This is that rare children's film that works perfectly for grown-ups as well with its witty story, sharp performances and astonishing special effects that never draw attention to themselves.
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12/10/01
Stuart Little (1999)
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Reviews Counted:94
Fresh:61
Rotten:33
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Critics say Stuart Little is charming with kids and adults for its humor and visual effects.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: He's clever, enthusiastic, a 'can do' guy with attitude-and he's a mouse. From Rob Minkoff, co-director of The Lion King, comes the comedy adventure Stuart Little, based on the classic book by... [More]
Starring: Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Michael J. Fox, Jonathan Lipnicki
Director: Rob Minkoff
Reviews for Stuart Little
It's perfectly entertaining fare, sprightly, funny and never too cloying.
04/17/01
This is really a series of set pieces with the logic of seeing what scrapes the makers can get Stuart into next.
01/01/00
Top CriticClever, cute but insipid.
10/30/02
The film is strangely uninvolving.
02/09/06
Top CriticA likeable, highly entertaining film that endears in spite of the odd spot of Disney-esque schmaltz.
05/13/08
Top CriticIt's an unbelievably sick and appalling picture.
01/01/00
Family films are big business and, on that level, this is wholesome fare. But that selling point is also the film’s downfall; it’s just too cute.
01/01/00
Top Critic[Uses] class and ethnic stereotypes in support of the idea that it's best to be adopted by rich white people.
05/13/08
I found myself caring for the humble little mouse, and that's the whole point.
05/26/06
I'm a huge lover of "Babe," but was a bit let down with "Babe II" ... if you agree with that, then "Stuart Little" is kind of like a "Babe 1.5."
01/01/00
The production design is splendidly stylized to reflect the illustrations of a children's book.
01/01/00
E.B. White's tearful prepubescent semi-classic gets the Happy Hollywood treatment, but with disappointing results.
01/01/00
Emotiva fábula acerca del valor de la familia
01/01/00
Stuart Little betrays a beloved book.
01/01/00
In case you were in doubt as to how low American civilization has sunk, go see Stuart Little.
01/01/00
Hopefully, parents and children seeking theatrical fare will give this movie a chance before seeking out something that's louder, flashier, and lobotomized.
01/01/00
Nearly everything delightful about the book is erased or painted over here with near-plotless kiddie fare.
01/01/00
Michael J. Fox is amusingly spunky as the voice of Stuart while Nathan Lane, as Snowbell's voice, is appropriately, well, catty.
01/01/00
Sweet without any touch of saccharine, and very, very funny without any of the usual Hollywood visual excess.
01/01/00
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