Without the talent of Ricci, Casper would have been a truly barren motion picture. As it is, it's still not very good.
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01/01/00
Casper (1995)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:13
Rotten:18
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: A meandering, mindless family movie that frequently resorts to special effects and transparent sappiness.
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Steven Spielberg produced this live-action feature starring the friendly ghost created in 1940 by Joe Orolio. In it, greedy heiress Carrigan Crittenden inherits the haunted Whipstaff Manor and... [More]
Starring: Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle
Director: Brad Silberling
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Reviews for Casper
Top CriticAs a technical achievement, it's impressive, and entertaining. And there is even a little winsome philosophy.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe set design, however, merely disguises what is in fact an intimate and likeable picture.
06/24/06
A very juvenile film, aimed squarely at the preteen audience, which it will no doubt satisfy.
01/01/00
Casper's movie is not the cleverest one around, but its hero may be the most lovable.
05/20/03
Top CriticAs expected, it features extra-spectral effects, slews of celebrity guest shots and splendidly decorated sets. For all of that, though, the film is duller than a dead man's eyes.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis doesn't usually happen to me, but 15 minutes before the end of Casper I suddenly realized that if I didn't take a deep breath, I was going to start sobbing.
06/18/02
Top CriticOnce the audience has become inured to the wide-eyed protagonist and impressive digitized effects, there's little sense of wonder or awe to be found.
04/18/07
Top CriticFun for kids, I suppose, but hardly worth mentioning otherwise.
10/09/01
You have a movie that's constantly busy… but never really going anywhere.
01/01/00
Maybe Casper will be back with a better script next time. I'd like to see him again.
01/01/00
It's not clear why Steven Spielberg's Amblin decided to make a live-action entertainment starring the least interesting and most saccharine of all 50s cartoon characters.
04/18/07
Top CriticIt's a good family movie.
03/23/03
The movie is downright sappy.
01/01/00
he's a friendly little guy ain't he
07/18/07
The horror, the horror.
01/01/00
Top CriticGreat special effects. Unfortunately, they can't carry the movie alone.
01/01/00
The high-tech animation is completely persuasive; nothing else is.
04/18/07
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