Cute. And funny.

Rating: 8/10 (30 October 2005)

Recap: Evil Genius or Idiot Scientist (Disputed) Dr. Jumba Jookiba has just been sentenced to jail for tampering with genetics. His result, Experiment 626, a little creature made to destroy, is to be exiled to an asteroid. Now Experiment 626 is not too keen to spend the rest of his life on an asteroid, or he is just trying to be destructive. Anyway, he escapes confinement, hijacks a spaceship and takes off into hyperspace. And crashes on Kauai. Now, water is about the only thing that Experiment 626 can't cope with, so being stuck on an island is not very good for him. And then his creator and Earth "expert" Pleakley is sent to recapture him. Enter Lilo and Nani, two sisters who has lost their parents and while Nani struggles to making ends meet and being a mother to her sister, so that they are not separated, Lilo has her own troubles being alone and shunned by other kids her age. Nani decides that a puppy might do the trick, but unfortunately Lilo chooses the talking dog (Experiment 626), that she names Stitch. Not very happy with the new arrangements Stitch stays with his new family just to avoid being recaptured. But things literally fall apart around Stitch, and the outlook for the new family is not very good.
Comments: So sweet! Stitch is so adorable in his own peculiar disturbing way. And he is funny. Together with Lilo, who is adorable in a more normal way, they make a great team. Together they wreak havoc wherever they go. Stitch is made for destruction, but together with Lilo he is a great comic creator, making one funny scene after another. Add the big sister Nani, her aspiring boyfriend David, social worker Cobra Bubbles, Pleakley and Jumba Jookiba the character cast is as good as it gets. Each and every character contributes to the story in a unique way. And there is more to the story than just laughs. Love is a big theme, and the concept of a family. Everything combined the result is a sweet funny movie with an attitude, and a deeper message that works for all ages.
One should note though, that this maybe isn't the best movie for the smallest kid to see without someone older to watch it with. Yes there is guns, and shooting but that is not what concerns me. That is done in a cartoonish comic way that even the smallest child sees is make-believe. What concern me more is a few moments when Nani and Lilo and Stitch are about to be separated. Being as well made as this movie is, playing on and conveying emotions well, maybe a hand to hold during these scenes are not a bad idea.
Otherwise, a great movie, especially if you love Disney-animation movies.
8/10