US EditionLilo & Stitch review: A worthy live-action remake with delightful performances
- Disney released a live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch in May 2025, now playing in theaters with Maia Kealoha debuting as Lilo.
- The remake follows Disney's ongoing strategy of turning popular animated films, like Lilo & Stitch from 2002, into live-action versions.
- The film retains the original story’s emotional core about a Hawaiian girl and a misbehaving alien forming a family, but the script and pacing show flaws.
- The remake earned mixed reviews, including a 5 out of 10 rating, with praise for heartfelt performances and criticism of poor editing and convoluted storytelling.
- Though imperfect, the film offers a wholesome, feel-good experience suitable for young children and family audiences, and will likely remain theatrical for months.
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In his quest to revive nostalgia, Disney re-launched one of his classics in real action format (live-action).Lilo & Stitch, the beloved story of a Hawaiian girl adopting a small and powerful extraterrestrial, came to Lilo & Stitch's turn.Lilo & Stitch's new film premiered in the cinemas of Costa Rica on May 23, with the intention of conquering a generation that grew up with the original tape and, at the same time, seduced new followers. Next, we…
More than 20 years after debuting in cinemas around the world as an animation film, and also as a series of cartoons, little Lilo and her alien friend Stitch return to screens all over the world. But, this time, in flesh and blood. Lilo and Stitch come out of the animation worlds to really go to Hawaii, surf through its waves, discover its greens and destroy much of its landscape through the manazas of Experiment 626, that is, the little Stitch.…
When Lilo & Stitch premiered in 2002, the audience fell in love with their peculiar mix of science fiction, Hawaiian culture and the moving story of two sisters who find their ohana (family) in the most unexpected places.
As in the 2002 animated film, Quebec actor Martin Watier lends his voice to the little blue alien Stitch.
Pleakley is more of a drag than a queen in live-action 'Lilo & Stitch'
Walt Disney Pictures continues to bet on the lucrative trend of transforming some of the studio's most popular animated movies into live-action remakes. After 2015's Cinderella, 2017's Beauty and the Beast, 2019's The Lion King, and 2025's Snow White, Disney has now released a remake of Lilo & Stitch — the live-action adaptation of what is arguably a near-perfect animated movie. Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ…
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