ons ▁critic ized ▁the ▁animation ▁as ▁" st iff , ▁basic ▁and ▁two - dimensional " ▁and ▁the ▁music ▁as ▁lack ing ▁" that ▁instant ▁catch iness ▁which ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁a ▁successful ▁feature ▁of ▁W alt ▁Disney ' s ▁cart oon ▁mel od ies . ▁But ▁the ▁s add est ▁thing ▁of ▁all ▁is ▁to ▁see ▁E . ▁B . ▁White ' s ▁celebrated ▁fant asy ▁reduced ▁to ▁such ▁pl od ding ▁bland ness ▁in ▁def iance ▁of ▁its ▁rich ▁potential ." ▁ ▁The ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁reported ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁ 7 6 % ▁appro val ▁rating ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 . 6 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads ; ▁" That ' s ▁some ▁p ig , ▁with ▁spir ited ▁vocal ▁performances ▁and ▁a ▁char ming ly ▁family - friend ly ▁adaptation ▁of ▁E . B . ▁White ' s ▁wins ome ▁story ▁sp un ▁around ▁him ." ▁Among ▁ret ros pective ▁reviews , ▁Craig ▁Butler ▁of ▁All - Movie ▁Guide ▁critic ized ▁the ▁animation ▁and ▁the ▁musical ▁score , ▁but ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁faithful ▁adaptation , ▁not ing ▁that ▁" no ▁attempt ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁soft en ▁the ▁exist ential ▁sad ness ▁at ▁the ▁story ' s ▁core ". ▁Dan ▁J ard ine ▁critic ized ▁the ▁songs ▁and ▁the ▁" S aturday ▁morning ▁cart oon ▁quality " ▁of ▁the ▁animation , ▁but ▁also ▁says ▁that ▁Ham ner ▁" ret ains ▁just