
Eccentric toymaker Kenneth Zevo (Donald O'Connor) last wish is that his brother, Leland (Sir Michael Gambon), takes over the running of the business. Leland is out of touch with toymaking and reality too. The business should really have been given to his nephew, Leslie (Robin Williams), who was much more like Kenneth. When Leland starts making weapons instead of toys, Leslie decides to take action.... (Full plot summary below)
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Eccentric toymaker Kenneth Zevo (Donald O'Connor) last wish is that his brother, Leland (Sir Michael Gambon), takes over the running of the business. Leland is out of touch with toymaking and reality too. The business should really have been given to his nephew, Leslie (Robin Williams), who was much more like Kenneth. When Leland starts making weapons instead of toys, Leslie decides to take action.
Leave your thoughts about Toys.
| The Associated PressBob ThomasThe production design deserves Academy recognition. But at the most fundamental level, Toys is a film not quite sure what it's about. |
| The SpectatorVanessa LettsNo child I know would benefit from seeing this work, and certainly no adult. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenThe failure of Barry Levinson's Toys is of a different order: it's the kind of folly only a very fine filmmaker could make, a labor of misguided love. |
| Alternate EndingTim BraytonWhether it's a glorious, intoxicating failure or a dire, unwatchable failure is right down to personal taste. |
| Juicy CerebellumAlex SandellA big, colorful movie. The film is absurd, but likeable. |
| Common Sense MediaCharles CassadyDespite title, edgy fantasy-fable isn't geared toward kids. |
| EmpireAngie ErrigoA riot of confused, clever and dazzling moments, Toys is a true formula-defying one-off for which the phrase love it or loathe it might have been coined, and one so audaciously zany that you will be captivated or enraged. |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarUnfortunately, it has no story. Toys is deader than a doornail. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe film has no consistent vision. Even worse, it's not very funny. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe script is a problem. It's mundane when it should be magical. |