June 13-16 & 20-23 | Friday-Monday twice | 1 hour, 48 minutes | Rated PG |
Blast off into summer break with this adorable live-action version of the family classic. When a lab-grown monster designed to conquer planets escapes and lands in Hawaii, he gets a lesson in family, love, surfing, and Elvis from Lilo and Nani, a slightly-weird-in-a-cute-way six-year-old and her teenage sister trying to live together on their own after the death of their parents. Of course, there’s a pair of aliens out to recapture the experiment, one who is rather hapless and non-threatening, and the other of whom is the mad scientist who crated Stitch in the first place. It’s a madcap adventure with great themes, great music, some rich characters, and just right to put you in a tropical state of mind. It currently has a 93% Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Zips by at a pleasantly breakneck pace, never overstaying, lingering just long enough in the emotional moments to draw a tear or two.” -Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service
“The live-action version adds a few more layers to the lovable plotline – fleshing out both the narrative and characters to add depth to the story and excising a few details to keep the structure fairly tight.” -Aparita Bhandari, Globe and Mail
“Director Dean Fleischer Camp brings a light touch of the tender-hearted sensibility of his Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.” -Nell Minow, RogerEbert.com
“Lively, fast-paced and ever so familiar, the picture is a happy addition to the holiday. It’s worth leaving the house to see.” -Soren Andersen, Seattle Times
“It’s a sweet, funny, simple story with a cute central duo and modest scale (thanks to a smaller than typical budget). It turns out to be an excellent candidate for a do-over, able to establish a personality of its own without the original looming over it.” -Olly Richards, Time Out
“Lilo & Stitch is not only incredibly well cast, it also brings the movie into 2025 with some smart changes and thoughtful additions.” -Amy Amatangelo, Paste Magazine
“It’s jovial, zany, and sweet, and it recreates its adorable title alien via CGI (and a Sanders voice performance) with pitch-perfect accuracy.” -Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
“While it may never fully replace the original in the hearts of its fans, this new Lilo & Stitch manages to capture the real emotion embedded in this story, while also nailing all the fun that comes from an agent of chaos discovering he has a heart.” -Liz Shannon Miller, Consequence
“Here, “ohana” doesn’t just mean family but community, and the film does moving and spirited work in showcasing how crucial it is for us to lift each other up.” -Justin Clark, Slant Magazine
Lilo & Stitch will open at The Clyde on Friday, June 13, and play Friday, Saturday, Sunday, & Monday at 7:30 for two weeks.
