Charlotte's Web
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 15, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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60
SlateDana Stevens
To paraphrase the novel's famous last lines, it's not often a story comes along that can make for both a great book and a wonderful movie. Charlotte's Web isn't both. Read full review
60
EmpireAngie Errigo
Cute and sweet, and if it lacks great wit or magic, at least it has the courage to remain faithful to the gentle sadness and 'realism' of the original material. Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Nowhere to be found is any dramatic surprise, heightening of the pulse or genuine pulling of heartstrings. Gary Winick's direction consists of button pushing, and the mechanics are palpable at every step. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleJosh Rosenblatt
What Charlotte's Web has always had going for it, and what I imagine kids will always cling to (regardless of technological advances), is a sweet, simple, and timeless story about the power of friendship and the acceptance of loss, a story that's told faithfully here. And that ending is still a doozy. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
This passable live-action feature from Christian mogul Philip Anschutz (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) also relies heavily on the voices, though the actors are sometimes miscast (Julia Roberts as the spider) or chosen more for their on-screen personas than their pipes (Steve Buscemi as the rat). Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
The new live-action rendering of E.B. White's perennial children's favorite, Charlotte's Web, is so carefully spun that it's lifeless. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
Whereas E.B. White's beloved novel introduced kids to the cycle of life, tenderly broaching the tricky subject of mortality, this latest movie version plays like just another piece of vegetarian agitprop. Read full review
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