Hides a big heart beneath a small piglet.
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05/12/08
Charlotte's Web (2006)
78 %
Reviews Counted: 139 Fresh: 109 Rotten:30 Average Rating: 6.9/10
Consensus:
Kids will be entertained by the straightforward plot and cute animals, and adults will be charmed by how quiet and humble the production is, a fine translation of E.B. White’s genteel prose.
Rated: U
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Theatrical Release: 09-02-2007
Synopsis: Gary Winick (THIRTEEN GOING ON 30) had a lot to live up to in remaking a beloved children's movie, itself based on the classic novel by E. B. White, but this 2006 live-action version more than fulfills its promise. With droll '50s-inspired art direction, low-key and earnest performances, and... [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi, Kathy Bates
Director: Gary Winick
Screenwriter: Susannah Grant, Karey Kirkpatrick
Story: Earl Hamner
Producer: Jordan Kerner
Composer: Danny Elfman
Screenwriter: Susannah Grant, Karey Kirkpatrick
Story: Earl Hamner
Producer: Jordan Kerner
Composer: Danny Elfman
Reviews
Top Critic
In this live action movie, with talking animals and a good deal of clever computer-generated imagery, Julia Roberts does the talking for Charlotte and only confirmed arachnophobes such as myself will resist her charms.
02/18/07
If you can identify all the voices before the credits roll up, you are a better man than I.
02/09/07
Hilarious and heart-warming, this is a real crowd-pleaser for all ages.
02/09/07
Most of the problem is that everything feels very familiar, while the movie’s moralising tone grates very quickly.
02/09/07
Hardly the equal of Babe but the superior voice cast and Fanning’s unforced charm make for another film that’ll put you off pork forever.
02/09/07
This film does what all children's films should do: not just offer lots of entertaining things to look at, but teach children how to look at the world with curiosity, attentiveness and joy.
02/09/07
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Adult audiences tend to find [Dakota Fanning] rather shrill — witnessing [her] at full shriek is like being attacked by a colony of bats. For this reason, Charlotte’s Web is probably one for youngsters only.
02/09/07
Top Critic
If they'd stopped yammering for just a few minutes, White's heartbreaking ending might have retained its poignancy. As it is, it's little more than a blessed relief.
02/09/07
Top Critic
Youngsters will warm to the barn’s talking animals and perhaps even shed a tear at the sight of a spider shuffling off the mortal coil. Arachnaphobes, though, are advised to approach with caution.
02/08/07
Top Critic
Never less than watchable, thanks to its superb cast, but kids will enjoy it more than adults will.
02/08/07
Cute and sweet, and if it lacks great wit or magic, at least it has the courage to remain faithful to the gentle sadness and ‘realism’ of the original material.
02/07/07
Top Critic
The writers and director get the balance right, never tipping over into either sentiment or preachiness.
12/30/06
There's enough of White's original spirit that survives the Hollywoodization to keep the little girls happy.
09/22/07
Steve Buscemi's invigorating vocal characterization of Templeton the rat is the only high point in this sleep-inducing live action-animated revamp of the 1973 animated classic based on E.B White's 1952 children's book.
02/19/07
Manages to snuff the spark that has made Charlotte's Web so beloved over the years.
02/06/07
This is only the second time in my life I cried over a spider. The first time was when I was a child and I accidentally stepped on a pet spider I had captured. This is an exceptional family movie.
01/27/07
Charlotte herself has been turned from a small, grey spider into a creature with a furry, teddy bear face. The result is an odd blend of Wilfred Brimley, Grizzly Adams, and Fozzie Bear.
01/13/07
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