Lilo & Stitch - Review
- Jack Aling
- Jun 1, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
Nobody Gets Left Behind.
Review written by Jack Aling
Lilo & Stitch is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp and written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright & Mike Van Waes.
Starring Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong & Chris Sanders.
The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.
Some live-action remakes have a justifiable reason for existence. Whether that's story, technological advances or an evolution of the original. But Lilo & Stitch just makes sense as an animation.
With larger than life characters, literal aliens and a sense of storybook nostalgia, the original is a classic for a reason. Unfortunately, this new live-action adaptation brings nothing new to the table - it actively takes things away.
But it has a cuddly, adorable and recognisable furry creature in the lead, so it's going to make a billion dollars and be fast-tracked for sequels, spin-offs and theme park rides by the end of the summer.
Maia Kealoha was a welcome addition, giving a wonderful performance as Lilo, but all this adaptation made me want to do was go back and watch the original.
Maybe that was Disney's dastardly scheme the whole time…
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