Rotten
Video-addicted kids may well find this exciting, but for anyone old enough to stay out later than 9 P.M. it's a distinct bore.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
The Wizard
It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime.
1989 · 1h 40m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
Todd Holland
Overview
A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Hollywood hucksters, zap them, have borrowed from Japanese game-pushers in this shameless attempt to sucker America's children.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
It was only after the three kids arrived safely at the championships that I began to question the ethics of the film, which is, among other things, a thinly disguised commercial for Nintendo video games and the Universal studio tour.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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