Critic Reviews
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Metascore
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The Last Unicorn is notable because author Peter S. Beagle adapted his own popular 1968 novel, and made sure that his philosophical ruminations on myth, truth, and illusion remained integral to the plot.
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Features a cast that would do any live-action film proud, a visual style noticeably different from that of other children's fare, and a story filled with genuine sweetness and mystery.
75
There is enough action and general movement to satisfy younger moviegoers and enough gentility and creative thought to please everyone else. [26 Nov 1982, p.D1]
75
The Last Unicorn will endure as a film for reasons both intellectual and aesthetic. It’s full of rich ideas and revisions of outdated, sexist stereotypes, and thereby feels more modern than many animated classics. Additionally, it’s often gorgeous.
75
G-rated material with the snap of a good story and animated artwork that often sparkles. [01 Dec 1982, p.D6]
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The Last Unicorn represents a rare example of an animated kids' pic in which the script and vocal performances outshine the visuals.
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Rather groovy little fable, based on Peter Beagle's fantasy about a unicorn's search for company.
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Gone from the glittering original are most of the charm and all of the humor, deflating a bright balloon into little more than the rubbery flatness of a Saturday-morning cartoon.
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This animated children's film focuses on a unicorn and her mission to free the rest of her breed from the tyranny of an evil king.
