Disney’s adaptation of the first book in T. W. White’s colourful Arthurian trilogy The Once And Future King (which also served as the source for the musical Camelot) is formulaic matinee fare, competent and sprightly but undistinguished.
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TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
The high point of the picture is the antics of Merlin; at one point he's hilariously funny in his absentmindedness, and the next he shows his cunning.
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Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
There is still some life in the characterizations, though the animation is turning stiff and flat.
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San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
Maybe the film works best as nostalgia for Baby Boomers who recall the picture from their childhood.