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Nice Film For Big Kids Too

I was dragged to see this film by my two nieces and thought I was in for a boring 87 minutes.WRONG.I would pay to see this film again, if only to hear the wonderful contribution of Nathan Lane.Clever writing made this a film for all ages and I loved the way the charecters all took the mickey out of themselves.Well done to all concerned.

This "Little" goes a long way.

While less isn't always more, the makers of "Stuart Little 2" resisted the temptation to pad it out from its shorthand running time, meaning it goes by quickly and painlessly. Not that the actual plot of this followup to the original charmer is hard to take in itself (Stuart is starting to feel a bit left out, and when Margalo the wren literally drops into his life he gets a new dimension).In terms of technical levels it's only slightly easier to fault (Margalo looks a bit too cartoonish to be real, unlike Stuart Little himself and the falcon that's the movie's villain - but then again, Melanie Griffith [the voice of Margalo] always seems like a cartoon anyway), but the story by screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin and the movie's producer Douglas Wick is what makes this ultimately inferior to its predecessor; what helped drive "Stuart Little" was our hero's wish to be accepted by his human brother and by the cat - sneer all you want, but the family message was hard to ignore. For the sequel it's more standard - the friend who's acting out of ulterior motives at first but then turns out to be a real friend, etc. Stuart isn't so much the protagonist this time, and it hurts a little.So the freshness is reduced, but this still isn't stale - the charm and humour of the first movie remains, Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane are as adept as ever as Stuart and Snowbell ("This better be important." "Margalo is missing." "I'd better be more specific - I meant important to ME."), and the human Littles remain just right - loving but not without making you want to slit your own throats. HBO Family has recently aired an animated version with all the principals except Hugh Laurie absent - it'll have to go a long way to live up to the two movies. (In-joke for score fans: Alan Silvestri slips in a quote from his "Back to the Future" theme in the climax.)But I can see why this didn't do as well at the box-office as it should have - having a soccer match plus including Gilbert O'Sullivan AND Celine Dion on the soundtrack was asking for trouble...

Spectacular digital animation and a nice story.

I have a personal affection for this film because it's the first one I've seen with modern digital animation featuring birds. Birds are tough to do in animation and they are done exceptionally well in this particular kids film.The story is the usual Stuart Little for those who might remember the stories from childhood. Kids will like it and adult viewers who lack the excuse of taking the kids will not suffer too much for it. In this story, Stuart Little finds himself a little lonely until a female canary falls out of the sky into his company complaining of an injured wing and a pursuing hawk. Stuart is smitten, of course, but it turns out the canary's past has some unfortunate complications.The cast is just fantastic. Nathan Hale shows up as the white Angora cat -- again -- reprising his role in "Cats and Dogs". There is also some excellent musical pieces that anyone should enjoy. Best of all the animation is very nearly perfect. The colors seem a little intense, but this is in character with the style of the book which is a very poised fantasy.

Stuart Little 2" is a fun movie for kids

I think "Stuart Little 2" is a better movie than its predecessor. The sequel has more humor, more effects, and is faster paced than the original. The effects in this film are stunning. Stuart Little has incredible detail in his movements and hair. The bird Margalo is also well animated. She moves just like a bird but still manages to have a cartoon kind of face. The falcon is pretty cool and evil looking, too. All in all, it's an amazing accomplishment by Sony Imageworks. The effects hold up particularly well on the small screen and the colors are bright and clear. The DVD presentation looks great.

The voices in this film were well cast. Though I despise Melanie Griffith, her voice fit the bird well. She had just the right mix of innocence and street smarts. James Woods is excellent any time he plays the bad guy, and his voice fits the evil falcon well. And if you saw the original then you know Michael J. Fox fits the mouse's voice perfectly. However, the show stealer is Nathan Lane as Snowbell. Pretty much all of the characters are dull compared to this cat. He has some of the funniest one-liners of any film this summer and steals the show any time he's on screen.

The music in "Stuart Little 2" is pretty good, too, and sounds great on a home theater system. You may find yourself tapping your toes to this soundtrack.

Just as good as the first!

It's yet another family film! It's funny and very enjoyable. It's something that everyone (children &adults) would love! Kids will love the adventures Stuart has while adults will probably enjoy Snowball and the special effects. You don't need to know the story of "Stuart Little" to enjoy and understand this film. The animation and the special effects in this feature are great!

It's Stuart having new adventures. It's Stuart trying to find friends. It's a touching and an enjoyable story. It's Snowball with new jokes. It's a family film!

I really enjoyed this as well as my whole family. These days there are a lot of features being released that are Family films. But "Stuart Little 2" and "Lilo &Stitch" are the must-see. A lot of people who enjoyed Monsters Inc. will probably enjoy this. But I still find Monsters Inc. to be better than this movie. Still it's the family outing you've been waiting for. it's also for everyone who enjoys light humour and safe sweet stories...

superb CGI, yaaaawn story

I think that my one-line summary just about summarized this movie. CGI characters are very realistic, animation is top-notch, SFX...especially invisible ones are spectacular. Story is so so. Family values, corn flakes, school plays, meatloaf and salad.Blah.5/10

Cute movie for kids

I think this is a cute movie for kids but it's really not just for kids. I'm 18 years old and I thought this was a funny and cute movie. I loved all the characters and it had a great story line. I really liked Snowbell the cat. Nathan Lane was a great choice for the voice of Snowbell. This movie reminded me a lot of "Cats & Dogs" because Snowbell looks a lot like Mr. Tinkles. Margalo the bird was so cute and I liked her character. Hugh Laurie, Geena Davis, and Jonathan Lipnicki all had great performances. I saw the first Stuart Little when it was still in theaters but I don't remember much of it so I can't say whether it was better than this sequel or not. All I can say is that this was a very cute movie and I enjoyed it. Well, bye and thanks for reading my review!!

Betrayal! Disillusionment! Revenge! Redemption!

...That's right, boys and girls, it's STUART LITTLE 2! America's favorite talking, driving, aviator mouse is back, in another adventure, adorable as ever. And this time, along for the ride is an equally adorable little bird named Margalo (adorably voiced by Melanie Griffith). There's a bad bird too, who makes Margalo -=- MINOR SPOILER AHEAD -=- scam Stuart by befriending him and then stealing his mom's ring (hence the betrayal and the disillusionment - the revenge and redemption come later). My only question was: what did the bad bird plan to do with the ring? Sell it on the black bird market? But then again if you're wondering about that in a film where mice fly planes and ride sportcars, you would have a problem. The only thing that would have made this adorable and creative film even better would have been more scenes for the -yes - adorable Jonathan Lipnicki, from Jerry Maguire, who had me at hello years ago.

Fantastic family movie! Beyond my expectations!

I have seen many a movie sequel, and a few of them (mostly family movies from Disney and several others) really ... So I wasn't too sure about SL2. I loved the first one but was hesitant. I asked for it for Christmas and got it, and I just watched it, it was awesome! It was terrific. It had the same qualities of the first movie and was just plain good! I recommend this to anyone whol loved the first movie or enjoyed the original book because there is a part from the book that wasn't in the first film but is in this one. The character of Margalo is played very well by Melanie Griffith. Stuart as usual is voiced by the fantastic Michael J. Fox and has a very good part this time around. I loved the character of Snowball, played by Nathan Lane who is awesome in all his roles (even the really disturbing cameo appearance he has in Austin Powers in Goldmember) has some of the wittiest one liners in the entire movie. He is funnier in this one than in the first movie! Anyway, check this great movie sequel, and please click on the helpful button.

A Sweet, Rollicking Film for the Whole Family

How can it be? "Stuart Little 2" is even better than the first movie. Stuart (gently voiced by Michael J. Fox) is feeling a little, well, small, and the over-protectiveness of his mother (Geena Davis) does nothing to boost his self-esteem. His brother George has become the hero of the soccer team, however unwittingly, and is breaking away from Stuart to be with his own friends. When Stuart rescues a charming canary named Margalo (voiced by Melanie Griffith) from a hawk, he swells with his new-found sense of heroism and develops a crush on his new friend. But things aren't what they seem. Margalo disappears, and Stuart fears the worst and sets out to rescue her again, this time enlisting the aid of family cat Snowbell (voiced by Nathan Lane.)

The comic scenes are hilarious and always clever, and the emotional ones are touching without going overboard. Stuart matures from a disheartened mouse smothered by motherly love to a courageous adventurer who wants nothing more than to do the right thing. The cinematic palette is ingenious, with vibrant colors reminiscent of a picture book. The true wonder of this film is Stuart himself, am adorable CGI with detailed fur and a face that expresses a wide range of emotions, making him seem lovably real.

This film is ideal for family entertainment, as adults will be charmed as much as the kids. Although Stuart faces danger, there's nothing here that will terrorize little ones, and they'll get a kick out of scenes such as Stuart's uncontrolled plane ride and his being lowered by a string down the drain. Buy this film instead of renting, as it's worth seeing more than once - and the kids will insist upon it.

Not just for kids!

My Wife and I recently saw this film, and just like the previous one, it was excellent. We were worried about going to see this film at our age, without any kids in tow, but we were amazed at how many people of our age, without any kids either, were in the cinema queue. The animals steal the show, as usual.I just love Snowbell the cat, he gets lots of good lines.Hats off to the special effects guys, you could almost believe that animals could talk! From now on, I won't be afraid to go and see a "Kids" film, without any! Bring on Stuart Little 3!

great movie for the family

my wife and i just went seen this last night. this was just as good or a little better than the first one. there was grandparents there with grandkids. moms and dads with kids. teens and just people who likes good movies.we will buy stuart little and stuart little 2 when it comes out for when our grandsons are here. if you don't have kids go see it anyway for a night of fun.

A great sequel that tops the original!

I bought this film as a Christmas gift for my 5 and 6 year old nieces and 4 year old nephew and they watched it at least a dozen times since. It's three weeks after Christmas and I watched it with them over the past weekend. I was really delighted with it. The whole Margalo/Falcon interplay made it an exciting and suspenseful story (far more involving and funnier than the first). Margalo: "I'm in the can." Snowbell: "OK, I'll wait." is probably the funniest payoff line in the whole movie, Fox, Griffith, Woods and Lane were absolutely perfect! A great film for the family.

Cute Movie

This is a really cute animation with real life people movie. this movie features the voices of Melanie Griffith and Michael J. Fox. This is a fun movie to watch and I even think it is better than the first because they have Stuart Little interact with more animals his size instead of him looking up at huge people. The movie is 78 minutes long so take your kids. I enjoyed it.

The Clock Train

Dear Sirs,I have a 3 years old son who's watching all the time "Stuart Little 2". He really loves to wealth it. At the beginning of the movie,there's a scene in which George wakes up by a clock in a shape of a train. We live nearly a railway station and he also loves trains. I would like to know if there's a way of buying such a clock in order to offer him.I hope you continues to give people all that Stuart Little that Stuart Little Magic.Best regardsSílvia Martins

A great movie. Good family entertainment.

A great film, and Ibelive that it was just as good as Stuaart Little, being one of the few sequels that are as good as the original. Again a beautifull fairy-tell for the hole family. The story is about Stuart Little, the nice family mouse that finds a girlfriend, a little bird, that isn't what she really seems to be. But I won@t spoil you. Just see the film. One of the best things of this movie was also the soundrack. A multitude of songs. The best one was Celine Dion's single I'm Alive. My raiting for the movie was 9/10, because it couldn't rise to the quality of films like Jungle2Jungle, My Girl 2, or The Parent Trap. Stil, a must see movie.

Fun Film

I just came back from seeing Stuart Little 2 with my 4 and a half year old son. He loved it and I had a good time too!!!! It was appropriate for his age and nothing shocking for him (he loved the airplane). One note though; this was the first movie with James Woods in it that he didn't cuss in (it must have been painful for him)!!!!!

First "Little" was better; but..

I *really* expected a lot for this "Little 2" movie since I loved the way they depicted innocent, well-meaning and happy family & their adopted cute little son Stuart the mouse(obviously). Loved Mr&Mrs Little-Geena Davis&Hugh Laurie (they look really chummy, by the way), loved George- Lipnicki and of course,the voice of J.Fox and Nathan Lane. Maybe I liked ('Sixth Sense','Sign' director) M.Night Shamalyn's screenplay better than Bruce Joel Rubin.(No offense.)For the first half part, this movie was pretty disappointing. It was far from family any longer. It was all about Hollywood action-packed adventure movie. I kept yawning and whispering 'hey..this is gonna be bad~' Moreover, I don't like the way they used POP SONGs in here!! Why didn't they just use Alan Silvestri's scores? That'd be real moving; but Mandy Moore? Celine Dion? Hey I like those gals but please! Even the great song 'Alone again' sounded pretty lame for me.But after Stuart left for Margalow with Snowbell, then the fun began. You can't think of anything from there. It's really fun,funny,thrilling and touching also. (I won't give out any spoilers here.)Most of the credits and kudos to Michael J. Fox("Mom! Dad! I'm goin' in!" & "Save yourself!"), James Woods(very scary,let me tell you! My cousine couldn't look at this hawk straight in the eye. Maybe too scary for the kids.), unbelievable Melanie Griffith! I never thought she would make that kinda job. Pretty satisfactory compared to her previous works.Lastly-Mr.Nathan Lane!! He's the man here. I strongly insist the producers should make 'Snowbell Little' out of this flick. Nathan Lane rocks! He inspires this little white cat into a human being! I will never forget his acting here. He is so~ natural. Of course, Steve Zahn also the greatest. Never let me down both of those guys.Trivia- I like that little Afro-American boy called Will(George's friend) as well. Very cute("uh..he brought a magazine.")!So I'm telling you- quite disappointing from the start, very irritating those pop songs;but you'll get rewarded by the last half sequences.

Stuart Little 2 does it again

There's a reason all of the original stars returned for this sequal. I took my 3 year old to see it with a friend just the other day. I was pleasantly surprised that it had a great story and was great fun for us all!

Wonderful Family Movie

Entertaining, adorable movie. Perfect length for children. The cast was wonderful, and the new family addition (Martha Little)is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL child. Margalo is also a wonderful addition. Much more entertaining and creative than Stuart Little 1. HIGHLY recommend.