Garfield 2: A Tale of Two Kitties Release
Date: June 16, 2006 Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: Tim Hill
Screenwriter: Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, Tim Hill Starring: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Connolly,
Bill Murray Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family MPAA Rating: PG (for some off-color elements) Official Website:
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Plot Summary: America's favorite feline,
Garfield, follows his owner, Jon, to England. The U.K. may never recover, as
Garfield is mistaken for a look-alike, regal cat who has inherited a castle.
Garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal "subjects," but his
"reign" is in jeopardy. The nefarious Lord Dargis is determined to do away with
Garfield, so he can turn the castle into a resort. Garfield's bigger, better,
more purr-fect world is soon turned upside down in this tale of two kitties.
Reviews
Garfield
Still Steals The Show Peter Veugelaers:
EntertainmentNutz.com
Garfield, the 27 pound (12kg) cat, is a creation of
Jim Davis whose comic strip first
appeared in 1978. Garfield is known as
the lovable slob and much of the humour
derives from his appetite for lasagne
and home grown food - which makes plenty
of sense - and his appreciative
knowledge of being spoilt by his owner,
Jon, leaves him without guilty pleasure,
only wanting more.
Garfield is also sceptical of the
witless dog Oddie and will do all he can
to manipulate Jon. If it weren’t for his
humanising and affable nature, which is
endearing more than annoying, then
Garfield might be headed for six lessons
in elocution. But the humour is spot on,
at least in the comic strip.
In the sequel to the 2004 Garfield
feature, Jon heads off to London to
propose to his girlfriend (Jennifer Love
Hewitt) a vet on a visit to Carlyle
Castle. Garfield stows away and gets
confused with an identical cat, would
you believe, who is king of the castle
and its array of animals. The lord of
the manor wants to get rid of the king
and claim the inheritance for himself.
Garfield 2 is a mixed bag with even its
best moments, such as the lasagne
sequence, not ringing the high notes;
the recent Garfield movies lose the bite
of the comic. The performances are
routine and predictable, and the
storyline elementary.
But Garfield still steals the show –
Garfield is a convincing mix of computer
effects and Bill Murray’s very
appropriate deadpan voiceover. And the
latest co-star, Scottish comedian Billy
Connolly, almost upstages Garfield as
the egocentric and domineering Lord of
Carlyle Castle. Connolly is well cast
and plays the role on his sleeve without
heavy handedness which could spoil such
a role.
There is some crude humour but the movie
is good, clean fun and points up the
importance of friendship and family.
This review
was originally published at
Challenge Weekly,
New Zealand's weekly Christian
newspaper.
Excruciating Kit Bowen:
Hollywood.com
It's really unnerving to have to sit
through a second Garfield when the first
was just so excruciating. But alas, here
we are again--and now there's
two of them. Joy...more
Goofier,
kinder fun Nancy Churning: Dallas Morning
News
The sweet sensibility dashed with
Mr. Murray's acerbic delivery of
Garfield makes an appealing mix...more
Excruciating Pam Grady:
Reel.com
It's exactly like the comic strip
that inspired it: colorless,
inoffensive, and wholly forgettable...more
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Release
Date: June 16, 2006
Garfield
Still Steals The Show
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