Garfield: The Movie (2004)

PG
80 min
Comedy
June 10, 2004

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Garfield: The Movie Review

What the filmmakers ask us to root for here is a hero that is self-centered, lazy and boring. And with that as the lead, the movie lays there like an icky CGI furball.

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Release Date

June 10, 2004

Director

Peter Hewitt

Writers

Jim Davis
Joel Cohen
Alec Sokolow

Cast

Breckin Meyer
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Stephen Tobolowsky
Bill Murray
Evan Arnold
Mark Christopher Lawrence

Official Website

garfieldmovie.com

Garfield: The Movie Synopsis

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.

Garfield, the world's most popular comic strip character, is about to become a major motion picture star. The cat who brought us catch phrases like "I would like mornings if they started later" and "I'd rather pig out than work out" toplines a live-action/computer generated film adapted from the syndicated cartoon strip read in 2,600 newspapers by 260 million readers around the globe. Garfield finally has an epic story that is as large as his ego - one that can barely be contained by the big screen.