Product: Stuart Little (1999)
Rating: 2.0
It's cute.....TOO cute
Okay, here's what I like about Stuart Little. I did like Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, and Nathan Lane. All three of them gave very good performances. That's it. The rest of the movie is trash. I never read E.B. White's original children's book, so I have nothing against the actual story. One of the problems I have with this film in particular is that it tries really hard to be as sweet as it can, and it turns out to look and feel MUCH too sentimental. The dialogue is corny, and the humor is dull (even for a family film). Plus, the innocence and cuteness of the main character (of the same name) is forced to the point that he is painfully irritating to look at. Now, Michael J. Fox is a brilliant actor, but his voice for the mouse does get annoying by the second half of the film. And I never liked the roles that Jonathan Lipnicki has ever played (including the one in the film Jerry Maguire), and his character named George Little is a big reminder of why I don't.You may think that I'm too harsh, but honestly I don't completely hate this film. Davis, Laurie, and Lane are indeed good, but they can't save Stuart Little from being a pretty bad film. It tries too hard to be cute and innocent, but in the end result, it's almost annoying.Grade: D