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With a deliciously wicked performance from Angelica Huston and imaginative puppetry by Jim Henson's creature shop, Nicolas Roeg's dark and witty movie captures the spirit of Roald Dahl's writing like few other adaptations.
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It's not a film for small children. But for precocious first-graders with a warped sense of humor and an appetite for chills, thrills and spills, nothing could be better. Nov 25, 2013 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
It's not a film for small children. But for precocious first-graders with a warped sense of humor and an appetite for chills, thrills and spills, nothing could be better.
Michael Upchurch
Real darkness seethes beneath the "Once upon a time" surface, mostly due to Henson's seemingly curious selection of the brilliant and audacious Roeg to direct. Nov 25, 2013 | Full Review…
Real darkness seethes beneath the "Once upon a time" surface, mostly due to Henson's seemingly curious selection of the brilliant and audacious Roeg to direct.
Michael Wilmington
The Witches is a slow-to-get-going but ultimately entertaining yarn about a nasty coven conspiring to turn Britain's entire populace of single-digiters into mice. Nov 22, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The Witches is a slow-to-get-going but ultimately entertaining yarn about a nasty coven conspiring to turn Britain's entire populace of single-digiters into mice.
Steven Rea
There are moments of genuine charm and solid invention, but it`s a film that doesn't believe enough in itself. Nov 22, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
There are moments of genuine charm and solid invention, but it`s a film that doesn't believe enough in itself.
Dave Kehr
A minor but very enjoyable Nicolas Roeg fairy tale. Nov 26, 2012 | Full Review…
A minor but very enjoyable Nicolas Roeg fairy tale.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
The wizardry of Jim Henson's Creature Shop and a superbly over-the-top performance by Angelica Huston gives The Witches a good deal of charm and enjoyment. Mar 26, 2009 | Full Review…
The wizardry of Jim Henson's Creature Shop and a superbly over-the-top performance by Angelica Huston gives The Witches a good deal of charm and enjoyment.
Variety Staff
The best Halloween treat is watching 'The Witches'. Oct 5, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The best Halloween treat is watching 'The Witches'.
Jamie Broadnax
The combo of Roald Dahl and Nicolas Roeg promises something deep and dark, but Roeg unexpectedly includes ample amounts of ill-fitting humor that nullifies much of the mood. As for Dahl, he initially tried to have his name removed from the picture. Sep 14, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The combo of Roald Dahl and Nicolas Roeg promises something deep and dark, but Roeg unexpectedly includes ample amounts of ill-fitting humor that nullifies much of the mood. As for Dahl, he initially tried to have his name removed from the picture.
Matt Brunson
Chock-full of gleeful nastiness, The Witches also retains a clear focus on its young audience, often with a mouse-view of the world. Sep 1, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Chock-full of gleeful nastiness, The Witches also retains a clear focus on its young audience, often with a mouse-view of the world.
Sarah Cartland
...could care less about catering to a child's more delicate sensibilities. Jun 24, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
...could care less about catering to a child's more delicate sensibilities.
Josh Larsen
Filled with grotesque witches and mouse stunts, this is a wild fantasy for both children and adults. Harry Potter was never like this. Nov 25, 2013 | Full Review…
Filled with grotesque witches and mouse stunts, this is a wild fantasy for both children and adults. Harry Potter was never like this.
Film4 Staff
Based on a Roald Dahl book, Nicholas Roeg's The Witches is a film surprisingly faithful to the creepiness of the original. Nov 25, 2013 | Full Review…
Based on a Roald Dahl book, Nicholas Roeg's The Witches is a film surprisingly faithful to the creepiness of the original.
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