Marmaduke (2010)
Average Rating: 3.1/10
Reviews Counted: 98
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 89
Dull and unfunny, Marmaduke offers family filmgoers little more than another round of talking animals and scatological humor.
Average Rating: 3.5/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 20
Dull and unfunny, Marmaduke offers family filmgoers little more than another round of talking animals and scatological humor.
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Movie Info
When advertising exec Phil Winslow (Lee Pace) gets an offer to head the account for a California-based dog-food company, he uproots his wife (($Judy Greer}), three kids, and their beloved Great Dane, Marmaduke (voiced by Owen Wilson), from Kansas to the Sunshine State. Once there, the big canine befriends a group of mutts at the local dog park, but after a surfing competition brings Marmaduke celebrity, he turns his back on his new pals. Eventually, a disaster helps the oversized hound and Phil
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Cast
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Owen Wilson
Marmaduke -
Emma Stone
Mazie -
George Lopez
Carlos -
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Giuseppe -
Steve Coogan
Raisin -
Fergie
Jezebel -
Kiefer Sutherland
Bosco -
Marlon Wayans
Lightning -
Damon Wayans
Thunder -
Sam Elliott
Chupadogra -
Lee Pace
Phil Winslow -
Judy Greer
Debbie Winslow -
Caroline Sunshine
Barbara Winslow -
Finley Jacobsen
Brian Winslow -
Mandy Haines
Sarah Winslow -
Milana Haines
Sarah Winslow -
David Walliams
Anton Harrison -
William H. Macy
Don Twombly -
Glenn McCuen
Bodie -
Frank Topol
Buff Owner -
Graylen Cameron
Giant Teenage Boy -
Alex Rockhill
Dog Catcher -
Cameron Cowles
Skater Boy #1 -
John Daily
Skater Boy #2 -
Tyler Abiew
Skater Boy #3 -
Heather Doerksen
Female Executive -
Ashley Liu
Male Executive -
Madison Desjarlais
Brunette Girl -
Erin Kerr
Redhead Girl -
Nicole Muñoz
3rd OC Girl -
Christopher Attadia
Jock -
Jason Bryden
Man on Bench -
Raugi Yu
Drama Trainer -
Izaak Smith
Basketball Captain -
Keith Blackman Dallas
Emergency Road Worker -
P.J. Prinsloo
Lead Fireman -
Colin Decker
Fireman -
Charles Jarman
Fireman -
Garvin Cross
Fireman -
Chris Bradford
Fireman -
Graham Macdonald
Orange County Policeman -
David Stanfield
Announcer -
Randall Montgomery
Sweater Dog -
Hope Levy
Afghan #1 -
Anjelah Johnson
Afghan #2 -
Devon Werkheiser
Cocker Spaniel, Drama D... -
Chris Colfer
Drama Dog #2 -
David Z. Price
Beach Dog #1, Beagle, P... -
Hudson Thames
Delinquent Dog -
Francisco Ramos
Purse Dog #1 -
Bernardo De Paula
Purse Dog #2 -
Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo
Purse Dog #3 -
Todd Glass
Doberman, Shasta -
Ryan Devlin
Beach Dog #2 -
Jeff Garcia
Beach Dog #3 -
King Kedar
Beach Dog #4, Surfing A... -
Liza Lapira
Party Dog #1 -
Jack McGee
Dalmatian
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All Critics (98) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (89) | DVD (6)
Truly a milquetoast Scooby Snack for pet-friendly families who thrill to computer-generated mouth movements on real-life four-legged critters.
Top CriticI had a Scooby-Doo nightmare flashback.
This movie is one big dog.
Scripters Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio have cobbled together a plot from bits and pieces of other family-friendly pics.
This is another opus to take that small, well-trodden step from the funny pages to the big screen. But we're in live-action territory here, meaning that real people actors compete for camera time with real dog actors.
Bland sitcom romp based on the long-running comic strip features wisecracking canines in a beach-set family story.
full review at Movies for the Masses
Marmaduke sinks to Beverly Hills Chihuahua levels of awfulness and only reaffirms that talking animals aren't funny -- they're boring.
Spectacularly sentimental, full of ridiculous computer-animated action, and makes sure its animals are a good deal less pallid than the humans on view.
There is only so much fun you can have with a talking dog and Marmaduke quickly exhausts the possibilities.
Better than Cats & Dogs, but praise hardly comes much lower.
Fans of the single-panel cartoon that has run in newspapers since the 1950s will find plenty to disappoint them in this live-action adaptation.
The incoherent, moralising script demeans a number of actors, including William H. Macy, Judy Greer and David Walliams, reduced by a kindly editor to an ineffective cameo.
Dogs may be for life but the memory of this film will last about 20 seconds.
Oh dear.
Mirthless family romp that hits all the lowest comedy dominators.
Once upon a time, there was a promising young acting talent who went by the name of Owen Wilson.
Generally has its heart in the right place, there's some good slapstick and you have to admire the patience of filmmakers who are prepared to work with this many animals on one set.
Although comfortably under 90 minutes, Marmaduke is an epic chore to sit through.
With his eyes goggling and his gob smudging all over the place, he looks like a haunted painting.
Never veers from The Hollywood Guide To Mid-Budget Family Fare.
While not quite as bad as it could have been, this is very much Hollywood-schmaltz-by-numbers.
You could do worse with young kids, and they'll romp along with Marmaduke's throwaway adventures, it's just there's much better stuff out there that will entertain viewers above the age of 10 too.
It's as if Pixar never happened.
The novelty quickly fades since -- you guessed it -- the story's just not there.
It's dull and conventional, turning a half-century of mischief into 80 minutes of yawns.
Audience Reviews for Marmaduke
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- Marmaduke: I will find China!
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- Chupadogra: Something tells me it's not to late to be the real you.
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