The Pied Piper is actually one of my favorite childhood stories, but this screen adaptation is, with the exception of the passable "exodus of the rats" sequence, pretty much a disaster. Clumsy direction, cluttered staging, goofy costumes, hammy acting and a ridiculously padded script make it look like a bad school play more than anything else. The title character, instead of the sinister figure I have always identified him as, comes across like an anachronistic hippie! 0.5 out of 4 stars.
Review of The Pied Piper
