Marmaduke
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 4, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
11
Negative:
11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
If you like the comic strip, now in its 56th year, maybe you'll like it, maybe not. Marmaduke's personality isn't nearly as engaging as Garfield's. Then again, if personality is what you're in the market for, maybe you shouldn't be considering a lip-synched talking animal comedy in the first place. Read full review
50
MovielineMichelle Orange
The film’s most impressive feat may be bringing a cartoon character to life while turning actual humans into 2-D cutouts. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
As doggy movies go, this one gets two paws out of four. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Hey, it’s all good clean fun. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle Smith
Like "Sex and the City 2," Marmaduke features well-coifed bitches in heat, nonstop puns and its very own Mr. Big. Unlike "SATC 2," this one is harmless and, on occasion, mildly witty. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyAdam Markovitz
An afterthought of a plot ships the family from Kansas to the O.C., offering SoCal set pieces -- like a doggie surfing contest -- to spackle the few gaps between big-dog-small-world jokes. Read full review
40
VarietyJoe Leydon
With extended closing credits, Marmaduke clocks in at 88 minutes and feels longer. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
These cinematic feats are accomplished with meat-cleaver editing and awkward, jittery computer-generated imagery. The well-cast voices for the expressionless animals are at least good for a few smirks. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyNick Pinkerton
Brad Anderson’s long-running saga of the melty-looking Winslow family and the gangling, interfering Great Dane that should’ve been put to sleep ages ago gets a film treatment. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBill Goodykoontz
For the most part the jokes here are tired. William H. Macy is a welcome presence in the small role of Phil's offbeat-but- intense boss. Read full review
40
Time OutStephen Garrett
It’s truly a milquetoast Scooby Snack for pet-friendly families who thrill to computer-generated mouth movements on real-life four-legged critters. Read full review
38
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
A dull but harmless big-screen comedy aimed at the youngest movie goers. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterLuke Sader
One thing Marmaduke does have in common with the earlier Disney titles is a blessed scarcity of crass bodily-function gags that often pass as family comedy. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGlenn Whipp
Wilson's amiable vocal work keeps the predictability from becoming too grating. Read full review
30
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
If Marmaduke achieves anything, it's that it makes this past spring's "Furry Vengeance" look like a masterpiece by comparison. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
It's an intermittently amusing parable about an outcast's ascension, as performed by a pack of digitally manipulated dogs. Next. Read full review
25
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Williams
"Beverly Hills Chihuahua," we owe you an apology. Among talking-dog movies, Marmaduke is the runt of the litter. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Marmaduke saves its farts for the beginning and end, but the stink carries through the whole movie. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleAmy Biancolli
It's harmless. Read full review
25
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
The movie itself is already like one long commercial. Read full review
20
Boxoffice MagazinePam Grady
Very small children may well take a shine to the big, goofy dog and his furry friends, but parents and older siblings will be left squirming in their seats at a bland, predictable blend of bad comedy and sentimentality. Read full review
12
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
We’ve just been treated like a fire hydrant. Read full review
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