The film received neutral reviews. In a review written on January 1, 2000, Dan Jardine of "Apollo Guide" gave the film a score of 71/100. On December 8, 2004, Michael Dequina of "The Movie Report" wrote a review in which he scored it 1.5/4, and wrote "This uninspired, but mercifully short, adventure will hold some amusement for little kids but bore everyone else". "Family Video" said "The film is marked by imaginative scenery, catchy songs, comic characters and Bartok's own funny and neurotic commentary". "Hartford Courant" described the film as "enjoyable". "Indianapolis Star" said "'Bartok' is quite good for video-only release". "Digitally Obsessed" gave the film a Style grade of B+, Substance rating of A, Image Transfer rating of C, Audio Transfer rating of B, and Extras rating of B+ - averaging out to a B+ rating of the film as a whole. It said "Stephen Flaherty's score is very nice". On "Love Film", the film has a rating of three of five stars based on 222 member ratings.