Stuart Little 2 (2002)

Let's be realistic.

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Stuart Little 2 (2002): Dir: Rob Minkoff / Cast: Hugh Laurie, Geena Davis / Voices: Michael J. Fox, Melanie Griffith, Nathan Lane: Major improvement after the pathetic film that preceded it. This one is broader in its themes and contains a simplistic plot yet detailed structure and exciting climax. Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis return as Mr. and Mrs. Little and they are as plain and cardboard as they were in the first film where they seemingly adopt a mouse that wears clothes and not bat an eye at the absurdity. Here we accept it and Stuart joins George Little, the son of the parents, at school. He scores a new friend in the form of a bird named Margalo. She lands in Stuart's miniature car to escape a falcon but the real story is that she is a thief under threat by this falcon. She is forced to steal Mrs. Little's wedding ring. She disappears and Stuart is determined to locate her and face the falcon. Directed by Rob Minkoff who made the horrible first film as well as the Disney masterpiece The Lion King. Michael J. Fox voices Stuart, the mouse determined not to be outdone by his small stature and face odds larger than life. Melanie Griffith voices the soul searching Margalo who discovers friendship and a life outside crime and oppression. Nathan Lane steals scenes voicing Snellbell the fluffy cat with an appetite for food but shies away from danger. Strong themes for families regarding making a difference regardless of one's size. Score: 7 ½ / 10

not profound different by first part, it has a special virtue - it is a film for kids. naive, not very complicated, nice and full of basic romanticism and heroism. so, for adult public it could be a disappointment. but to be the kind of movie for a specific viewer is the vocation of this type of films. to use the child sensitivity, to preserve the fairy tale's spirit, to explore the adventure rules, to be charming and sweet and colored. so, for its purpose, the second Stuart Little represents the best result. and that is the secret to see it. to ignore the first expectations. for enjoy. and for remind the genuine seduction of a small story.

After the success of the original 1999 film the whole cast reunite for this sequel that may be a rare case of a film that betters the original.Again using the classic book by E.B White as source material this film manages to create story lines that is appealing to both adults and children and moves along at a nice pace.The human actors are all good in their roles with Hugh Laurie trying out the American accent that would prove useful in the TV series 'House' years later and the voice acting of Nathan Lane and Michael J Fox is great.Overall a welcome addition to the series and if your family enjoyed the first one they should certainly enjoy seeing what happened to the Little's next.

From same director Rob Minkoff (The Lion King), this films brings back the cute rodent character based on the book by Charlotte's Web author E.B. White. Basically adopted mouse Stuart (Michael J. Fox) has settled into the Little family very nicely, but mother Eleanor (Geena Davis) is very protective of him, seeing how he's very small, and his father Fredrick (Hugh Laurie) thinks he should be able to do things without worry or fuss. Oh, and Stuart's brother George (Jonathan Lipnicki) has made a new friend, Will (Marc John Jefferies), so he is feeling lonely. That is until he meets and "rescues" canary Margalo (Melanie Griffith) from a Falcon (James Woods), and she soon moves in, but no-one knows she is helping con-artist Falcon. But Margalo does obviously grow to like Stuart and the family for real, and its up to Stuart and Snowbell the cat (Nathan Lane) to save her. This may not have the same charm and wit of the previous film, but there is still some fun to be had. It was nominated the BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film. Okay!