The Last Unicorn

critic Reviews

, 76% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • The Last Unicorn lacks the fluid animation to truly sparkle as an animated epic, but offbeat characters and an affecting story make it one of a kind for the true believers.
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    Alex McLevyAV Club
    The Last Unicorn will endure as a film for reasons both intellectual and aesthetic. It's full of rich ideas and revisions of outdated, sexist stereotypes, and thereby feels more modern than many animated classics.
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    Variety StaffVariety
    The Last Unicorn represents a rare example of an animated kids' pic in which the script and vocal performances outshine the visuals.
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    Geoff AndrewTime Out
    Some horrific moments (the mark of the best fairytales) and some sublimely witty lines.
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    Janet MaslinNew York Times
    A story filled with genuine sweetness and mystery.
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    Chance Solem-PfeiferWillamette Week
    The heavy-hoofed red bull and an interlude in which the unicorn is conscripted into a traveling circus alongside a harpy are so visually striking and wordlessly monstrous that they’ll lodge themselves in your gray matter forever.
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    Matt BrunsonFilm Frenzy
    Would the act of giving The Last Unicorn a less-than-stellar rating be tantamount to kicking a puppy?
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    Douglas DavidsonElements of Madness
    It has a certain magic to it that speaks to young audiences in particular, while never shedding its mature perspective ...
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    Eve TushnetPatheos
    The 1982 cartoon adaptation of The Last Unicorn blends genres and eras to bring the shocking challenge of beauty to the screen.
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    Sean AxmakerStream on Demand
    While it shows its age, it is carried along by a particularly strong story and a sophisticated script, a kind of anti-“Little Mermaid” fable where turning human is not necessarily the vaunted goal.
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    Sarah MarrsLainey Gossip
    You cannot appreciate The Last Unicorn with coldness in your heart, but if you are open to it, like the unicorn herself, it will show you something true. About life, about love, about loss, and about yourself most of all.
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