Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Breckin Meyer | ... | Jon Arbuckle | |
Jennifer Love Hewitt | ... | Liz | |
Billy Connolly | ... | Dargis | |
Bill Murray | ... | Garfield (voice) | |
Ian Abercrombie | ... | Smithee | |
Roger Rees | ... | Mr. Hobbs | |
Lucy Davis | ... | Abby | |
Lena Cardwell | ... | Teenage Tourist | |
Veronica Alicino | ... | Veterinary Assistant | |
Jane Carr | ... | Mrs. Whitney | |
Oliver Muirhead | ... | Mr. Greene | |
JB Blanc | ... | Hotel Porter | |
Vernee Watson | ... | Tourist #2 (as Vernée Watson Johnson) | |
Russell Milton | ... | Bobby | |
Ben Falcone | ... | American Tourist |
Garfield (Bill Murray) is back and this time he and his canine sidekick Odie follow their owner, Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer), 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 four-legged subjects, but his reign is in jeopardy. The evil nefarious stubborn Lord Dargis (Sir Billy Connolly) is determined to do away with Garfield, so he can turn the castle into a resort. Garfield's bigger, better, more perfect world is soon turned upside down in this tale of two kitties. Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
1st watched 7/6/2006 - 5 out of 10(Dir-Tim Hill): OK family comedy with the obnoxious over-eating computer-animated cat "Garfield" playing a dual role, sort of. The real Garfield is accidentally switched with an uppity prince-like cat in England which brings many fish-out-of-the-water scenarios for both cats(called "Kitties" in the title). To myself as an older person familiar with the other mediums used for Garfield(aka. Sunday papers and television), the computer animation was a deterrent when you're used to the cartoon character as well as not having the original television voice(Carlton the Doorman on Rhoda) in the role of Garfield, who was "purrfect". But Bill Murray doesn't do a bad job and it's fun for the kids for the most part. Some of the best scenes include a song where the animals cook up a batch of Lasagne for Garfield and some adult-focused quips from Murray added to the fun. There were some early scenes that were supposed to be funny that fell flat for both the kids and adults in the audience. There were times in the theatre where there was complete silence which seemed a little odd when there was supposed to be laughter. This was not a good sign for the movie right off the bat. It did become better later but there seemed to be too many attempts to emulate other popular animal movies like "Babe" by adding many animals having talking parts as well as what I've already mentioned to make a unique experience that could have been had if more attempts were made to follow the original cartoon concept.