| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Purr-fectly fun." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...casting [Bill Murray] is inspired..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"The cinematic Garfield: The Movie feels like an 82-minute commercial for Garfield, The Brand rather than cinematic dumb fun. more... |
C |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...even (Bill) Murray cannot hold back the waves of boredom that eventually overwhelm the movie's meager offerings." more... |
C- |
| E! Online |
"If you're old enough to read the cartoon, then you're too old for the movie." more... |
C- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"It’s marginally better than The Cat in the Hat, though that’s like saying suffocation is mildly more amusing than drowning." more... |
D+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...strictly for the kiddies." more... |
C |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...you are likely to leave this one feeling as grouchy and put-upon as the title character." more... |
D |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...a motion picture so ungainly and awful that only an under-8 child could appreciate it." more... |
D |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...there's never an engaging moment, let alone a creative one." more... |
D |
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