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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-TimesKids 6 to 9 years old will probably enjoy this fare, but as a Hollywoodized classic, it doesn't quite wear the crown. [11 Aug 1995, p.41]
- 42Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyWatered-down versions of once-winning formulas, with recycled charms best suited to snowbound preteens.
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineLame and surprisingly awkward from start to finish.
- 40Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonBecause of the square, lackluster way that director Michael Gottleib has staged his material, the whole production seems sort of limp and perfunctory.
- 40VarietyLeonard KladyVarietyLeonard KladyRun-of-the-mill modern retelling in which a schnooky kid is transported to days of yore to revivify the glory of Camelot. But the juvenilization of the hero turns into an ill-fitting concept that unbalances an already fragile fantasy.
- 38The Seattle TimesJeff ShannonThe Seattle TimesJeff ShannonSaddled with a script full of lifeless, mock-clever ideas (such as having the local blacksmith make a pair of Rollerblades), Gottlieb can only do his best to mollify his audience with a few fleeting hints of the movie's untapped potential.
- 30The New York TimesCaryn JamesThe New York TimesCaryn JamesSluggish and low-energy.
- 25Christian Science MonitorChristian Science MonitorRarely do the well-financed wizards at Walt Disney Pictures cook up a movie this badly written, acted, and directed.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThere's nothing particularly wrong with A Kid in King Arthur's Court and nothing right with it, either. Parents will take their kids to see it and suffer, but the pain is mild.
- 11Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleThere are simply not enough sparks here to fire the imagination.