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.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAlex 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 It's full of rich ideas and revisions of outdated, sexist stereotypes, and thereby feels more modern than many animated classics.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreVariety StaffVariety
The Last Unicorn represents a rare example of an animated kids' pic in which the script and vocal performances outshine the visuals.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreGeoff AndrewTime Out
Some horrific moments (the mark of the best fairytales) and some sublimely witty lines.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJanet MaslinNew York Times
A story filled with genuine sweetness and mystery.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreChance 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.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMatt BrunsonFilm Frenzy
Would the act of giving The Last Unicorn a less-than-stellar rating be tantamount to kicking a puppy?
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDouglas DavidsonElements of Madness
It has a certain magic to it that speaks to young audiences in particular, while never shedding its mature perspective ...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEve TushnetPatheos
The 1982 cartoon adaptation of The Last Unicorn blends genres and eras to bring the shocking challenge of beauty to the screen.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSean 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.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSarah 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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