Maia Kealoha takes the lead in the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch

Disney’s live-action remakes have always been something of a mixed bag, but the reviews for the new adaptation of Lilo & Stitch are suggesting it could be one of the most polarising yet.

Based on the 2002 animated classic, this new take on Lilo & Stitch moves the action into the real world, with live-action actors portraying the human characters and realistic CGI animation used to help depict its various aliens.

Ahead of the film’s cinema release later this week, critics have begun sharing their thoughts on the remake, which range from reducing it to a “travesty” and a “monstrosity” to hailing it as being among Disney’s best live-action remakes to date.

Here’s a selection of the reviews so far to help get across just how divided critics are about the new Lilo & Stitch…

The Guardian (1/5)

“Disney’s latest unnecessary remake is a monstrosity monstrosity [...] there’s hardly a single smile in Lilo & Stitch ’25 not generated through the stolen valor of the earlier screenplay, and hardly a poignant moment that’s not more admirably raw in the G-rated version.”

The Independent (1/5)

“Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch is a travesty. This pointless remake saps the original film of its humour, satire and queerness – and sands down the titular alien into a blander, more easily marketable CGI rascal.”

Maia Kealoha and Sydney Elizebeth Agudong in character as Lilo and her sister Nani in Lilo & Stitch

The Hollywood Reporter

“For adults, a little of the visual chaos will go a long way, with Stitch, cute as he is,........

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