Lilo & Stitch to set Memorial Day box office record despite middling critical reviews - While Disney’s live-action remake has had a lukewarm critical reception, it’s left fans overjoyed and nostalgic

For the most part, the new version sticks pretty closely to the 2002 animated film. The story centers on two sisters, Lilo and Nani, who are navigating life after the death of their parents. Nani, a teenager just about to head to college, struggles to hold down a job and watch out for her sister, who is a bit chaotic.

Disney fans have taken issue with one of the more notable changes made in the Lilo & Stitch live-action remake.

Newcomer Maia Kealoha shines in Disney’s now-familiar tale of a Hawaiian girl and her extraterrestrial “dog.”

Maia Kealoha and Sydney Agudong play onscreen sisters in "Lilo & Stitch" and opened up about how they became ohana off screen as well.