The Garfield Movie Review: Better Than Lasagna

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.

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 voice roles, The Garfield Movie is the role he’s done that sounds the most like him. However, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing—the lazy inflections he brings match a lazy cat. Samuel L.

But soon after, the plot kicks in. This is where The Garfield Movie faces its greatest challenge: turning a character known for existing in three-panel punchlines into a feature-length film. Garfield is defined by his characteristics, not by his large overarching stories. There isn’t much story in the Garfield comics to adapt to a feature film. That’s why this movie needed to create something new.

But again, I was very pleasantly surprised by The Garfield Movie. This is an exceedingly funny movie with many well-directed visual gags. It’s wonderful how this movie writes the character of Odie. It keeps up the fact that he doesn’t talk and is kind of an idiot but is also secretly a genius. Furthermore, the writing for Garfield is excellent. His sarcasm is a key attribute to making him work, and it’s very present in this film.

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