| 88 |
New York Daily News
Parents, who are more apt to be bored by the simple story line, are going to be amazed nevertheless by the smooth, convincing animation that lends Stuart his lifelike physicality and expressive facial gestures.
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| 88 |
New York Post
Such astounding computer-generated effects you'll suspend disbelief and root for the hero, a 3-inch talking mouse.
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| 88 |
Charlotte Observer
Charming Stuart Little improves on original tale.
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| 83 |
Portland Oregonian
A treat for the eyes and the heart.
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| 80 |
LA Weekly
It's (Stuart's) utter believability that lets us follow him into the ecstasy of absurdity that is the rest of the film.
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| 75 |
Miami Herald
Phoebe Flowers
Both a dazzling technological achievement and a really sweet movie.
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| 75 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Enormously cute, but it doesn't allow us to ever completely suspend our disbelief.
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| 75 |
Entertainment Weekly
A Little goes a long way.
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| 75 |
Christian Science Monitor
Lacks the subtle sense of mystery that distinguished E.B. White's lovely novel, but nicely conveys its playful spirit and amiable tone.
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| 70 |
Salon.com
Highly amusing for grown-ups, too.
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| 70 |
Film.com
The single best thing about Stuart Little is Nathan Lane.
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| 70 |
Film.com
Warm and fuzzy and amusing enough to be slightly more than an innocuous baby-sitter for the kids.
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| 70 |
TNT RoughCut
Bill McLochlin
Has world-class talent behind it, and it shows.
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| 70 |
Time
The blend of digital animation and live action is first rate.
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| 70 |
Washington Post
The tale is propelled by its characters and buoyed by the film's warm and loving spirit.
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| 70 |
The New York Times
Sustains a lovely balance between enchantment and playfulness.
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| 67 |
Mr. Showbiz
A bright, lively picture.
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| 63 |
Baltimore Sun
This isn't your father's Stuart Little, but youngsters will be delighted. Mostly.
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| 63 |
Boston Globe
The new Stuart Little is OK, but it's never so charming that you forget you're watching a manufactured object.
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| 63 |
San Francisco Examiner
An enervated adaptation of E.B. White's Stuart Little escapades.
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| 63 |
Philadelphia Inquirer
Doesn't have the exuberant inspiration or seamless, polished dazzle of "Toy Story 2," but if the latter is sold out at the multiplex this weekend, the mouse is a passable substitute.
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| 63 |
USA Today
At least a few good things are found in this small package.
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| 60 |
Variety
Lael Lowenstein
Given what a tricky proposition it is to adapt a classic children's book for the screen, this take on E.B. White's Stuart Little does a more-than-passable job of resurrecting the story for a new generation.
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| 60 |
TV Guide
A charming, technically sensational version of E.B. White's children's classic.
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| 50 |
San Francisco Chronicle
Doesn't quite measure up to the extraordinary sweetness of the classic children's book by E.B. White on which it is based. But then again, how could it?
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| 50 |
Chicago Tribune
Marc Caro
Patronizing and predictable where E.B. White's episodic 1945 book...is odd and open-ended.
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| 50 |
Los Angeles Times
The other, unintentional lesson taught here is that it's easier to make a mouse talk than to come up with something interesting for him to say.
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| 50 |
Chicago Sun-Times
Its hero upstages anything the plot can possibly come up with.
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| 40 |
Austin Chronicle
Retelling of White's classic children's book is a spun-sugar treacle-bomb, though a darn good-looking one.
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| 30 |
Dallas Observer
Forces its snuggly weirdo upon us and instructs us from the get-go to love him.
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| 30 |
Village Voice
The story is little more than overdetermined trials and triumphs. Kids won't care, but they won't fall for it either; unsurprisingly, it doesn't stand a chance of providing them with the memories the book provided their parents.
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| 30 |
Chicago Reader
Boring, irksome family movie.
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