Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties 2006

Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune: I've always had a soft spot for Garfield, and this may account, at least in part, for the fact that I enjoyed a lot of this movie. When the humans have the sense to keep quiet, and the animals are doing their shtick, there's great fun to be had. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: There's something kind of strange about a bunch of animals cooking in a kitchen, when many of those animals would normally be getting cooked in a kitchen. But that is the least of this movie's problems. Read more

Nathan Rabin, AV Club: As in the first film, Garfield spends way too much time boogying to the music of the Black-Eyed Peas, and the slang, catch-phrases, and pop-culture references here all passed their expiration date long ago. Read more

Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic: It's fast, it's moderately amusing and it will keep the kids giggling for a quick 80 minutes. Read more

Janice Page, Boston Globe: You'll only be attracted to Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties if you're very young, you're very easily entertained, or you just can't get enough of Jim Davis's lasagna-scarfing cartoon cat. Read more

Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly: Garfield himself (voiced by Bill Murray) is once again strikingly unlikable, a bloated, bingeing fascist. Read more

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: There's nothing horribly wrong with Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. Read more

Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: [A] fast-paced, enjoyable family movie. Read more

Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News: While there are few surprises, the sweet sensibility dashed with Mr. Murray's acerbic delivery of Garfield makes an appealing mix. Read more

Jim Ridley, L.A. Weekly: [The skilled voice actors] only underscore how misconceived the movie is on every other level. Read more

Peter Debruge, Miami Herald: It all makes for a relatively painless first hour or so, right up until Garfield's big 'let them eat lasagna' scene. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Over the entire length of the film, I counted four laughs. Thirty minutes in, there was even the sound of some cranky crying, and whines of 'But I don't wanna watch the funny kitty-cat.' Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Connolly, bless him, throws himself heartily into the task of acting opposite a computer-generated cat given to bad puns and flatulence. Everyone else, however, looks mortified, and can you blame them? Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Just consider A Tail of Two Kitties more endurable, more a movie than Garfield: The Movie, and you won't be too disappointed. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties is actually funnier and more charming than the first film. Read more

Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: The best thing that can be said about Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties is that the movie isn't quite as bad as its name. Read more

Christy Lemire, Associated Press: It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. Sorry, couldn't help it. With a title like Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, the bad Dickens puns are irresistible. Read more

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: Even for the chubbiest comic cat in captivity, Garfield's onscreen shtick is wearing a bit thin. Read more

Claudia Puig, USA Today: Send this one to the litter box. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: Good kitty! Superior in every way to its underwhelming predecessor, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties is a genuinely clever kidpic that should delight moppets, please parents -- and maybe tickle a few tweens. Read more

Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: Nothing happens that you haven't seen before, although if you haven't seen it before (you would have to be younger than 3), you might crack a smile or two. Read more