Review of Willow (1988) by Alex K — 24 Nov 2013

1933's King Kong Is My Ninth Favorite Film.

This review of Willow (1988) was written by Alex K on 24 Nov 2013.

Willow has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ian Nathan (392) for Empire (3,446) on 30 May 2017

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The first act of Willow is perfect, and while the second act and third act started to have some nit picky here and there and I did feel a bit…

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By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 06 Dec 2018

It takes forever for the story to get started, and once it does it holds few surprises…

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By Liamexe (198) on 08 Jan 2023

Overall, the decade-old picture Legend from the fantasy genre is equally as influential as Willow is now…

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By Adam R (2,773) on 24 Feb 2017

The story is great, it had everything action adventure, it was funny and has room for a second movie…

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By Jim222001 (101) on 30 Jan 2019

Some would call it wannabe Lord of the Rings. Not really though, just because it has wizards, trolls and a quest…

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By Ryan M (2,675) on 24 Feb 2017

The story is great, it had everything action adventure, it was funny and has room for a second movie…

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