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The Garfield Movie Review: Better Than Lasagna By brings the world-famous lasagna-loving cat to the big screen. This iconic character has existed in three-panel comic strips every day since 1978. With a nearly 50-year legacy behind him, Garfield has charmed his way into millions of homes, including mine.

I grew up with the Garfield comic strip, and I owned dozens of them. Naturally, I was very excited to see what Hollywood would do with this funny feline. I was pleasantly surprised by what a funny, enjoyable adventure this movie turned out to be.



This movie is directed by Mark Dindal, who previously helmed the Disney classic The Emperor’s New Groove. He brings a bit of that flavor here with some self-aware humor. Garfield will occasionally look into the camera and talk to the audience.

It’s not as successful or funny, but there’s a good amount of quality visual gags. The opening scene was heavily featured in the marketing, where we see a young (and adorable) Garfield having a feast in an Italian restaurant and getting adopted by Jon Arbuckle (Nicholas Hoult). It gives an origin story for Jon and Garfield’s relationship, which wasn’t there in the comics.

Garfield is voiced by Chris Pratt, who has had a mainstream career in voice work with The LEGO Movie, Onward, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. It’s gotten to a point where general audiences seem tired of hearing him in animated movies.

Although he’s long withstood the criticism of sounding like himself in his voi.

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