
This is the story of Willard Stiles who is a social misfit taking care of his ill and fragile but verbally abusive mother Henrietta in a musty old mansion that is also home to a colony of rats. Willard then finds himself constantly humiliated in front of his co-workers and is eventually fired by his cruel and uncaring boss, Mr. Frank Martin, a vicious man whose professional interest in Willard extends to a personal financial one.... (Full plot summary below)
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This is the story of Willard Stiles who is a social misfit taking care of his ill and fragile but verbally abusive mother Henrietta in a musty old mansion that is also home to a colony of rats. Willard then finds himself constantly humiliated in front of his co-workers and is eventually fired by his cruel and uncaring boss, Mr. Frank Martin, a vicious man whose professional interest in Willard extends to a personal financial one.
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| Associated PressSheila Norman-CulpMorgan's camera work is more sure-footed than his screenplay. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesThis Willard remix is a gothic, creaking, brilliantly macabre and unexpectedly intimate movie. |
| Fat Guys at the MoviesKevin CarrWillard doesnt try to be great art (although if you really think about it, there are plenty of themes borrowed from Hamlet, The Birds and Frankenstein to name a few). Willard just is. |
| Ebert & RoeperRichard 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. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Never scares, never pulls off enough tension, and the rats are bland. |
| Nitrate OnlineCynthia FuchsCrispin Glover sings the closing credits version of "Ben." It's hard to imagine a more sinister, more perfect interpretation of this most uncanny of tunes. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordStriking production values and a unique central characterization don't overcome the weakness of the original story, which just never really was compelling, but Glover, Morgan and his production team bring enough fresh twists to an old tale to maintain int |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenYou'll feel like saying 'cheese' at each illustration of its darkly comic wit. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielA silly, snarling romp -- a fun (if you're in the mood for it), sometimes scary look at the life of a socially awkward man whose best friend is a white rodent he names Socrates. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovCooly feral in dark suit and tie, Glovers the man in the gray flannel suit gone way, way over the edge, and its one of the most fully realized screen performances in ages, rats and all. |