One of the best animated movies of the last few decades and certainly one the most original, it comes with the highest possible recommendation.

| Jan 17, 2020

The film itself is a visual masterwork, both innovative and endlessly creative in design and execution.

| Apr 16, 2015

An enchanting, life-affirming animation of love and redemption, made with no small measure of maturity and care -- along with an all too rare respect for the art of storytelling.

| Mar 10, 2008

TAn enchanting, life-affirming animation of love and redemption, made with no small measure of maturity and care - along with an all too rare respect for the art of storytelling.

| Mar 10, 2008

A marvel for eye and ear.

| Mar 10, 2008

This charming animated feature is a welcome antidote to the relentless cutesiness inherent in so many child-oriented toons.

Full Review | Mar 10, 2008

The two-dimensional drawings with the characters usually in profile look like folk art and have the feel of a children's book.

| Mar 10, 2008

A welcome antidote to anodyne Hollywood cartooning.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 30, 2006

It's a great package: salutary, short (74 minutes) and sweet.

| Feb 9, 2006

Kirikou and the Sorceress's surprising honesty about the banality of evil makes the movie -- even with all its magic -- feel truly authentic.

| Jun 4, 2004

The soundtrack, by well-known African composer Youssou N'Dour, using only traditional instruments, lends to the film's timeless feel, like an age-old fable come to life.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 4, 2004

The animation is colourful and engaging, with Ocelot drawing on imagery from African tribal art and Egyptian mythology to give the film a unique feel.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 19, 2004

Reasonable stuff, but perhaps only for very little children.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 5, 2003

Don't even think of missing it.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 30, 2003

One of the most enchanting animated features in quite some time.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 24, 2003

Should appeal to younger children and to adults who can appreciate its quiet pleasures.

Full Review | Original Score: A | Apr 19, 2002

Ingenious, comical and beautifully original.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 19, 2002

If the moral of this folk tale seems obvious -- and it won't be to most children -- watching it unfold is its own reward.

| Mar 20, 2001

In addition to being an uplifting morality tale suitable for all ages, this refreshingly different work by filmmaker Michel Ocelot is an aural as well as a visual delight.

| Mar 20, 2001

Definitely a sunny spot in the mire of frenetic, violent and often dopey cartoon films produced by Hollywood.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 20, 2001