It's a funny and often poignant film that's worth reexamining today.

| Aug 29, 2019

t's aimed squarely at the tinies, but there is charm enough here to make it bearable for adults too.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 16, 2010

A fairy tale with the soul of a rerun.

| Original Score: C | Jul 6, 2010

It's not clear why Steven Spielberg's Amblin decided to make a live-action entertainment starring the least interesting and most saccharine of all 50s cartoon characters.

| Apr 18, 2007

Once the audience has become inured to the wide-eyed protagonist and impressive digitized effects, there's little sense of wonder or awe to be found.

Full Review | Apr 18, 2007

The set design, however, merely disguises what is in fact an intimate and likeable picture.

| Jun 24, 2006

Casper's movie is not the cleverest one around, but its hero may be the most lovable.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 20, 2003

This doesn't usually happen to me, but 15 minutes before the end of Casper I suddenly realized that if I didn't take a deep breath, I was going to start sobbing.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 18, 2002

The horror, the horror.

| Jan 1, 2000

You have a movie that's constantly busy... but never really going anywhere.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 1, 2000

As a technical achievement, it's impressive, and entertaining. And there is even a little winsome philosophy.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Casper moves like a dirge, especially when it sinks into a meditation on death a la Ghost. As specter spectacles go, Casper is a bit of a ghost bust.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 1, 2000

As expected, it features extra-spectral effects, slews of celebrity guest shots and splendidly decorated sets. For all of that, though, the film is duller than a dead man's eyes.

| Jan 1, 2000