A nice, safe family film.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 8, 2020

Even Bill Murray, who provides the cantankerous cat's voice, can do little with the material at his disposal and when he bursts into song, Lost in Translation seems like nine lifetimes ago.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 22, 2019

I felt the same misery, despair, offense and nausea while watching this film as I did The Cat in the Hat.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jan 17, 2016

Cat-astrophic for adults, but kids will love it.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 24, 2010

Hewitt's movie isn't without its laughs but it's ultimately a pretty pointless picture.

| Jul 16, 2010

Garfield fans will just be better off watching the 1988 animated series or sticking to the original comic strips.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 29, 2009

Garfield is a cool cat with attitude, yet his debut on the big screen falls short by more than a whisker largely due to a script that relies on novelty value rather than fresh ideas.

| Oct 18, 2008

The comic-strip cat comes to the big screen thanks to some pretty nifty computer animation and -- in a really inspired move -- the voice of Bill Murray

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 7, 2008

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.

| Original Score: C+ | Sep 18, 2007

People who love cats will see their own felines in Garfield. Parents who love neither Garfield nor cats will have a good time nonetheless.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 22, 2006

Without Murray, the film would have much less appeal.

| Jun 24, 2006

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.

| Original Score: 0.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

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.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Breckin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt are perfectly matched. Neither of them evinces any shred of charm or talent throughout the entire film.

| Sep 16, 2005

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.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 25, 2005

... this is an embarassing family film ...

| Original Score: 1/5 | Mar 14, 2005

I found nothing endearing, funny, or entertaining about Garfield or the film.

| Original Score: 2/10 | Oct 7, 2004

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.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Sep 28, 2004

Imagine the comic strip as a lone enchilada stretched to feed the whole dinner crowd at Pancho's.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 16, 2004

For fans of the comic strip, "Garfield" is a severe disappointment.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 5, 2004