Matt Donato is a Los Angeles-based film critic and member of the Critics Choice Association. Don’t feed him after midnight.
The Big Picture Some animated children’s movies are fun for the whole family—The Garfield Movie is not one of them. The Emperor’s New Groove director Mark Dindal tries to spin Jim Davis’ world-famous orange tabby cat into a Looney Tunes knockoff, trading dry-and-droll trademarks for a lighter sense of humor. Writers Paul A.
Release Date May 24, 2024 Director Mark Dindal Cast Hannah Waddingham , Samuel L. Jackson , Nicholas Hoult , Chris Pratt Main Genre Animation Writers jim davis , Paul A. Kaplan , David Reynolds Chris Pratt steps into his second major voice acting role for an established character, but alters nothing about his delivery to become Garfield. Bill Murray at least sounds like a lazy housecat whose sole purpose is hating Mondays and eating lasagna .
The Garfield Movie ditches Davis' deadpan approach and Garfield’s lethargic personality for conventional heist movie tropes jammed through a kiddie-friendly lens. Garfield’s treated like a Bugs Bunny type , getting launched by trees made of rubber or munching on industrial-sized mountains of cheddar in the dairy farm’s processing facility. It hardly feels like a Garfield movie, more a boardroom-voted combination of familiar beats and repetitive storytelling refitted for the umpteenth time.
The Animation in 'The Garfield Movie' Is Nothing Special Close Sony’s animation department replicates cartoony design styles in releases like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs or Open Season, while also leaning into the comic-drawn nature of Davis’ newspaper frames. It’s slick enough, but also nothing outstandingly spectacular. Sony titles like The Mitchells vs. The Machines or Spider-Verse movies are visual feasts, whereas The Garfield Movie never truly dazzles.
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