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Life couldn’t be sweeter for Garfield, everyone’s favorite feline. Parked on a
comfortable chair in front of the television, feasting on his favorite dish, lasagna, and
hurling insults at his beleaguered owner Jon, Garfield is the master
of his universe.
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Berardinelli, Internet CriticFull Review Poor Garfield: The Movie is a prime example of what happens when there's too little source material for a movie screenplay. To be sure, there are occasional moments of rare wit (perhaps as the result of lines lifted directly from Jim Davis' daily strips), but the production as a whole is several notches below uninspired, and in the same neighborhood as unnecessary.
Roger EbertFull Review Good Yep, this is Garfield, all right. 'Garfield: The Movie' captures the elusive charm of the most egotistical character on the funny pages, and drops him into a story that allows him to bask in his character flaws. That Garfield is revealed to be brave and conscientious after all will not surprise anyone, although it might embarrass him.
USA TodayFull Review Average Not even Bill Murray could save Garfield. Perhaps the comedian — so pitch-perfect as the sardonic actor in Lost in Translation — got too deeply into character. In voicing the lazy fat cat, he didn't draw upon his own distinctive wit to add heft (or subtlety) to the feline's one-liners. Instead, Murray delivers bland recitations...Still, the movie falls flat. Garfield's tagline is "It's all about me-ow!" The emphasis should be on the "ow!"
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Moviegoer Opinions:
We collected 181 moviegoer opinions. Obviously the most important age group for this movie is children and they loved "Garfield." But children tend to love the last movie they see, so the next important group of moviegoers is Moms. Over half rated it "Very Good" or higher and the remaining half rated it as an OK movie. This is great for a silly kids movie. The next important group is Dads and their opinions are very similar to that of the Moms, which is even more surprising considering the type of movie this is. And last are teens. Again, most enjoyed "Garfield" very much.
While "Garfield" is certainly no "Toy Story," it is a movie parents can take the whole family to see and everyone should have a great time.
Life couldn't be sweeter for Garfield, everyone's favorite feline. Parked on a
comfortable chair in front of the television, feasting on his favorite dish, lasagna, and
hurling insults at his beleaguered owner Jon (BRECKIN MEYER), Garfield is the master
of his universe.
When Jon takes Garfield to visit beautiful veterinarian Liz Wilson (JENNIFER
LOVE HEWITT), she gives Jon a pepped-up, tail-wagging, panting creature that
represents everything that Garfield loathes. Garfield, meet Odie, a lovable, dim-witted…
dog. The wise-cracking cat is, for the first time in his nine lives, left speechless. The
clueless Odie chases his tail till he's dizzy, crashes into walls, and barks without cause,
all to the unbridled delight of Jon who eagerly welcomes Odie into his home.
Odie turns Garfield's perfect world upside down. Garfield's solution: OUT,
DARN DOG. When the hapless hound disappears into the evil clutches of local celebrity
Happy Chapman (STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY), you would think Garfield would rejoice.
But he feels responsible for the fate of another. With uncharacteristic energy, courage
and selflessness, Garfield manages to pull himself away from his lazy life and spring into
action. He's on the unlikeliest of impossible missions: to save Odie.
This adventure brings together Jon and Liz, as well as Garfield's fellow felines
Nermal and Arlene. But most importantly, it unites Garfield with Odie, who – while the
finicky feline may never admit it – is really the best friend he has ever had.
