Without Murray, the film would have much less appeal.
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06/24/06
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Garfield the Movie (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 128
Fresh: 18
Rotten:110
Average Rating: 3.5/10
Consensus: When the novelty of the CGI Garfield wears off, what's left is a simplistic kiddie movie.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The long-running, popular comic strip about the fat and lazy cat named Garfield comes to life with this live-action Hollywood comedy. Based on characters created by Jim Davis, the film tells the story of this supremely spoiled pet, who... [More]
Starring: Breckin Meyer, Bill Murray, Liz Wilson, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Director: Peter Hewitt
Reviews for Garfield the Movie
Top Critic This is mediocre moviemaking, not even Bill Murray can save a weak script and weaker special effects.
08/07/04
Top Critic Cute and friendly enough, but for anyone over eight, not recommended.
07/30/04
Top Critic Ignore the fact that this film should have been made at least 15 years ago and you might enjoy it.
07/08/04
The story is bland and workmanlike--week-old catnip that's lost its bite. What saves it is the animation, which is set amid a live-action world and which is extremely well done.
09/18/07
People who love cats will see their own felines in Garfield. Parents who love neither Garfield nor cats will have a good time nonetheless.
09/22/06
Garfield remains one of the most shamelessly marketed properties of all time, so the inevitable feature film is merely the logical climax to a product blitz that already includes bowling balls, oven mitts, and a line of Richard Petty-related products.
12/06/05
It has good laughs, decent writing and is 100% loyal to both the comic and the cartoon, which will leave the diehard fans begging for more.
12/06/05
The strongest messages for adults are that we should purchase and consume...Pepperidge Farm Goldfish and dash off to Petco for all of our kitty’s litter and chow needs.
07/25/05
I have always thought of the strip as a quiet cartoon, one based on irony and sly, wry humor. Not so the Garfield movie, which is generally raucous and loud.
09/28/04
Imagine the comic strip as a lone enchilada stretched to feed the whole dinner crowd at Pancho's.
09/16/04
Strictly for the kids. Parents will find themselves yawning more often than not.
08/08/04
Os realizadores não compreenderam a essência do material original: as tiras criadas por Davis giram em torno das atitudes de Garfield, e não de suas ações.
07/16/04
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