I was reluctant to go back and watch "Willow", because it was a favourite of my childhood, and its star, Warwick Davis, was a hero of mine. After I loved "Willow" my mum told me that Davis played the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, and that was it: instant hero worship.
Unfortunately I was right to be wary. "Willow" isn't as good as I'd remembered. I still liked it, but it has long passages where my attention wandered, such as chases and bloodless PG battle scenes.
The charisma of Davis and the chutzpah of making a movie with a mostly little-person cast (including the legendary Billy Barty) still kind of won me over, but I wish that same bravado could have extended to some of the set pieces, which seemed recycled from other movies.
Unfortunately I was right to be wary. "Willow" isn't as good as I'd remembered. I still liked it, but it has long passages where my attention wandered, such as chases and bloodless PG battle scenes.
The charisma of Davis and the chutzpah of making a movie with a mostly little-person cast (including the legendary Billy Barty) still kind of won me over, but I wish that same bravado could have extended to some of the set pieces, which seemed recycled from other movies.