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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt has been written by people who want to prepare kids for the worst.
- In the hands of director Bluth, An American Tail is technically impeccable, combining much of the richness of bygone Disney animation with modern technological effects. But if it's polished, it's also strikingly uninspired.
- 50Time Out LondonTime Out LondonFor all its state-of-the-art animation techniques, Spielberg's production remains resolutely conservative: visually it's virtually indistinguishable from Walt at his wimpiest.
- 40The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyAn American Tail looks good but the tale itself, as conceived by David Kirschner for the screenplay by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss, is witless if well-meaning. It's mostly bland, though every now and then it rises to express its own brand of kiddie-bigotry.
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe story is moving, and the animation includes some powerful images, although some of the early scenes depicting the suffering of the mice in Russia may be too frightening for younger viewers.
- 30Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonLos Angeles TimesCharles SolomonBut rarely has so much animated opulence been wasted on such a thin, badly told story.