Product: Stuart Little (1999)
Rating: 4.0
A gentle story
While this DVD is good for the whole family, it is good for different members at different times. Everyone will enjoy the voice performances of Michael J. Fox as Stuart and Nathan Lane as the cat Snowbell. In Stuart Little, the smallest children in the house see someone else trying to find a place in a big world. It has the same gentle pace as Disney's BAMBI. While four-year-olds will likely feel drawn to the adventure, older children may lose interest, because, after all, the movie telegraphs the story's ending early on, and it will not take a great deal of sophistication for older children to know what will happen. These older children may, however, wonder how Stuart has been made, and they can take advantage of the extra DVD features that demonstrate processes. The DVD also contains a wealth of supplementary material, from a "read along" session to games and brief documentaries. Making the older children familiar with special effects processes may inspire them to create their own work. It will definitely give the older kids new ways of watching the movie; the little ones will insist on repeated viewings.