It's funny, it's sad and, frankly, it's a bit weird.
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
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Reviews Counted:144
Fresh:122
Rotten:22
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: Edgier than traditional Disney fare, Lilo and Stitch explores issues of family while providing a fun and charming story.
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Far, far away, on an alien planet, a rogue scientist named Jumba has created a bright blue creature called Experiment 626, through illegal genetic research. This new creature loves destruction and... Far, far away, on an alien planet, a rogue scientist named Jumba has created a bright blue creature called Experiment 626, through illegal genetic research. This new creature loves destruction and chaos; he's considered dangerous enough to be exiled to a deep space lockup. But 626 steals a spaceship and escapes, touching down in Hawaii, where he ends up in a dog pound. He's adopted by Lilo, a spunky young girl, who renames her new pet "Stitch." Stitch turns out to be quite a handful--his destructive impulses are on full display as he trashes Lilo's house, among other naughty acts. Lilo is being raised by her older sister Nani (their parents died in an accident), and they are under surveillance by an evil social worker, Cobra Bubbles, who wants to take Lilo away from Nani. Lilo must tame Stitch, or his bad behavior could be held against Nani by Cobra. Meanwhile, Stitch is being pursued by his creator Jumba, who has followed him to Earth to try to recapture him. But Stitch becomes steadily more thoughtful and well-behaved as he grows to love Lilo and becomes a part of her family. The film's animation is done in the traditional 2-D style, complete with beautifully drawn watercolor backgrounds which give it a dreamy, colorful handcrafted appeal. [More]
Starring: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers
Starring: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames, Zoe Caldwell, Jason Scott Lee, Kevin Michael Richardson
Director: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Director: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Screenwriter: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Producer: Clark Spencer
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Reviews for Lilo & Stitch
Regrettably, towards the end the film veers off into a mess of weird aliens and Cartoon Network silliness.
All the sentiment and charm you’d expect from a Disney movie, but easier to swallow thanks to mature themes and realistic characters.
An enjoyably anarchic, frequently amusing slice of children’s entertainment.
The early and middle passages are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us. This is not a classical dramatic animated feature, nor a hip, contemporary, in-jokey one. It's sort of in-between, and it works.
One of the most enjoyable and genuinely funny animated features [Disney's] ever made.
It's offbeat, action-packed, and it has a heart as big as a Hawaiian welcome. And in keeping with the Disney philosophy, the style of drawing has its own distinctive look.
It's a bright, engaging bauble with half a dozen Elvis Presley songs for Mom and Dad, and just enough sass -- Stitch sticks his tongue into his nose and eats his snot -- to keep the tweeners giggling.
Easily one of the strangest products to ever emerge from the Disney animation pipeline.
The movie does manage to tug at your heartstrings with its themes of loneliness and finding a place to fit in, but it does it without ever rising too high on the sap-o-meter.
Similar to most contemporary American feature-length animation, the film’s overall structure is frayed.
... it unapologetically affirms that love can make good things happen in a broken family.
A raucous comedy/adventure [and] easily one of the strangest products to ever emerge from the Disney animation pipeline.
Putting aside the Pixar computer animated offerings, this is the best Disney animation in nearly a decade.
Make sure your kids don't get too much sugar in the cinema - the house mightn't be up to the mayhem when they get out.
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