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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100New Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufNew Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufWhat we have here is an historical document of inestimable value, describing in no uncertain terms the terrible and beautiful times before AIDS.
- 100Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowIt's still the Holy Grail of crazy comedy.
- 100Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrNobody ever placed brilliance in the service of silliness quite the way the Python gang did. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is stuffed with both.
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe material is superb, Neil Innes’ music is tremendous and Gilliam’s animations are timelessly brilliant.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonAn incredibly silly film of great humor, brilliant design and epic insanity.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasHas a sense of humor that is intellectual, even academic, at heart.
- 80Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderSilly, sophomoric, and slapped together, but would you want it any other way?
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaStill stands as a gloriously silly and twisted send-up.
- 70VarietyVarietyBasically an excuse for set pieces, some amusing, others overdone.