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Garfield (2004)

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10:05-11:35 Sat 9th Feb 2019 100m
Five

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Garfield (2004) box art Jim Davis's fat-cat comic strip gets the big-screen treatment in this family comedy from Thunderpants director Peter Hewitt. In an inspired piece of casting, Bill Murray provides the voice of the sardonic, lasagne-loving feline, who here finds his lazy lifestyle threatened when owner Jon (Breckin Meyer) decides to adopt a dog to impress beautiful vet Liz (Jennifer Love Hewitt). It's a minuscule plot, and one that barely does justice to Garfield's infamous dry wit, but aimed squarely at a younger audience it works better than expected. As the movie's only CGI animal, the ginger moggy is far more realistic than that digital doggy Scooby-Doo, which results in some fun sequences. Ultimately, though, it's the flesh-and-blood critters who steal the show - clumsy canine Odie never speaks a word, yet is a particular delight, while Garfield's kitty pal Nermal (voiced by Sex and the City's David Eigenberg) gets all the best lines.