Charlotte's Web (2006)

"It honors its source and captures the key elements — the humor and good sense, as well as the sheer narrative exuberance — that have made White’s book a classic..."

""Charlotte's Web," the endearingly enduring 1952 E.B. White novel about friendship and salvation, has been turned into a beautifully rendered motion picture that's full of warmth, wit and wonder..."

"If you've never read it, this is a perfect introduction, and if you have, you'll be impressed with how effectively director Gary Winick and screenwriters Susannah Grant and Karey Kirkpatrick capture White's message about love and loyalty among all of God's creatures without ever getting syrupy. There's an edge to this exemplary family movie, just as there is in the story..."

"This is a little darling of a film. It's a simple, beautifully told story of family, friendship and the power of words that should keep fans of the beloved book by E. B. White happy. It should also gain the book a few new fans..."

""Charlotte's Web," with its insistently "magical" theme music, an overbearing climax and a trough full of bad jokes, is merely adequate..."

"Yet if you don't expect the moon or any directorial distinction, the new adaptation of the 1952 classic works on its own terms while respecting the original. I liked it. I didn't love it the way I love the book, but the book ... well, that is some book..."