Willard

Willard (2003)

  • 65% of critics liked it
    (125 reviews)

  • 48% of users liked it
    (21,313 ratings)

A young man uses his vermin pals to exact revenge upon the people who've domineered his life in this remake of the 1971 cult classic. Starring Crispin Glover in the role originated by Bruce Davison, Willard concerns the mundane, repressed existence of the twentysomething title character, who… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Glen Morgan
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Mar 14, 2003 Wide
New Line Cinema

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    [Y]ou got a real opportunity here to do something really funny -- because Crispin Glover is really fun -- and something scary, but the rats, I guess, aren't up to the task.

  • Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

    In a culture clogged with appropriated effluvia and remake cop-outs, Willard is wittier and nastier than we deserve.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    This new incarnation of Willard emphasizes one thing: no matter how bad the original was, it didn't need to be remade.

  • Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

    The movie keeps it close, clammy and simple, the better to focus on what is unquestionably this little thriller's strongest point: The tragic love between a boy and his rodent.

  • Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

    A silly, snarling romp.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • MisterYoda ?


    three stars

  • Drew S


    Probably only works as a horror if you're scared of rats. I don't find them particularly menacing, even as a squirming, darkly-lit, devouring mass. Willard's a clever film, though, and it's buoyed by a reliably demented performance by Crispin Glover. Fevered,… More

  • Anthony L


    Willard is a great creepy horror film, I've not yet seen the original but I'm going to now. I think Crispin Glover is brilliantly cast as the timid Wallard, who has suffered a life of bullying. His quirky style only emphasises the characters descent into madness. Glen… More

  • Jason S


    An ok remake. Crispin Glover makes the movie and without him it would have been pretty bad. But I like to watch this guy work and this seems like a movie that was tailor made to fit his personality and his look. If you are a horror fan then you may like it.

  • Wahida K


    From small things... comes great power.

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