William Tell
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: April 4, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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75
TheWrapSteve PondJan 16, 2025
The film is big, brutal and beautiful — over the top at times and stirring at others. Read full review
67
IndieWireChristian ZilkoJan 15, 2025
Hamm’s adaptation of the material is competent enough, offering all the striking shots of the Swiss Alps and extra-laden battle scenes that any historical epic connoisseur could ask for. Bang checks all the boxes as a leading man, emitting the rugged sexiness and unflinching bravery required of a historical figure who transcended his own lifespan and achieved true immortality. Read full review
60
EmpireHelen O'HaraJan 21, 2025
This old-fashioned tale of folk heroism and hardy underdogs benefits from solid performances and spectacular vistas, but it loses points for a sequel-baiting ending.  Read full review
60
ColliderTania HussainJan 15, 2025
Offering a fresh take on a legendary folk hero, William Tell’s solid cast and engaging battle sequences will keep viewers hooked. Easy to overlook its faults with impressive sequences, performances and sharp cinematography, the film is an appreciated one for its throwback feel. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawJan 15, 2025
It’s entirely ridiculous, but performed with absolute seriousness and the result is an innocent amusement. Read full review
60
Time OutPhil de SemlyenJan 14, 2025
The acting is a bubbling fondue of clashing styles. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzApr 4, 2025
For the most part, “William Tell” is stuck in multiple in-between phases, and filmmaking modes. It’s far too violent and disturbing for little kids, but feels a bit too popcorny to pass muster as a serious epic drama. Read full review
50
Screen RantMary KasselApr 2, 2025
William Tell is a rare movie that I would argue should have been longer. If there's any story that could justify a three-hour runtime, it's William Tell, and the pacing would have benefited from this length enormously. Read full review
50
VarietyJ. Kim MurphyJan 16, 2025
William Tell is most confident when Bang is allowed to commit to pulpy bravado, with long bellows of “No!” and “Go!” and an impressive 6’4’’ frame. He’s the tallest man in all the Alps; in a movie as silly and simple-minded as this one, of course that makes him the hero. Read full review
50
Screen DailyTim GriersonJan 16, 2025
Despite the comforting pleasures of watching old-fashioned battle scenes waged with swords, axes and crossbows, Bafta-winning director Nick Hamm’s action film recycles the stirring spectacle of bygone epics without having much new to tell. Read full review
50
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodJan 15, 2025
The result, as hinted earlier, is a high-end B-movie that would have been in heavy rotation on cable television’s TNT or USA Network as a wallpaper movie in the ’00s. And there is something genuinely fun about filmmakers wanting to dip their toes back into those waters. But, for that genre to work, it needs to be less bloated than this and, more importantly, not end by teasing a sequel. Read full review
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The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeJan 19, 2025
The famous apple incident is a taut centrepiece for Nick Hamm’s picture, and the action sequences are propulsive. The casting, however, is questionable. Read full review
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