Charlotte's Web
Director: Gary Winick
Year: 2006
Stars: Dakota Fanning, (voices) Dominic Scott Kay, Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, Robert Redford, John Cleese
Yes, it's a kids movie. And yes, I wanted to watch it. I wanted a lazy Sunday afternoon movie, and having read the book as a kid, knew I liked the story.
It's the story of a young girl who saves a piglet (the runt of the litter) from being killed, and takes it on herself to look after the piglet, doing her best to ensure the piglet (Wilbur) doesn't die. With this, she has the help of other animals in the barn Wilbur goes to live in - in particular the spider, Charlotte.
Turns out it's not a bad movie either. Of course, if you hate talking animals, you'll hate this. But then it is a story about a pig who meets a spider, so you should expect this really. But it's a lovingly made, cheerful, feel-good film.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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