Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope: reviews

What the critics say average 9.6 from 5 outlets

• 10 EmpireAndrew Collins A product of its time, certainly, but still a movie that will outlive the lot of us. 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' was a self-contained pleasure that made it okay again to cheer at the screen. Read
• 10 The Hollywood ReporterRon Pennington Lucas combines excellent comedy and drama and progresses it with exciting action on tremendously effective space battles. 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' will undoubtedly emerge as one of the true classics in the genre of science fiction/fantasy films. Read
• 10 The TelegraphAdrian Berry It is the best space melodrama since '2001: A Space Odyssey' and in certain respects it is one of the most exciting ever made. Read
• 9.0 VarietyA.D. Murphy The story is an engaging space adventure which takes itself seriously while occasionally admitting an affectionate poke at the genre. This is the kind of film in which an audience, first entertained, can later walk out feeling good all over. Read
• 9.0 New York TimesVincent Canby Is the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made. 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' is good enough to convince the most skeptical 8-year-old sci-fi buff, who is the toughest critic. Read