Garfield : Héros malgré lui

"Garfield" is a movie for the whole family. Despite being silly in most cases, it has a very childlike aspect with some sharp jokes. It's a 6/6.5 movie, but it manages to entertain children in particular. It's not like the old animated Garfield; however, it is still a pleasant film. I believe that, for the adult audience, it can be silly in many parts; however, there are some parts of the movie that can please both audiences. The sharp jokes that "Garfield" makes can get some laughs out of us. It is not a movie that will please 100% of the adult audience due to its silliness, but it can be enjoyable for some people.

Kids will love this movie as its got all the staples of things they like; tug at the heart string scenes, hilarious and over the top characters plus plenty of humour. However, i do think that die hard Garfield fans like myself, who are fans of the original comic strips will be somewhat disappointed. The whole point of Garfield is that hes a very simple yet loveable character, in this movie they try to make him into a more complex cat with daddy issues. Its not bad, I just don't think Garfield fans will like it, but the kids will certainly be all over it. I took this movie with a pinch of salt and it was watchable enough. Unsure if I liked the voice actors used for some of the characters but of course nothing beats the legendary voice of the fabulous Lorenzo Music, he sure is missed!

I have been waiting from this film since it was announced during the pandemic back in 2021 but it suddenly got delayed multiple times and at some point many stuff was leaked before release teasing that something was going wrong during production, after the film finally released I realize I was right. The film feels like a less special Garfield version of The Peanuts Movie which instead commits the same mistakes as Toy Story 4 by getting less focus of the iconic characters like Jon Arbuckle and Nermal over new ones like Garfield's father Vic in a mostly boring robbery storyline that you can feel was chopped during production as many scenes feel disconnected and with weird pacing and tonal issues.

This is probably going to end up being a guilty pleasure for me. Now, this isn't the best movie, nowhere close to my top 10 of the year. However, I thought it was a sweet movie. It gave me a smile. Yes, some of the humor is unfunny, a lot of times it can fall flat on its face, but I still had a good time. Again, I thought it was a sweet film! I love a good father-son story. Now they do have some things to fix, but if they could learn from their mistakes, I'd be down to see a sequel. What probably made me the happiest is that it reminded me of the Garfield cartoon I would watch when I was younger. So, it definitely had nostalgia in there for me.

"The Garfield Movie" is a pleasant film without further ado, the script is simple and fun, in addition to containing a well-made family message, however it fails to capture the essence of the animated series "Garfield and Friends" or the sarcasm of the strip comedy by Jim Davis. The actors who lend their voices to give life to the characters do a good job. The computer animation has quality but it would have been better if it had been done with old school style animation. The soundtrack, sound design, and editing all achieve their goal without being of superb quality. "The Garfield Movie" is a decent movie, it has fun scenes but it is not wonderful.