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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIt's a bit of a throwback and a solid family film and, at the time, represented a well-intentioned leap of faith of the sort that studios rarely take.
- 70Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonIts intentions seem fairly modest, and so are its achievements. It's a modestly enjoyable diversion.
- 50Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleThis is primarily a children's movie and I have a hard time working up much rancor against a movie as campily perverse as this one is.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumA Disney musical with an undistinguished score (Alan Menken and Jack Feldman), fair to middling choreography (Kenny Ortega and Peggy Holmes), and clunky direction (Ortega) that still manages to be entertaining in spots because of its story.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt has been put together with just enough efficiency to qualify as an oddball labor of love.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineSumptuous production values and fitfully impressive choreography notwithstanding, Newsies was a major misfire for Disney Studios.
- 42Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerThis one doesn't have enough zesty ideas to revive the breed.
- 40Washington PostWashington PostNewsies is all left feet, noise and clutter.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertNewsies is like warmed-over Horatio Alger, complete with such indispensable cliches as the newsboy on crutches, the little kid, and of course the hero's best pal, who has a pretty sister.
- 30VarietyVarietyNewsies was made with care and affection by choreographer-turned-director Kenny Ortega. But the writers have created cardboard cutouts instead of flesh-and-blood characters.