60
The triumphant musical cues and comic double takes encourage us to cheer Vitus's high jinks as if he were Ferris Bueller's ivory-tickling kid brother.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
70
A natural for kidfests, pic is a fine example of old-fashioned story-telling and also will dance wherever detailed character development and leisurely-paced drama are appreciated.
63
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
A fairly average movie about a very unusual child, Vitus does have an earnest charm.
70
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Crust
Combines complex relationships with a winning style of storytelling.
50
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
It is ultimately a simplistic film that will play better to youngsters who wish their grandpas were this cool and to parents who are nostalgic for the kind of exceptional childhood they neither had nor can provide for their own children.
83
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Vitus, a fizzy domestic fairy tale from Switzerland, gives you a lift, as it revels in the oddball joy of genius as kid power.
70
Chicago Reader by Ronnie Scheib
Celebratory, family-friendly fable.
50
A sappy look at the title character, a 12-year-old boy who's a math and music prodigy.