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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyThe wit is highly sophisticated, but there’s also action, suspense, adventure — to say nothing of the spectacular visual effects produced by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
- Magical, sinister and prankish, The Witches is a triumph.
- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonUnlike many “adult” moviemakers, Henson believed his core audience capable of appreciating wit, irony, topical humor, idealism, intense emotion and bemused reflections on real life and all its complexity. All these, and more, are present in The Witches.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIn this extended good time of a fairy tale, there's something for everyone.
- 75Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumOne of many clear advantages this funny and scary 1989 fantasy-adventure has over most Disney products is its live-action visual bravado, evident in both the stylization of the witches and the profusion of mouse-point-of-view shots.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAn intriguing movie, ambitious and inventive, and almost worth seeing just for Anjelica Huston's obvious delight in playing a completely uncompromised villainess.
- 75Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyThe Witches is a wickedly funny final bow for Muppeteer Jim Henson.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe scenes of magic and mayhem are peppered with sly surprises, and Anjelica Huston plays the wildest wicked witch since Dorothy got back from Oz.
- 70Time OutTime OutStrange and scary enough to fascinate parents and offspring alike.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe Witches feels like a throwaway feature rather than a fully-realized fantasy adventure.