The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with delivering her from evil.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 11 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
At the story level, Willow is turgid and relentlessly predictable.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Though children will mostly be enthralled by the spectacles, even they might notice the weak story protruding through the industrial magic.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The big budget can't conceal the fact that this fiction is fallow, more rootbound than spellbound.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Willow is medieval mishmash from George Lucas, a sort of 10th-century Star Wars tossed together with a plethora of elements taken from numerous classic fables.