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Beverly Hills Chihuahua
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 22 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 31 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Adventure | Comedy | Family/Kids
Written by:
Jeffrey Bushell
Analisa LaBianco
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 3, 2008
DVD: March 3, 2009
Running Time: 91 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG for some mild thematic elements
Starring Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona, Jamie Lee Curtis, Eugenio Derbez, Andy Garcia, Placido Domingo, George Lopez, and Edward James Olmos
Chloe, a diamond-clad, bootie wearing Beverly Hills Chihuahua enjoys her luxurious lifestyle so much, she hardly notices Papi, a tough looking Chihuahua who happens to be head-over-paws for the pampered pooch. But when Chloe gets lost in the rough streets of Mexico with only a street-wise German Shepherd to help her find her way home, Papi heads south of the border -- joining forces with a motley crew: two humans, a sly rat and a nervous iguana – to rescue his true love. (Walt Disney Pictures)
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What The Critics Said
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Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
Graced with unusually expressive and seamless voice work by Drew Barrymore and George Lopez, the best of its kind since "Babe."
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Walter Addiego
Depending on your tolerance for talking Chihuahuas, this could make for a fun family night out.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen
The picture might not be as fresh and clever as it could have been, but its spirited voice cast delivers the whole enchilada.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Ann Hornaday
Okay, the concept for the movie is admittedly lame, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with watching a passel of adorable pooches wrinkle their brows and bark while human voices come out of their mouths.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ella Taylor
This being Disney, wholesome character-building messages abound, but for once they're freshly spun as cautions against stereotyping both ethnic and canine.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
Alpo is served with a burrito chaser in Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Disney's fish-out-of-water comedy in which the fish is … well, read the title.
Read Full Review >Variety Peter Debruge
A filthy-rich fantasy for these cash-strapped times, Beverly Hills Chihuahua features the voices of Drew Barrymore and much of the industry's top Latino talent in a live-action talking-dog lark that should please young pups.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
It's very slick and small children will enjoy it, but it has little of its model's special magic.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Nathan Lee
As multimillion-dollar frivolities about the pets of the ruling class go, Chihuahua is reasonably diverting. As one that happens to be opening in the middle of an economic meltdown, its mere existence feels utterly insane.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Stephen Cole
Barrymore's charm helps make Beverly Hills Chihuahua a congenial family outing.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
Performances are rather beside the point in a movie where dogs carry the acting burden, but Perabo is especially bland.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Keith Phipps
This is not a movie for anyone who's aged past the "Oh! Cute!" phase of moviegoing. It's paced for little minds with short attention spans.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Coasting on lazy stereotypes, the script basically ends where it started, teaching young viewers that it's really not so bad to be a spoiled bitchy puppy.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Margaret Moser
This time the dog wags the tale and proves, at least to Papi, that love really is a bitch.
Read Full Review >New York Post Kyle Smith
The film is Beverly Hills Chihuahua. The audience is the fire hydrant.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
It's hard to go wrong with a movie full of talking dogs. But the makers of Beverly Hills Chihuahua sure try.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Mark Bell
Isn't nearly as offensive to the senses as I originally thought it would be when first presented with the trailer.
Read Full Review >Slate Josh Levin
Isn't terrible. OK, it's kind of terrible, but it's a talking-dog movie, and anyone who goes to a talking-dog movie without being prepared to step in poop deserves to ruin his shoes.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Mark Olsen
Despite its superficial lip-service to self-actualization/realization, there has to be more to life than what Beverly Hills Chihuahua is putting out there, which is fit for neither man nor beast.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
While George Lopez, Cheech Marin, and Paul Rodriguez are funny men, it's amazing how boring these Latin-shtick cutups can be when none of them gets a single good line.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
Forget the metaphors, why not just make a movie about poor, exploited Mexicans?
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
Even a film as shabby and humdrum as Beverly Hills Chihuahua, which never musters up the wit and beauty of a single frame of "Lady and the Tramp," is not without its pleasures.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 3.9 (out of 10) based on 31 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
caporegime gave it a7:
It's a great movie to watch with your family. Full of adventure and is amazingly funny.
alastair t gave it a2:
I can respect i was probably in the wrong audience for this film, but its main problem is that it tries to connect to different audiences instead of staying to the audience of peppy little 8 year olds. another problem is that it is very predictable. me and my mate geused that the line "say hello to my little friend" would be utterd. your 8 year old girl (AND NO ONE ELSE) will probably enjoy it, but for anyone else, steer well clear.
Harrison F gave it a7:
Makes an excellent family movie! Some good comedy.
Karen P gave it a3:
I was expecting nothing from this film and was suprised that I actually laughed. It was a cute little film. Would never watch it again, but cute.
Evan R gave it a0:
THIS WAS THE WORST WASTE OF MY TIME THIS YEAR!!! Whoever likes this move is either an extremely preppy little girl with a dog in her purse, or an overzealous dog lover wishing to have a relationship with her pet.
Shane M gave it a2:
A depressingly stupid movie about a bimbo and her idiotic dog. A terrible plot coupled with god-awful recycled jokes made this movie the worst I've seen in a very long time.
Austin C gave it a0:
Ha, this movie was so retarded, I left and did something better, like flushed my head down the toilet, or cleaned up the gum underneath a 20 year old school bus.
