"The atmospheric energy that continues throughout the film relates from the contrast between the innocent boy, Krabat, who confronts life with humor and a whistle, and the bloodthirsty sorcerer who has designs on the lives of his apprentices. This energy is created through very simple drawings - be it dark clouds, the silhouette of the mill, or the evil look of crow that turns out to be a masked magician. The imagery is simple, the figures spindly - there is no question of this being reality. Nevertheless, the atmosphere remains tight and the hand-made quality is as noticeable as it is absent in so many current 3D productions." - Tamar Baumgarten-Noort, Schnitt Online