The Garfield Movie 2024 by AverageMansReviews
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Warning/Speculation: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/animal
cruelty/animal feeding/cutting/electrocution/burning. I will be in speculating
later on in this content
He walks back into my life: briefly; Garfield [voiced by Chris Pratt:] a once
homeless kittens unofficially adopted by John, makes his new home in his own
house and this kitten/now cat loves food and is lazy. But he is mistaken for
his father Vic [voiced by Samuel L. Jackson:] a street cat that has gotten
himself into a large mound of used kitty litter problems, without giving too
much away but telling you enough Jinks [voiced by Hannah Waddingham:] a
slightly unhinged Persian cat that Vic owe her something. For those wrestling
fans out there we have the wrestling personality; the voice of Snoop Dogg as
Maurice; Maine Coon cat; I think there was a little joke here as in Dogg as
cat.
Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 101 minutes film is
good, they have tried to take this straightforward storyline and then put
Garfield's paw prints all over it, which I would deem this to be successful.
Art, action and comedy; this is warm and welcoming and I
think this is as close as we are going to get without breaking the bank [I
don't mean that unkindly] as we know going to get as it relates comic strip
or/and the books of Garfield, unless someone in the future comes up with a
graphic novel artistic approach of Garfield. But I digress; this version has that
look and feel of Garfield and their surrounding characters and obviously you
have to make sure it appeals to young people to hopefully get butts in seats.
Now for the comedy; worry we have Garfield breaking the
fourth-wall; either to tell us the back story of how he met John or/and or is
obvious weight issues at the vets, I have a feeling that someone really likes
Tom Cruise as we have not one, not two but three references to him either based
on background music of Mission Impossible or Top Gun or/and referencing him
doing his own stunts. We also have as it relates to the action yet comical skit
comedy as it relates to Garfield in this case falling down this area and coming
up on this big block of cheese, whilst eating a little bit of it and ranking
it, he also gets treated like a tennis ball between this train and two trees
going back and forth through this train with both entrances open to allow him
to fly through.
Character developments and voice performances: the
character developments are straightforward safe and reliable versions of what
they are meant to be and the voice performances are likewise all good; but the
cast itself is well established so hypothetically speaking if they were to
bring out a sequel that some point in the future, they would do well to bring
these voices back if they need them in the sequel.
This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; I should point out that I am a
cat owner and on top of that I like Garfield anyway, but putting all that to
one side; this is a pleasant little film , I hope they come out with a sequel,
because this film in hindsight feels like it looks like a foundation film title
to potentially build let's go for a trilogy I should very quickly point out and
state that I hope meaning, I don't know so I don't want to be criticised if it
doesn't materialise even if we don't get the sequel and finally there up to 5
extra bits and pieces in one way or another; in or at the end of the closing
credits.
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