Metascore
47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 26
  2. Negative: 6 out of 26
  1. 80
    An hour and a half of giddy, ridiculous fun.
  2. Reviewed by: Jane Horwitz
    80
    Surprisingly witty and sophisticated spy movie spoof that will tickle adult pet lovers and still capture kids 6 and older with its boy-and-his-dog love story and pet slapstick.
  3. 75
    One of the movie's most enjoyable in-jokes is the way some of the animals actually look a little like the humans doing their voices.
  4. For its first hour, it's a delightful cloak-and-dagger comedy starring a brave Beagle James Bond and a depraved Persian Dr. Evil.
  5. Only a sourpuss could fail to be amused by this movie's sight gags and action sequences or to be charmed by its lighthearted good humor.
  6. The plot and script sag like worn out chew toys just when Cats & Dogs should be in full squeak.
  7. 63
    Undeniably charming, and kids will certainly enjoy it.
  8. As delicious as this premise is, Cats & Dogs is about as funny as a hairball left on your pillow.
  9. 60
    This special-effects animal-action comedy is for heavily identified pet owners.
  10. 50
    Some stunts and jokes are genuinely clever.
  11. It is never less than interesting. But who wants interesting from a movie called Cats & Dogs? It needs to grab the audience by the scruff of the neck and shake it.
  12. Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    50
    This family entertainment hard sell lags far behind even "Dr. Dolittle 2."
  13. Reviewed by: Loren King
    50
    The effects are so showy, and so relentless, that they call attention pretty quickly to the fact that there is not much else to Cats and Dogs.
  14. 50
    There are the gadgets and the effects. But Cats and Dogs definitely could have been more fetching.
  15. 50
    Inoffensive fun that kids will love and adults will likely love too, it's a middle of the road affair, but a far cry from roadkill.
  16. "Shrek" had some refreshing, genre-twisting innovation but Cats & Dogs plays it safe and nice instead and, by not taking risks, doesn't quite make it out of the doghouse.
  17. 50
    Plays cleverly to adults, but will fly straight over the heads of minors, who have little but a lone fart joke and wave upon wave of flying fur to keep them laughing.
  18. Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    50
    This comically intended battle of the species is family entertainment for families that will buy anything.
  19. At its best, Cats & Dogs plays like a live-action Tex Avery cartoon, down to the exploding ACME dog bone; it's slapstick and slapdash, full of silly and violent nonsense worth a chuckle or two as dogs slam into glass doors and cats play dead on suburban streets.
  20. 40
    A matted hairball of a kiddie flick that's alternately maudlin and slapstickishly violent.
  21. Every good joke in the movie is to be found in those trailers.
  22. Reviewed by: Frank Lovece
    30
    Inconsistency of tone and internal logic plagues the film throughout.
  23. Irritating, childish and more frantic than funny, Cats & Dogs does manage some few pleasant moments, but they are not worth waiting for.
  24. 30
    The premise is tragically flawed and politically incorrect. In fact, it is blatantly cat-ist.
  25. The plot pants so hard -- that it makes less sense than the average pet-food commercial.
  26. Grindingly tedious.
User Score

Mixed or average reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Negative: 5 out of 17
  1. It was cute. Final score: C+
  2. This film for me isn't very good, I liked it when the bad cat was driving around a limousine but just don't think it is very entertaining, like dogs and cats though. Full Review »
  3. this movie is totally incredible.