Odd but good

Rating: 8/10 (21 March 2010)

This odd story of a potentially dangerous (but cute) alien being adopted by a small Hawaiian girl is possibly the least Disney-like of all that studio's traditionally animated features. It was also miles away from the cutesy preconceptions I had from the promotional artwork.
Which isn't to say that it doesn't have its cutesy elements, of course. But there is a distinctly dark leaning in the arcs of its two main character - the girl Lilo, dealing with the deaths of her parents and possibly being wrenched away from her sister's guardianship, and the alien Stitch, bred to be destructive, learning the value of family, and constantly trying to evade the forces trying to recapture him.
I was delighted to view a Disney animated feature which was so far away from what I expected, and which was still entertaining, amusing, and full of heart.
A good family film. I really enjoyed it.