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# The Twits (2025): what the critics said

Critics' score 46 from 7 reviews: 2 positive, 2 mixed, 3 negative.

## The Hollywood Reporter — Richard Lawson

Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 14 October 2025. 

Lawson finds the film generic and visually uninspired for much of its running time, but says its timely Trumpism allegory makes it distinctive. He especially praises the pointed political analogy, which gives the movie’s flaws new context.

[Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-twits-review-netflix-phil-johnston-natalie-portman-1236399597/)

## RogerEbert.com

Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 

The URL identifies this as RogerEbert.com’s review of the 2025 film, but the page content is blocked. The critic’s verdict and any specific praise or complaint cannot be determined.

[Read the review](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-twits-netflix-animated-movie-review-2025)

## Variety — Peter Debruge

Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 14 October 2025. 

Debruge finds the adaptation energetic and irreverent, but weighed down by heavy-handed lessons and an overabundance of butt jokes. He praises its humor in the sordid details, while finding the songs forgettable and some supporting animation unappealing.

[Read the review](https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/the-twits-review-roald-dahl-1236552113/)

## The AV Club — Jacob Oller

Rating D+. 17 October 2025. 

Oller gives the film a negative review, arguing that it strips away the source material’s distinctive spirit. He singles out the diluted animation and generic children’s-movie humor as the main failings.

[Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/the-twits-review)

## The Guardian — Cath Clarke

Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 14 October 2025. 

Clarke finds the adaptation gruelling and a mangling of Dahl’s black comedy. She particularly criticizes its sentimental message of empathy and kindness for erasing the original’s gruesome sense of fun.

[Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/14/the-twits-review-roald-dahl-animation-netflix)

## Collider — Luna Guthrie

Rating 7/10. 17 October 2025. 

Guthrie finds the adaptation entertaining but weakened by family-film conventions that dilute Roald Dahl’s nastier style. She praises the lively animation, world-building, and voice performances, especially those of Johnny Vegas and Margo Martindale.

[Read the review](https://collider.com/the-twits-movie-review-netflix-roald-dahl/)

## The Wrap

Fi1m's normalised score 15/100 (inferred from the text). 14 October 2025. 

The critic considers it one of the worst Roald Dahl adaptations and wishes it were shorter. They credit its topical ideas and willingness to be strange, but fault its ugly visuals, chaotic tone, and cloying sweetness.

[Read the review](https://www.thewrap.com/the-twits-review-roald-dahl/)

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