
If anything, it has hauled back much too briskly on the strings of the heart and has strained a few muscles in the process. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMark Chalon Smith
This one, directed by Mervyn LeRoy for MGM, can get more than a little sappy as we watch this house of pretty adolescents take pretty steps toward their destinies, but it's also affectionately rendered. [15 Dec 1994, p.20]
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