Stuart Little 2 2002

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: An overcalculated, up-to-the-minute kid flick that buries the book's mysteries under a pile of noise, misguided action sequences, and product placements for the PlayStation 2. Read more

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: This follow-up to the 1999 family hit knows exactly what its audience wants -- action, charm and eye-popping visuals. Read more

Christine Dolen, Miami Herald: Lane's Snowbell is the cat's meow, the best -- and for many grown-ups, the only -- reason to see Stuart Little 2. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: At 78 minutes it just zings along with vibrance and warmth. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Like the hugely successful first film, the sequel provides pleasant, engaging if largely disposable entertainment for the general audience. Read more

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune: A warm, witty, consistently funny family movie with a sweet message about loving yourself, be you a mouse or whatever. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Both Stuart Little ... and the even better Stuart Little 2 ... are superior family films that have perfected a seamless fusion of live action and animation in which it is difficult to tell where one leaves off and the other begins. Read more

Gene Seymour, Newsday: As immaculate as Stuart Little 2 is, it could be a lot better if it were, well, more adventurous. Read more

Ted Fry, Seattle Times: This installment is a much bigger Little adventure with all the ingredients of the heartwarming original -- excitement, humor, awesome computer graphics -- thrust into high gear. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: No question, your kids will like Stuart Little 2. You probably will, too. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: More than the last time around, it has elements that might help divert those bigger people who find themselves unavoidably in attendance. Read more

Ted Shen, Chicago Reader: The film is fairly formulaic, though some of its puns and wisecracks are hilarious, especially those delivered by the Littles' lazy and cynical Persian cat. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: It reminds us that Nathan Lane is the best show stealer in show business. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: Significantly better than its 2002 children's-movie competition. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: It's a bouncy mouse caper with a wee bit of soul. Read more

Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: Vacillating between sappy and snappy, Stuart Little 2 is featherweight family fare, perfectly timed for viewers with short attention spans. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Lovingly photographed in the manner of a Golden Book sprung to life, Stuart Little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: Returning director Rob Minkoff ... and screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin ... have done a fine job of updating White's dry wit to a new age. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Stuart Little 2 works, even for those who didn't see the first Stuart Little. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Yes, reader, I enjoyed the movie, in its innocent way. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: The color sense of Stuart Little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure, but it would count for very little if the movie weren't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: [Stuart is] like every beloved pet we ever wished we could talk to. Read more

Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star: A simple, charming little movie that's fit for both kids and parents. Read more

Time Out: The plot, however, is both shabbier and less emotionally involving than its predecessor. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: Interaction between digital figures and human beings is so remarkably seamless that, after just a few minutes, one stops marveling and simply accepts the miracles as a kind of matter-of-fact naturalism. Read more

Ed Park, Village Voice: When Stuart tells Margolo that her wing is as good as new, she demurs, then appears to allude to the relative merits of SL2 and its cloying predecessor: 'It's much, much better.' Read more