Review 1:
"[Garland is] beautifully made-up and costumed, subtle for once, and often very funny."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.70 04/09/2004
Review 2:
"One of the great musicals; and as a movie about childhood, it's up there with THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER..."
Source: Uncut
p.139 07/01/2004
Review 3:
"...Garland is stunning as the girl in love with the boy next door..."
Source: USA Today
p.10D 10/19/1994
Review 4:
"The ultimate family musical, full of laughs and heartbreaks and scares..."
Source: Premiere
p.98 05/01/2004
Review 5:
"[A] Technicolor marvel....The film's warmth comes from its depictions of the minutiae of everyday family life..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.74 08/01/2004