Especially entertaining is Vincent Price, who imbues the voice of dastardly Prof Ratigan with just the right amount of ham.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jul 27, 2024

... never less than enjoyable, but there’s a few narrative flourishes, like the wonderfully elaborate manner of execution prepared for Holmes, that look forwards to the best comic exaggerations of the later Disney style...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 29, 2024

The film is a technical marvel and there is no denying the strength of Vincent Price, but the mystery is mishandled and the protagonists are simply not fun to be around.

| Jan 14, 2023

The characters are all very well devised and the plot is enormously unique.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 6, 2020

The Great Mouse Detective is Disney's definitive revitalization starting point. While incomplete, it was this vision that would make them viable again.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 12, 2019

Older kids may be less enthused by this mousy story, though parents, particularly Basil Rathbone fans, will marvel at the accuracy with which this sophisticated homage hits Holmes.

| Original Score: A- | Nov 12, 2019

An attractive idea, but rather crudely done for Disney animation...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 12, 2019

There's no need for details - you know his methods, Watson - but suffice it to say that The Great Mouse Detective's few tunes are unmemorable and all the action (aside from the inventive chase sequences) is snooze-worthy.

| Nov 12, 2019

While it is clearly not the most ambitious or flamboyant, it is an engaging 72 minutes worth of fun for kids and easy to take for their chauffeurs.

| Nov 12, 2019

"The Great Mouse Detective" reflects the energy and enthusiasm of a talented group of young artists stretching their wings for the first time.

| Nov 12, 2019

The genuinely witty and endearing disney animation that everyone forgets.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 12, 2019

Of all of [Disney's] properties this would be one that I would say do a sequel.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 15, 2019

Clever Sherlock Holmes tribute mixes wit, peril.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 31, 2010

If the film fails to click on all the emotional levels that Disney might have wanted, at least it's a brightly-paced bit of comedy and fun.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 23, 2009

This is high-quality animation. The engaging characters play out the action against elegantly designed backgrounds.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 16, 2009

Pedestrian Disney cartoon w/nice Vincent Price voice-over.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 22, 2008

As usual with film noir, however, it is the villain who steals the heart and one is rooting for in the breathtaking showdown high up in the cogs and ratchets of Big Ben.

| Feb 9, 2006

An amiable little trifle that entertains during its scant running time.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 11, 2005

Not classic, but the start of something good.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 10, 2005

Small children may be afraid of some of the bad characters -- the Disney Studio's gift for creating really nasty bad guys means that they are scary -- but they will love the cute, brave mice and cheer their triumphs. Adults will enjoy the wit and style.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 30, 2004