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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyGraced with unusually expressive and seamless voice work by Drew Barrymore and George Lopez, the best of its kind since "Babe."
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe picture might not be as fresh and clever as it could have been, but its spirited voice cast delivers the whole enchilada.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThis being Disney, wholesome character-building messages abound, but for once they're freshly spun as cautions against stereotyping both ethnic and canine.
- 70Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayOkay, the concept for the movie is admittedly lame, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with watching a passel of adorable pooches wrinkle their brows and bark while human voices come out of their mouths.
- 63USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigAlpo is served with a burrito chaser in Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Disney's fish-out-of-water comedy in which the fish is … well, read the title.
- 60VarietyVarietyA filthy-rich fantasy for these cash-strapped times, Beverly Hills Chihuahua features the voices of Drew Barrymore and much of the industry's top Latino talent in a live-action talking-dog lark that should please young pups.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldIt's very slick and small children will enjoy it, but it has little of its model's special magic.
- 42The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThis is not a movie for anyone who's aged past the "Oh! Cute!" phase of moviegoing. It's paced for little minds with short attention spans.
- Despite its superficial lip-service to self-actualization/realization, there has to be more to life than what Beverly Hills Chihuahua is putting out there, which is fit for neither man nor beast.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWhile George Lopez, Cheech Marin, and Paul Rodriguez are funny men, it's amazing how boring these Latin-shtick cutups can be when none of them gets a single good line.