It can't overcome an easy predictability and its humor is hit-and-miss at best.
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07/04/01
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Cats & Dogs (2001)
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Reviews Counted:111
Fresh:59
Rotten:52
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: A great concept, but the movie fails to develop the characters and some of the jokes are hit-or-miss.
Theatrical Release:Jul 4, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $90,920,285
Synopsis: In the outrageous comedy CATS & DOGS, Professor Brody (Jeff Goldblum) is on the verge of discovering a chemical formula that would give humans immunity to dog allergies, making dogs the clear... [More]
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Alec Baldwin, Tobey Maguire
Director: Larry Guterman
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Reviews for Cats & Dogs
An hour and a half of giddy, ridiculous fun.
07/03/01
Top CriticRather than offer a pedigree blend of comedy and action, Cats & Dogs is just another summertime movie mutt.
07/03/01
Cat people and dog people of all ages will enjoy the tactics of this interspecies war, though the film makes the somewhat exaggerated assumption that cats are selfish and fascist and that dogs are selfless and humanist.
07/03/01
Top CriticThere is enough dopey, exuberant fun to delight children without driving their parents completely crazy.
07/03/01
Top CriticMonotonous and mangy.
07/03/01
Top CriticOverall, there is a welcome feeling of innocence throughout this PG film, which makes it a great movie to share as a family -- if your brood is old enough to sit still for 90 minutes.
07/03/01
With the human actors marking time at best (and that best is rare), Cats & Dogs becomes a series of expensive special effects in search of a scenario worth the price tag.
07/03/01
Top CriticA warning for those who belly-laughed the first time they saw ninja cats in Matrix-style combat and canines playing with James Bond's toys during the trailer for Cats & Dogs: The film's bark is better than its bite.
07/03/01
This clash of the titans is delightful.
07/03/01
I kept being reminded of annoying pet-food commercials.
07/03/01
Top CriticSilly summer fun.
07/03/01
A migraine-inducing, furniture-upending jumble.
07/03/01
Top CriticConsistently amusing and sometimes hilarious, Cats & Dogs uses animatronics and computer animation, much like Babe, to pull off a convincing illusion of animals talking, playing and waging war.
07/03/01
Nowhere near as good as Babe, and only slightly better than a Meow Mix commercial.
07/03/01
At its best, Cats and Dogs is a series of missed opportunities that represents adequate entertainment for the age 5-9 crowd. At its worst, this is another example of why so many PG-rated films fail at the box office.
07/03/01
Top CriticMaybe not purrfect, but tail-waggingly fun.
07/03/01
Top CriticGood quality kiddie fare and well worth the price of a matinee on a hot summer's day.
07/03/01
"They stack the doggone deck against the sneaky felines but it's frisky, furr-ocious family fun for a matinee."
07/03/01
The filmmakers seem more worried about their 6,700 latex mice and gallons of food coloring than their characters.
07/02/01
Top CriticLatest News for Cats & Dogs
October 01, 2008:
O'Donnell, McBrayer Starring in Cats & Dogs Sequel 
Chris O'Donnell and Jack McBrayer have signed on to star as the human leads in "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," which is, yes, a sequel to "Cats & Dogs." More...
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