Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
This live-action/CGI adaptation of E.B. White's beloved classic is a competent but unremarkable retelling of a well-known story. The plot faithfully follows the source material but adds little new perspective. Acting from the human cast is serviceable, while the voice work (Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi) is decent but not transformative. Cinematography is pleasant and pastoral but formulaic for a family film. Novelty is low — the story has been adapted before (the 1973 animated film remains more iconic) and this version brings little distinctive vision or fresh interpretation. The ending retains the emotional resonance of the book's bittersweet farewell, which still lands adequately even in this version.