Product: Stuart Little (1999)
Rating: 4.0
Give it a chance! Stuart Little grew on me after 2 viewings
Stuart Little is a much-hyped comedy that has the small power to be continuously enjoyable. It's story, adapted from E.B. White's winning children's book, is quite mawkish at times. However, the corny note doesn't feel forced, but it is still there, which is the only reason Stuart Little loses it 3 points. The visual effects are just amazing, its remarkable to see the talking cats and mouse's without those bulging mouths and poorly edited vocabulary. The star line-up includes the talents of Michael J. Fox as Stuart, Geena Davis as Mrs. Little and a fantastic voicing talent from Nathan Lane as the Little's cat, Snowbell. There are also some exhilirating sequences, including the boat race and the scene in which Stuart is chased by a bunch of hungry ally-cats. Some scenes aren't like this, though. Some are just really unfunny and laughable, but those come along briefly and thankfully not often. All in all, Stuart Little is a step in the right direction after Rob Minkoff's 1994 animated directing success of Disney's The Lion King. It's flawed but fantastically fun stuff that gets to the point and does it in a stylishly likeable way.