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88
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New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Parents, who are more apt to be bored by the simple story line, are going to be amazed nevertheless by the smooth, convincing animation that lends Stuart his lifelike physicality and expressive facial gestures.
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75
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
A Little goes a long way.
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70
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The New York Times Stephen Holden
Sustains a lovely balance between enchantment and playfulness.
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70
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Washington Post Rita Kempley
The tale is propelled by its characters and buoyed by the film's warm and loving spirit.
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63
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USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
At least a few good things are found in this small package.
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63
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Boston Globe Jay Carr
The new Stuart Little is OK, but it's never so charming that you forget you're watching a manufactured object.
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63
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Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan
Doesn't have the exuberant inspiration or seamless, polished dazzle of "Toy Story 2," but if the latter is sold out at the multiplex this weekend, the mouse is a passable substitute.
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50
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Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
The other, unintentional lesson taught here is that it's easier to make a mouse talk than to come up with something interesting for him to say.
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50
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Its hero upstages anything the plot can possibly come up with.
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50
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San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack
Doesn't quite measure up to the extraordinary sweetness of the classic children's book by E.B. White on which it is based. But then again, how could it?
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