Cats & Dogs (2001)
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 115
Fresh: 62 | Rotten: 53
A great concept, but the movie fails to develop the characters and some of the jokes are hit-or-miss.
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 19
A great concept, but the movie fails to develop the characters and some of the jokes are hit-or-miss.
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This talking-animal action comedy from Lawrence Guterman, the co-director of Antz (1998), follows on the heels of the Babe and Dr. Dolittle films. Unknown to humans, a secret war has been raging between cats and dogs for eons, but a fragile truce has long held the order of the animal kingdom in place. Now the balance of power has tipped, as a researcher, Professor Brody (Jeff Goldblum), is about to invent a vaccine that will erase all human allergies to dogs. This is too much for the autocratic
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Cast
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Jeff Goldblum
Professor Brody -
Elizabeth Perkins
Carolyn Brody -
Miriam Margolyes
Sophie -
Alexander Pollock
Scott Brody -
Tobey Maguire
Lou -
Alec Baldwin
Butch -
Sean Hayes
Mr. Tinkles -
Susan Sarandon
Ivy -
Joe Pantoliano
Peek -
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Jon Lovitz
Calico -
Charlton Heston
Mastiff -
Salome Jens
Collie at HQ -
Glenn Ficarra
Russian Kitty -
Danny Mann
Ninja 1 -
Billy West
Ninja, Ninja 2 -
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All Critics (131) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (64) | Rotten (55) | DVD (22)
Falls victim to a common pitfall of special-effects movies: The technology takes precedent over the characters and story.
Top CriticA surprisingly witty and sophisticated spy movie spoof that will tickle adult pet lovers and still capture kids 6 and older with its boy-and- his-dog love story and pet slapstick.
After a while, the film's massive explosions make Swordfish look like a chick flick.
Its characters, the two and four-legged varieties, are too lazily drawn for the film to register as more than a pleasant time-killer.
Plenty of heart and hijinks mixed with litter box humor.
For this adult, the humor was labored and juvenile, the action frenetic, the jokes lacking subtlety or wit, the characters shallow and two-dimensional. (Blu-ray Edition)
...juvenile caricature the whole way, so adults had better beware.
Cats & Dogs is, at its absolute peak, faintly amusing.
Mr Tinkles has to endure the humiliation of being dressed up in ridiculous outfits by his eccentric owner, meaning that he gets to deliver lines such as "EVIL%u2026does NOT wear a BONNET!"
the cat animation is as clumsy as a bad ventriloquist at a children's party
Those incredible animals steal the show here -- just like in 'Babe.'
Audience Reviews for Cats & Dogs
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- Mastiff: Failure is not an opinion.
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- Ivy: Orders?
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- Scott Brody: Loser.
- Lou: Cat person.
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- Professor Brody: Bad talking cat!
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- Butch: Son of my mom!
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- Lou: I'm on to you kitty and your in big trouble!
- Russian Kitty: I think not baby puppy. It is you who is in trouble.
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October 1, 2008:
O'Donnell, McBrayer Starring in Cats & Dogs SequelChris O'Donnell and Jack McBrayer have signed on to star as the human leads in "Cats & Dogs: The...
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Foreign Titles
- Cats & Dogs - Wie Hund und Katz (DE)
- Cats And Dogs (UK)
