...ultimately about as enthralling as a low-rent Saturday morning cartoon.
CommentMay 1, 2009
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
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Reviews Counted:93
Fresh:38
Rotten:55
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: Despite hitting some sweet notes, Beverly Hills Chihuahua is little more than disposable family entertainment.
Theatrical Release: Sep 30, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $94.5M
Synopsis: Chloe (voice of DREW BARRYMORE), a diamond-clad, bootie wearing Beverly Hills Chihuahua enjoys her luxurious lifestyle so much, she hardly notices... [More]
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Andy Garcia, George Lopez, Piper Perabo
Director: Raja Gosnell
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REVIEWS FOR BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA
Gosnell gracelessly walks us through cheap, generic talking dog material, while parents everywhere groan silently to themselves.
Mar 25, 2009
An appealing film for dog lovers and those seeking escapist entertainment.
Mar 5, 2009
It’s hugely silly, but peppy enough to be tolerable. What grates most are the patronising racial stereotypes: the dirty Mexican dogs are just waiting to be rescued by LA ladies and given a good bath.
Jan 16, 2009
Younger audiences will adore this canine caper, though grown-ups might feel its one joke is stretched too far.
Jan 16, 2009
In a triumph of animal wrangling and CGI tinkering, the canine cast turn in better performances than some of the humans.
Jan 16, 2009
This piece of egregious silliness from Disney - featuring live-action canines with CGI moving mouths - isn't quite as awful as it sounds.
Jan 16, 2009
Not that anybody would expect perfection from a film called Beverly Hills Chihuahua, but the chewed bone of a story makes it all mutts ado about nothing.
Jan 16, 2009
A state-of-the-art kid-pleaser for sure, but recession-weary parents will probably find it a mite obnoxious.
Jan 16, 2009
This live-action Disney comedy is the kind of family film which is aimed not so much at parents, as small children and their goldfish, as long as the goldfish do not have too long an attention span.
Jan 16, 2009
In truth, this good-natured Disney comedy is an engaging romp.
Jan 16, 2009
Only watch this if you adore seeing dogs wearing shades.
Jan 16, 2009
It’s put across with enough brio to excuse the inherent stupidity of the premise.
Jan 16, 2009
You want to cringe as the picture begins, but you end up quite enjoying it.
Jan 16, 2009
Watchable, largely average family movie, enlivened by decent performances and the occasionally surreal, off-the-wall moment.
Jan 16, 2009
Silly beyond reason, it somehow manages to win us over despite our doubts, and by the end we're ashamed that we can't stop giggling.
Jan 16, 2009
What doesn't make sense is that while the doggies can follow human speech, the humans don't get pooch talk, it's all Yap-Yapanese.
Jan 15, 2009
No review available.
Jan 3, 2009
It kind of reaffirmed a lot of cultural stereotypes.
Nov 7, 2008
Top CriticIt’s cute and sweet and funny.
Nov 7, 2008
Top CriticLATEST NEWS FOR BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA
July 9, 2009:
Raja Gosnell Lands a Smurfy New Gig
"Beverly Hills Chihuahua" director Raja Gosnell has signed on to direct Columbia Pictures and Sony Animation's upcoming CG/live-action "Smurfs" film.
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March 2, 2009:
RT on DVD: Exclusive Australia Scene, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and More!
This week on DVD we've got a sweeping historical epic from Down Under (Baz Luhrmann's Australia, plus an exclusive deleted scene), a tale of talking pooches (Beverly Hills Chihuahua), and a Certified...
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October 12, 2008:
Box Office Wrapup: The Dogs Rule Once Again
In one of the bigger upsets in recent box office history, the canine adventure Beverly Hills Chihuahua remained at number one with the highly touted and highly pedigreed Body of Lies landing with a...
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October 5, 2008:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Chihuahua is Top Dog
This weekend a jam-packed slate of eight new films opening or expanding nationwide flooded the multiplexes but it was a pampered little dog that ticket buyers wanted turning Disney's family comedy...
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October 2, 2008:
Critics Consensus: Chihuahua a Dog; Nick and Norah a Hot Item
This week at the movies, we've got hot dogs, young love, magazine mishaps, vision loss, Dickensian satire, invention thievery, and hired guns. What do the critics have to say?
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